ESPeasy Boot/Reset loop ESP8266 01

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Hello,

I realy need some help, I make a lot of research and test but I can't solve my problem.

I flash ESPeasy on a ESP8266 01. The flash is OK but when I reboot the esp and try to connect to his wifi, the esp seem to reboot non stop. I try many solution like change the firmware, use an older firware, an other flasher, use different power supply etc... I have always this boot loop, it's make me crazy.

In other hand, I flash Tasmota on the same module, and everything run perfectly.

I'm news to this module, and It's probably a sillymistake on my part.



Have you an idea to solve this problem ?

Setup I use :
ESP8226 01 https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B088LS ... UTF8&psc=1


ESPeasy firmware (last update) ESP_Easy_mega_20220427_normal_ESP8266_1M.bin and trying a lot other

ESP.Easy.Flasher and NODEMCU Pyflasher



And this serial monitor when ESP8266 boot with ESP_Easy_mega_20220427_normal_ESP8266_1M.bin

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199 : Info   :

INIT : Booting version: mega-20220427 (ESP82xx Core 2843a5ac, NONOS SDK 2.2.2-dev(38a443e), LWIP: 2.1.2 PUYA support)
200 : Info   : INIT : Free RAM:31360
201 : Info   : INIT : Cold Boot - Restart Reason: External System
202 : Info   : FS   : Mounting...
208 : Info   : FS   : Mount successful, used 1506 bytes of 113201
RESET: Resetting factory defaults... using default settings
RESET: Warm boot, reset count: 0
RESET: formatting...
RESET: formatting done...
1761 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3055
1848 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3055
1935 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing notification.dat in 3055
2048 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3055
2051 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3131
2092 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3138
2139 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3138
2143 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3131
RESET: Successful, rebooting. (you might need to press the reset button if you've just flashed the firmware)

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x4010f000, len 3584, room 16
tail 0
chksum 0xb0
csum 0xb0
v2843a5ac
~ld
¬U193 : Info   : WIFI : Set WiFi to OFF
311 : Info   :

INIT : Booting version: mega-20220427 (ESP82xx Core 2843a5ac, NONOS SDK 2.2.2-dev(38a443e), LWIP: 2.1.2 PUYA support)
312 : Info   : INIT : Free RAM:31360
313 : Info   : INIT : Soft Reboot #1 - Restart Reason: Software/System restart
314 : Info   : FS   : Mounting...
320 : Info   : FS   : Mount successful, used 1506 bytes of 113201
RESET: Resetting factory defaults... using default settings
RESET: Warm boot, reset count: 1
RESET: formatting...
RESET: formatting done...
1873 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3055
1960 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3055
2047 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing notification.dat in 3055
2160 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3055
2163 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3131
2204 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3138
2251 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3138
2255 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3131
RESET: Successful, rebooting. (you might need to press the reset button if you've just flashed the firmware)

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x4010f000, len 3584, room 16
tail 0
chksum 0xb0
csum 0xb0
v2843a5ac
~ld
¬U191 : Info   : WIFI : Set WiFi to OFF
309 : Info   :

INIT : Booting version: mega-20220427 (ESP82xx Core 2843a5ac, NONOS SDK 2.2.2-dev(38a443e), LWIP: 2.1.2 PUYA support)
310 : Info   : INIT : Free RAM:31360
311 : Info   : INIT : Soft Reboot #2 - Restart Reason: Software/System restart
312 : Info   : FS   : Mounting...
318 : Info   : FS   : Mount successful, used 1506 bytes of 113201
RESET: Resetting factory defaults... using default settings
RESET: Warm boot, reset count: 2
RESET: formatting...
RESET: formatting done...
1870 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3055
1957 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3055
2044 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing notification.dat in 3055
2157 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3055
2161 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3131
2201 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3138
2248 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3138
2252 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3131
RESET: Successful, rebooting. (you might need to press the reset button if you've just flashed the firmware)

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x4010f000, len 3584, room 16
tail 0
chksum 0xb0
csum 0xb0
v2843a5ac
~ld
¬U192 : Info   : WIFI : Set WiFi to OFF
310 : Info   :

INIT : Booting version: mega-20220427 (ESP82xx Core 2843a5ac, NONOS SDK 2.2.2-dev(38a443e), LWIP: 2.1.2 PUYA support)
311 : Info   : INIT : Free RAM:31360
312 : Info   : INIT : Soft Reboot #3 - Restart Reason: Software/System restart
312 : Info   : FS   : Mounting...
318 : Info   : FS   : Mount successful, used 1506 bytes of 113201
RESET: Resetting factory defaults... using default settings
RESET: Warm boot, reset count: 3
RESET: Too many resets, protecting your flash memory (powercycle to solve this)
1329 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3264
1331 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3266
1332 : Error  : CRC  : SecuritySettings CRC   ...FAIL
1333 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3265
1335 : Info   : INIT : I2C
1336 : Info   : INIT : SPI not enabled
1337 : Info   : Time set to 3.000 Time adjusted by 1663.00 msec. Wander: 0.000 msec/second Source: RTC at boot
1339 : Info   : Current Time Zone: STD time start: 1970-10-25 03:00:00 offset: 0 min
1341 : Info   : Local time: 1970-01-01 00:00:03
1343 : Info   : WiFi : Start network scan all channels
3530 : Info   : WiFi : Scan finished, found: 3
--------------- CUT HERE FOR EXCEPTION DECODER ---------------

Exception (0):
epc1=0x4000e25d epc2=0x00000000 epc3=0x00000000 excvaddr=0x00000000 depc=0x00000000

>>>stack>>>

ctx: cont
sp: 3fff24b0 end: 3fff2750 offset: 0190
3fff2640:  402c980a 3fff1374 3ffefdc8 3fff00e8
3fff2650:  40273352 00000000 3fff4544 40273459
3fff2660:  0000001c 00000000 00000000 00000000
3fff2670:  00000003 00000000 3fff4394 4027368e
3fff2680:  3fff1618 00000001 3fff1618 3fff00e8
3fff2690:  00000000 00000001 3fff1618 4026d7fc
3fff26a0:  00000000 3fff1618 0000000a 402731f2
3fff26b0:  00000000 0000001c 00000000 4026d774
3fff26c0:  3fff1618 3fff01e0 00000000 4023bb24
3fff26d0:  3fff13f8 3fff1374 3fff01e0 4023b912
3fff26e0:  3fff0000 0017001f 80efeffe 402c0000
3fff26f0:  00000000 80ff1618 feefeffe feefeffe
3fff2700:  00000000 feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe
3fff2710:  feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe 3fff279c
3fff2720:  3fffdad0 00000000 3fff2758 4020e7b8
3fff2730:  feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe 40270733
3fff2740:  feefeffe feefeffe 3ffe86cc 40100651
<<<stack<<<

--------------- CUT HERE FOR EXCEPTION DECODER ---------------

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x4010f000, len 3584, room 16
tail 0
chksum 0xb0
csum 0xb0
v2843a5ac
~ld
¬U193 : Info   : WIFI : Set WiFi to OFF
311 : Info   :

INIT : Booting version: mega-20220427 (ESP82xx Core 2843a5ac, NONOS SDK 2.2.2-dev(38a443e), LWIP: 2.1.2 PUYA support)
312 : Info   : INIT : Free RAM:31360
313 : Info   : INIT : Exception #4 - Restart Reason: Exception
314 : Info   : FS   : Mounting...
320 : Info   : FS   : Mount successful, used 1506 bytes of 113201
RESET: Resetting factory defaults... using default settings
RESET: Warm boot, reset count: 3
RESET: Too many resets, protecting your flash memory (powercycle to solve this)
1330 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3264
1332 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3266
1333 : Error  : CRC  : SecuritySettings CRC   ...FAIL
1334 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing security.dat in 3265
1336 : Info   : INIT : I2C
1337 : Info   : INIT : SPI not enabled
1339 : Info   : Time set to 3.000 Time adjusted by 1662.00 msec. Wander: 0.000 msec/second Source: RTC at boot
1340 : Info   : Current Time Zone: STD time start: 1970-10-25 03:00:00 offset: 0 min
1342 : Info   : Local time: 1970-01-01 00:00:03
1344 : Info   : WiFi : Start network scan all channels
3532 : Info   : WiFi : Scan finished, found: 5
3535 : Error  : W
--------------- CUT HERE FOR EXCEPTION DECODER ---------------

Exception (0):
epc1=0x4000e25d epc2=0x00000000 epc3=0x00000000 excvaddr=0x00000000 depc=0x00000000

>>>stack>>>

ctx: cont
sp: 3fff24b0 end: 3fff2750 offset: 0190
3fff2640:  402c980a 3fff1374 3ffefdc8 3fff00e8
3fff2650:  40273352 00000000 3fff320c 40273459
3fff2660:  0000001c 00000000 00000000 00000000
3fff2670:  00000003 00000000 3fff4394 4027368e
3fff2680:  3fff1618 00000001 3fff1618 3fff00e8
3fff2690:  00000000 00000001 3fff1618 4026d7fc
3fff26a0:  00000000 3fff1618 0000000a 402731f2
3fff26b0:  00000000 0000001c 00000000 4026d774
3fff26c0:  3fff1618 3fff01e0 00000000 4023bb24
3fff26d0:  3fff13f8 3fff1374 3fff01e0 4023b912
3fff26e0:  65630000 6f697470 80ef006e 402c0000
3fff26f0:  00000000 80ff1618 feefeffe feefeffe
3fff2700:  00000000 feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe
3fff2710:  feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe 3fff279c
3fff2720:  3fffdad0 00000000 3fff2758 4020e7b8
3fff2730:  feefeffe feefeffe feefeffe 40270733
3fff2740:  feefeffe feefeffe 3ffe86cc 40100651
<<<stack<<<

--------------- CUT HERE FOR EXCEPTION DECODER ---------------

 ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x4010f000, len 3584, room 16
tail 0
chksum 0xb0
csum 0xb0
v2843a5ac
~ld
¬U191 : Info   : WIFI : Set WiFi to OFF
309 : Info   :

INIT : Booting version: mega-20220427 (ESP82xx Core 2843a5ac, NONOS SDK 2.2.2-dev(38a443e), LWIP: 2.1.2 PUYA support)
310 : Info   : INIT : Free RAM:31360
311 : Info   : INIT : Exception #5 - Restart Reason: Exception
311 : Info   : FS   : Mounting...
317 : Info   : FS   : Mount successful, used 1506 bytes of 113201
RESET: Resetting factory defaults... using default settings
RESET: Warm boot, reset count: 3
RESET: Too many resets, protecting your flash memory (powercycle to solve this)
1328 : Error  : FS   : Error while reading/writing config.dat in 3264
1330 : Erro

[Ath]

According to the specifications, it seems that you have 1MB ESP01's but the error suggests that there is an issue with writing to the configuration file, so either the flash is not OK, or it actually only has 512 kB. And ESPEasy no longer can run on a 512 kB ESP.
A few steps you can try:
1) First flash the blank_1MB.bin file to clear out any disturbing content, then re-flash using the file you mentioned.

2) If that still doesn't work, have a close look at the flash-chip on the board, and report the number that is on there (or a close-up photo) (you can also google it), so we can determine if it is 1 MB or 512 kB.

[TD-er]

Also check the brand of the flash chip... <kuch>PUYA</kuch>

[Spard]

I do the 1) and nothing change.

I have 2 modules, and they have both this issue.
It's very hard to read the ref. I think ut's the same ref on the both: ZD25W08DY or Z025W08DY (?) I found nothing on google.


I just test a third module sell with a 4 relays shield, and it's work !! Its flash memory is T25S80 (8Mb according to alldatasheet.com)

According to this site https://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=13659
I have esp8266-01S, it's strange that the memory is not the right one. Maybe an old module.

To confirm, is there an old version of espeasy wich support 512kb ?

thanks your help

[Ath]

To confirm, is there an old version of espeasy wich support 512kb ?

That has been very long ago ( > 4 years) that a 512 kB version of ESPEasy was available, so the best answer would be: no.
Most likely, your flash chip is of the puya brand, and that is known to cause issues

[TD-er]

The 512k model is not using PUYA chips.
PUYA chips have other issues, like not writing data as any other flash chip does.
But there is a patch for PUYA chips in the ESP8266/Arduino repository and I know that should work as I wrote it.

The reason a 512k model is not working is that the file system is written to non-existing addresses.
So if you received a board with 512k and you did order one with a larger chip, then you could ask for a refund from the seller.

N.B. you can also replace the flash chip and you should for sure use a 4M chip while you're swapping it.

[Spard]

I sure there is no brand on the chip, only characters. But it could be Puya.
I found the code of Puya patch but I don't understand how to use it. I only use .bin, and I don't know how to compil all this code.

Whatever, you have brought me answers to my problem , thank you so much guys .

[TD-er]

The PUYA patch is active, so if it detects chips of that brand, it will run the alternate code for writing to flash.
So that's not the issue here.
It is very likely you've got a 512k flash module.

I can add an error to the log to show if the flashed bin is not intended for the detected flash chip.

[Spard]

It would be interesting if other people find themselves confronted with the same problem.

[Ath]

I think the use of ESP01 is not very high anymore, at least not for new projects, as the Wemos D1 mini and NodeMCU clones are quit cheap these days, and even ESP32's aren't very expensive anymore, so most users seem to enjoy the easier use of a unit with 4 MB flash (that allows to do OTA updates) and a more flexible amount of GPIO pins.

That said, do you have such 4MB ESP8266 or ESP32 available to validate that 'stuff' is working as intended? Or maybe even with some ESP01s from a different batch/supplier? As I've had very reliable results with those ESP01s myself, but I only use the remaining I have in stock for projects that use a single sensor, and won't buy any new ones, most likely.