Fix flash address detection: use bootloader magic byte, not file size
The merged binary (1,257,328 bytes) was below the 1.5MB size threshold, causing it to be misidentified as app-only and flashed at 0x10000 instead of 0x0. This corrupted the flash layout and bricked the device. Now checks for ESP32 bootloader magic byte (0xE9) at offset 0 to reliably distinguish merged binaries from app-only binaries, regardless of size.
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flash.py
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flash.py
@@ -265,13 +265,27 @@ def flash_firmware(firmware_path, port, esptool_cmd, baud=BAUD_RATE):
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print(f" Chip: {CHIP} Baud: {baud} Flash: {FLASH_SIZE}\n")
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# Determine if this is a merged binary (flash at 0x0) or app-only (flash at 0x10000)
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# The app-only .bin for this project is ~800KB. The merged binary adds
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# bootloader+partitions+boot_app0 padding (~64KB) so it's slightly larger
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# but still well under 2MB. A true app-only binary won't have the bootloader
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# signature at offset 0. Check for the ESP32 bootloader magic byte (0xE9).
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size = os.path.getsize(firmware_path)
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if size > 1500000:
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# Merged binary — includes bootloader, partitions, etc.
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is_merged = False
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try:
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with open(firmware_path, "rb") as f:
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magic = f.read(1)
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if magic == b'\xe9':
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# Has bootloader magic — this is a merged binary starting at 0x0
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is_merged = True
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except Exception:
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pass
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if is_merged:
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flash_addr = f"0x{BOOTLOADER_ADDR:x}"
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print(f" Detected: merged binary (bootloader magic 0xE9) → flash at {flash_addr}")
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else:
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# App-only binary
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flash_addr = f"0x{APP_ADDR:x}"
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print(f" Detected: app-only binary → flash at {flash_addr}")
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cmd = esptool_cmd + [
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"--chip", CHIP,
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