Unable to flash firmware for Sonoff Dongle E
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Hi there,
I am very new to this. I bought a dongle recently and read that it is advised to update the firmware. I tried https://darkxst.github.io/silabs-firmware-builder/ but it could not detect the firmware. I tried https://github.com/NabuCasa/universal-silabs-flasher, but I get a lot of error messages as per below. Any idea how I can resolve this? I am on a Windows laptop and a novice in this area:
If I can't get this to work, I guess I could try manually disassembling the dongle and using the reset bootloader (once I buy a screwdriver small enough for the screws :)). Otherwise, maybe the dongle just is not working.
thanks for any help
This error probably indicates an issue with the installation of the flasher. Did you install it using pip?
Thanks, yes I installed with pip. Should I remove the universal-silabs-flasher packlage and reinstall or could there be any other cause of the errors?
You could try reinstall it, however I not very familiar with windows myself.
If you are using Home Assistant you could also try flashing using the Silabs Flasher Add-on
Yes, installed a more up-to-date version of python for windows (https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/), but after a lot of time still getting the same error. Also, tried on a separate Windows machine without success. I did not know about the add-on, thanks for that. I will that a go before disassembling the sonoff dongle. Thanks again!
Yes, installed a more up-to-date version of python for windows (https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/), but after a lot of time still getting the same error. Also, tried on a separate Windows machine without success. I did not know about the add-on, thanks for that. I will that a go before disassembling the sonoff dongle. Thanks again!
Have you tried with this windows driver?
Have you tried with this windows driver?
That is the driver for the original Dongle-E. Now they are using Silicon Labs cp2102 chips.