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worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 5:43 PM

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wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 5:45 PM

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Adafruit CircuitPython 9.2.8 on 2025-05-28; Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT with ESP32S3
i did ctrl+c but couldnt do ctrl+d bc it just typed it.

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just typed "d"

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 5:46 PM

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is that all showing up on the screen as well?

wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 5:46 PM

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yep

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 5:46 PM

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ok, I have one of these boards, let me put 9.2.8 on it and try it on my mac mini, which is also on a very recent macos 26 (?) beta.

wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 5:48 PM

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huh, i have a mac mini with 25.6 beta. thanks for the help btw

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 5:51 PM

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here's the beta I'm running. It's hard to find the version number:

% sw_vers
ProductName:        macOS
ProductVersion:        26.0
BuildVersion:        25A5295e

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and... it's showing up:

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wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 5:54 PM

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huh, its not for me, i think it stopped showing up after i put some ai generated code on it, i must have really messed up.

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 5:55 PM

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let's make sure the board is what you think. On the display side of the board, next to the RESET button, it says "ESP32-S3 Rev TFT Feather". Is that true for you?

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you mean some AI generated CircuitPython code? The storage.erase_filesystem() should get rid of anything in CIRCUITPY

wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 5:56 PM

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esp32-23 rev tft feather

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 5:56 PM

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it should not be possible to mess it up in that way, if the code has been erased

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you can try doing a Factory reset again, or, easier, click "OPEN INSTALLER" on this page: https://circuitpython.org/board/adafruit_feather_esp32s3_reverse_tft/

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you will need to be using a Chrome-based browser

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have you rebooted the Mac since this all happened?

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remember that the D0 button is also the BOOT button. To get it into ROM bootloader mode, hold down D0 and press RESET, then release D0

wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 6:00 PM

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worldly bobcat have you rebooted the Mac since this all happened?

test next

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i hope i just not thinking properly and need restart my mac.

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 6:01 PM

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when you use the web installer, choose the serial port that looks like this (maybe different numbers):

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wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 6:03 PM

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cant seem to press the button.

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gtg, be back later

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 6:04 PM

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you will need to press RESET after combined.bin loads

wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 6:05 PM

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didnt help. i did only have to single press it for the firmware.uft > boot screen to apper

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it dosen't show the connect device popup when i press the Select FTHRS3BOOT Drive button

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 6:11 PM

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wet tartan it dosen't show the connect device popup when i press the `Select FTHRS3BOOT Dri...

it only shows the device popup at the very beginning of the multistep process. You put it in ROM bootloader mode, then click Connect, then the serial port popup should appear. then you erase the board and load combined.bin. Then press RESET and FTHRS3BOOT appears in the Finder, and you have to select it when you press "Select FTHRS3BOOT Drive", hit Open or something, then give it permission to write to that drive.

worldly bobcat Jul 7, 2025, 7:43 PM

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if you have another non-Mac computer, try it on that, to rule out or point to the Mac as an isue.

wet tartan Jul 7, 2025, 8:06 PM

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i can do that next week (on tomorrow if i remember)

wet tartan Jul 8, 2025, 7:38 PM

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i restarted my mac, its fixed. im sorry for wasting your time with all that other stuff. thanks

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btw, whats the best option for programing my feather without knowing how to code, with ai or help on discord or some block coding website (or some conbination)?

worldly bobcat Jul 8, 2025, 8:18 PM

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wet tartan i restarted my mac, its fixed. im sorry for wasting your time with all that othe...

Do you want to learn how to code? Learning some elementary Python would be your best start. There are many resources. I know of no good "learn to code with AI" resource right now. Using AI without being able to vet its output could be a huge timesink.
https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-essentials has many examples of elementary use of CircuitPython. Also the "Make it ...!" guides will help: https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=make%2520it.

How to learn Python is a whole 'nother topic, and depends on your learning style: books, videos, etc.

wet tartan Jul 9, 2025, 1:43 PM

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for now i might stick to claude ai for the short term, do you know why i cant use a microsd board or store internally with my feather?

worldly bobcat Jul 9, 2025, 1:57 PM

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I don't see details of this problem. Could you give more details?

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