Updated Flashing (markdown)

blakadder 2019-04-08 00:54:19 +02:00
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@ -32,18 +32,15 @@ Go to the folder and install Esptool with command
```
python setup.py install
```
Esptool for [Debian](https://packages.debian.org/stretch/esptool) and [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/cosmic/esptool) is installed with
```
sudo apt install esptool
```
### Upload Tasmota
Make sure you followed the steps to put your device in flash mode.
Make sure you followed the steps to put your device in flash mode. Download the latest Tasmota binary (sonoff.bin) in the same folder as Esptool.py.
Esptool uses the serial interface to communicate with your device. On Windows these interfaces are named COM1, COM2, etc. On Linux these interfaces are called /dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyUSB1, etc.
Before using Esptool make sure you know which serial interface your device is connected to.
Esptool uses the serial interface to communicate with your device. On Windows these interfaces are named COM1, COM2, etc. and on Linux they are named /dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyUSB1, etc. Before using Esptool make sure you know which serial interface your device is connected to.
In the following commands I use `COM5` as an example. Change `COM5` with your port designation.