BasicOTA isn't able to update: `[ERROR]: No response from device`

[beta-tester]

Board

ESP32 Dev Module (NodeMCU ESP32 from JOY-iT)

Device Description

hi, i am using Arduino IDE 1.8.19 for Linux ARM 32 on my Raspberry Pi (32bit). and i try to get the BasicOTA example on my ESP32 Dev Module (NodeMCU from JOY-iT) to run.

Hardware Configuration

nothing attached.

Version

v2.0.9

IDE Name

Arduino IDE 1.8.19 for Linux ARM 32bit

Operating System

RaspiOS Bullseye 32bit desktop

Flash frequency

80

PSRAM enabled

no

Upload speed

921600

Description

when i try to OTA update the sketch from Arduino IDE, it fails with [ERROR]: No response from device.

i tried the different partition schemes:

• Default 4MB with spiffs (1.2MB APP/1.5MB SPIFFS)
• Minimal SPIFFS (1.9MB APP with OTA/190KB SPIFFS)

but always the same result when i try to OTA update the device.

i can sucessfully compile/upload/OTA update with the example OTAWebUpdater with selecting a file and click Upload in its updater page.

Sketch

#include <WiFi.h>
#include <ESPmDNS.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>
#include <ArduinoOTA.h>

const char* ssid       = "myssid";
const char* password   = "mypassword";

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println("Booting");
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  while (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.println("Connection Failed! Rebooting...");
    delay(5000);
    ESP.restart();
  }

  //ArduinoOTA.setHostname("myesp32");

  //ArduinoOTA.setPassword("admin");

  ArduinoOTA
    .onStart([]() {
      String type;
      if (ArduinoOTA.getCommand() == U_FLASH)
        type = "sketch";
      else // U_SPIFFS
        type = "filesystem";

      // NOTE: if updating SPIFFS this would be the place to unmount SPIFFS using SPIFFS.end()
      Serial.println("Start updating " + type);
    })
    .onEnd([]() {
      Serial.println("\nEnd");
    })
    .onProgress([](unsigned int progress, unsigned int total) {
      Serial.printf("Progress: %u%%\r", (progress / (total / 100)));
    })
    .onError([](ota_error_t error) {
      Serial.printf("Error[%u]: ", error);
      if (error == OTA_AUTH_ERROR) Serial.println("Auth Failed");
      else if (error == OTA_BEGIN_ERROR) Serial.println("Begin Failed");
      else if (error == OTA_CONNECT_ERROR) Serial.println("Connect Failed");
      else if (error == OTA_RECEIVE_ERROR) Serial.println("Receive Failed");
      else if (error == OTA_END_ERROR) Serial.println("End Failed");
    });

  ArduinoOTA.begin();

  Serial.println("Ready");
  Serial.print("IP address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
}

void loop() {
  ArduinoOTA.handle();
}

Debug Message

on the ESP32 Dev Board i see the following output when DEBUG is enabled (verbose) :

19:22:56.656 -> [   264][I][ArduinoOTA.cpp:141] begin(): OTA server at: myesp32.local:3232
19:22:56.656 -> Ready
19:22:56.656 -> IP address: 192.168.251.4
19:24:33.634 -> [ 97256][D][Updater.cpp:133] begin(): OTA Partition: app1
19:24:33.634 -> Start updating sketch
19:24:33.667 -> Progress: 0%
[100257][I][WiFiClient.cpp:253] connect(): select returned due to timeout 3000 ms for fd 49
19:24:36.647 -> Error[2]: Connect Failed
19:24:36.647 -> [100258][E][Updater.cpp:284] end(): premature end: res:0, pos:0/759152
19:24:36.647 -> 
19:24:36.647 -> Error[4]: End Failed
19:24:36.680 -> [100283][E][ArduinoOTA.cpp:356] _runUpdate(): Update ERROR: Aborted

Sending invitation to 192.168.251.4
19:24:43 [ERROR]: No response from device
19:24:43 [ERROR]: No response from device

Other Steps to Reproduce

• compile and flash the example sketch ArduinoOTA -> BasicOTA to the ESP32 Dev Module via port: USB
• run the ESP32 Deb Module with its BasicOTA sketch.
• in Arduino IDE change the port to the now shown OTA device myesp32
• just compile&upload the same BasicOTA sketch via OTA in Arduino IDE
• in case password is enabled, you get ask for the password. when typing in the correct password you get a message authentification OK but few seconds later you get asked again because the upload failed.
• in case no password is enabled, you get the message [ERROR]: No response from device
• on the ESP32 Dev module you always get the same error log.

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

• [X] I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

[lbernstone]

Maybe a firewall/netfilter running on your rpi?

[beta-tester]

Maybe a firewall/netfilter running on your rpi?

it is completely off / no rules enabled:

$ sudo iptables -S -v
-P INPUT ACCEPT -c 0 0
-P FORWARD ACCEPT -c 0 0
-P OUTPUT ACCEPT -c 0 0


$ sudo iptables -L -v -n
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination

i think if there were firewall rule issues, then Arduino IDE would not see the OTA device as OTA able device and would not show it in the list of active OTA devices. and also asking for the OTA password and telling that the authentification was ok, would not happen, when there is a firewall preventing network traffic to the OTA port.

maybe i should mention, that the Raspberry Pi is acting as a WiFi access point for the OTA devices - using hostapd and dnsmasq without NAT nor forwarding, so the Ethernet (LAN) and WiFi (WLAN) has different IP address ranges.

[c---]

I'm seeing this issue running Arduino IDE 1.8.19 on Arch Linux and ESP32-DevKit.

The OTAWebUpdater does work but BasicOTA does not. It never opens the update port so gets a connection refused error.

I asked Bard to run it also and supposedly it sees the same problem. Of course with Bard who knows if it would work anyway. Just another anecdotal data point.

Edit: Looking at the code it seems maybe(?) that if MDNS fails then arduinoOTA tries a TCP connection which then fails because the ArduinoOTAClass only does UDP. I'm not sure which way is suppose to work or if this is just unfinished code or ???

[danieljharris]

Having the same issue with Arduino IDE 2.3.2 on Windows 11 with ESP32-WROOM-32.

Debug Message

[ 22307][D][Updater.cpp:133] begin(): OTA Partition: app1
Start updating sketch
[ 25308][I][WiFiClient.cpp:260] connect(): select returned due to timeout 3000 ms for fd 49
Error[2]: Connect Failed
[ 25309][E][Updater.cpp:284] end(): premature end: res:0, pos:0/798448

Error[4]: End Failed
[ 25334][E][ArduinoOTA.cpp:356] _runUpdate(): Update ERROR: Aborted