Matthewk wrote:I dug the esp_init_data_default.bin out. It would be nice if it were bundled closer to where you actually need it.
The point is that you don't really need it as the doc states.
Matthewk wrote:The trick for me was to install python on my windows computer. After that I was able to pip install esptool and get esptool, and after that right out of the manual, an erase flash and than a flash with just the bin.
There's the new tool https://github.com/marcelstoer/nodemcu-pyflasher from yours truly that circumvents that. Just download .exe and run it.