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I guess I have posted twice more or less about the same thing @ajb2k3 sorry. I installed the ArduinoIDE on to my MacBook Pro, followed the M5Stack instructions again to install the boards, library and drivers, and I get the same thing on this machine as I do on my iMac. here's the error...

I genuinely think my M5Core2 is bricked. I tried to do some research and it appears there's no successful way to get the core2 into BOOT mode. Sigh...

Erase Flash
esptool.py v3.3.2-dev
Serial port /dev/tty.wchusbserial54FC01826501
Connecting...
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A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to Espressif device: No serial data received.
For troubleshooting steps visit: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/troubleshooting.html

@ajb2k3 said in How do I enter BOOT mode on M5Core2: Wrong boot mode detected (0x0)! The chip needs to be in download mode:

@themusicman This means that something else in OSX is access the USBport via a terminal preventing M5Burner from being able to access the port.

Please make sure only M5Burner is running and that no other terminal software is running.

I tried on my MacBookPro (original issue was on iMac) with no other serial terminal software running, exactly the same issues unfortunately. I have now returned the M5Core2 device back to thePiHut and am awaiting a replacement.

Thanks for your support though @ajb2k3 - it is much appreciated.