<![CDATA["Timed out waiting for packet header"]]>Hi
Trying to follow an official M5 tuto, I want to upload the arduino code to the Fire board.
I get a time out error. Full message :
Arduino : 1.8.1 (Windows 7), Carte : "M5Stack-FIRE, Enabled, Default (2 x 6.5 MB app, 3.6 MB SPIFFS), 115200, None"

esptool.py v2.6
Serial port COM26
Connecting......................................____Une erreur est survenue lors du transfert du croquis
_

A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: Timed out waiting for packet header

I tried many baudrates, with no luck
Some people say it is because we need to hold-down the “BOOT/FLASH” button while uploading ...is there a simple way to do it with the Fire board ?

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/2297/timed-out-waiting-for-packet-headerRSS for NodeWed, 29 Apr 2026 08:41:47 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2020 07:04:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Timed out waiting for packet header" on Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:47:09 GMT]]>Getting worse...M5burner won't even erase now

Erase now

esptool.py v2.5.0
Serial port COM26
Connecting........_
Detecting chip type...

It stays there for ever
Pliz someone help me ?!

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/10053https://community.m5stack.com/post/10053Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:47:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Timed out waiting for packet header" on Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:38:19 GMT]]>Oups...not solved at all
It did it again and again. Won't flash from arduino IDE

Arduino : 1.8.1 (Windows 7), Carte : "M5Stack-FIRE, Enabled, Default (2 x 6.5 MB app, 3.6 MB SPIFFS), 115200, Debug"

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C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\tools\esptool_py\2.6.1/esptool.exe --chip esp32 --port COM26 --baud 115200 --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash -z --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size detect 0xe000 C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\1.0.4/tools/partitions/boot_app0.bin 0x1000 C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\1.0.4/tools/sdk/bin/bootloader_dio_80m.bin 0x10000 C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_345911/FireScreen.ino.bin 0x8000 C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_345911/FireScreen.ino.partitions.bin
esptool.py v2.6
Serial port COM26
Connecting........___.....
Chip is ESP32D0WDQ6 (revision 1)
Features: WiFi, BT, Dual Core, 240MHz, VRef calibration in efuse, Coding Scheme None
MAC: a4:cf:12:44:6d:d0
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Configuring flash size...
Warning: Could not auto-detect Flash size (FlashID=0xffffff, SizeID=0xff), defaulting to 4MB
Compressed 8192 bytes to 47...

A fatal error occurred: Timed out waiting for packet content

I did erase and reflash firmware...fail again
I'm getting mad at this Fire thing
So promising and so disappointing!

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/10050https://community.m5stack.com/post/10050Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:38:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Timed out waiting for packet header" on Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:07:57 GMT]]>Thanx...everything back to normal
Is there a way to mark topic as [solved] ?

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/10044https://community.m5stack.com/post/10044Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:07:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Timed out waiting for packet header" on Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:43:39 GMT]]>try to remove the FIRE battery bottom

try to erase the flash by M5Burner

then try upload the UIFlow firmware agian.

if still don't work. you could contact the store

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/10042https://community.m5stack.com/post/10042Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:43:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Timed out waiting for packet header" on Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:15:56 GMT]]>Sooooo...
The arduino code did upload - I don't know why!
But the program did not show anything so I tried to edit it, and now it won't upload.
So I thought it was something about the USB mode. Unfortunately, I don't have the setup option anymore
So I tried burning the 1.6.2 firmware again...M5Burner fails with this message:
Chip is ESP32D0WDQ6 (revision 1)
Features: WiFi, BT, Dual Core, 240MHz, VRef calibration in efuse
MAC: a4:cf:12:44:6d:d0
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Configuring flash size...
Warning: Could not auto-detect Flash size (FlashID=0xffffff, SizeID=0xff), defaulting to 4MB
A fatal error occured: File C:\Users\zzz\Downloads\M5Burner\packages\fw\other\wifi.bin (length 100) at offset 6287360 will not fit in 4194304 bytes of flash. Use --flash-size argument, or change flashing address
Burned failed

I feel so stupid...

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/10041https://community.m5stack.com/post/10041Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:15:56 GMT