Sonoff Mini: OTA fails [error 8] = space?
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:12 pmHi,
I'm trying to get OTA working with the Mini (ESP8285, 1MB). Flashing tasmota works, updating tasmota via webif works, considering the minimal image because of space.
Now, I do have custom code that i use on other ESPs. It has OTA, which works on a couple of ESP + SONOFF devices. However, on the Mini I fail - i believe because I'm missing something about flash size.
Device info
Flash via cable - works:
OTA flash - fails - error 8 shown via serial out
I've had the same behavior on an ESP8266 based device and fixed by doing the inital flash with " -fs 4MB".
Not suitable with the ESP8285 - but as you can see above the firmware is ~350kb or 250kb compressed.
Why wouldn't two of those (current + next) fit into memory?
Any guidance how to compress the firmware (to which target size?)
Kind regards,
ItsEsp
I'm trying to get OTA working with the Mini (ESP8285, 1MB). Flashing tasmota works, updating tasmota via webif works, considering the minimal image because of space.
Now, I do have custom code that i use on other ESPs. It has OTA, which works on a couple of ESP + SONOFF devices. However, on the Mini I fail - i believe because I'm missing something about flash size.
Device info
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./esptool.py --port /dev/ttyS15 flash_id
esptool.py v2.2.1
Connecting....
Detecting chip type... ESP8266
Chip is ESP8285
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Manufacturer: 51
Device: 4014
Detected flash size: 1MB
Flash via cable - works:
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./esptool.py --port /dev/ttyS15 write_flash -fm dout -fs 1MB 0x0 firmware.$ip.bin
esptool.py v2.3-dev
Connecting....
Detecting chip type... ESP8266
Chip is ESP8285
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Configuring flash size...
Flash params set to 0x0320
Compressed 329008 bytes to 233983...
Wrote 329008 bytes (233983 compressed) at 0x00000000 in 21.0 seconds (effective 125.6 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.
OTA flash - fails - error 8 shown via serial out
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while true; do python2 ./espota.py -d -i $ip -p 8266 --auth=PASS -f firmware.$ip.bin -d -r -s; RC=$?; if [ "$RC" == "0" ]; then break; fi ; sleep 1;echo; done
17:48:31 [DEBUG]: Options: {'esp_ip': '192.168.177.34', 'host_port': 55888, 'image': 'firmware.192.168.177.34.bin', 'host_ip': '0.0.0.0', 'auth': 'PASS', 'esp_port': 8266, 'spiffs': True, 'debug': True, 'progress': True}
17:48:31 [INFO]: Starting on 0.0.0.0:55888
17:48:31 [INFO]: Upload size: 329008
17:48:31 [INFO]: Sending invitation to: 192.168.177.34
Authenticating...OK
17:48:31 [INFO]: Waiting for device...
Uploading: [== ] 3%
17:48:31 [ERROR]: Error Uploading
17:48:33 [DEBUG]: Options: {'esp_ip': '192.168.177.34', 'host_port': 58148, 'image': 'firmware.192.168.177.34.bin', 'host_ip': '0.0.0.0', 'auth': 'PASS', 'esp_port': 8266, 'spiffs': True, 'debug': True, 'progress': True}
17:48:33 [INFO]: Starting on 0.0.0.0:58148
17:48:33 [INFO]: Upload size: 329008
17:48:33 [INFO]: Sending invitation to: 192.168.177.34
Authenticating...OK
17:48:33 [INFO]: Waiting for device...
Uploading: [=== ] 4%
17:48:33 [ERROR]: Error Uploading
17:48:34 [DEBUG]: Options: {'esp_ip': '192.168.177.34', 'host_port': 47630, 'image': 'firmware.192.168.177.34.bin', 'host_ip': '0.0.0.0', 'auth': 'PASS', 'esp_port': 8266, 'spiffs': True, 'debug': True, 'progress': True}
17:48:34 [INFO]: Starting on 0.0.0.0:47630
17:48:34 [INFO]: Upload size: 329008
17:48:34 [INFO]: Sending invitation to: 192.168.177.34
Authenticating...OK
17:48:34 [INFO]: Waiting for device...
Uploading: [=== ] 4%
17:48:34 [ERROR]: Error Uploading
I've had the same behavior on an ESP8266 based device and fixed by doing the inital flash with " -fs 4MB".
Not suitable with the ESP8285 - but as you can see above the firmware is ~350kb or 250kb compressed.
Why wouldn't two of those (current + next) fit into memory?
Any guidance how to compress the firmware (to which target size?)
Kind regards,
ItsEsp