{
 "id": "circuitpython-s-first-boot-after-flashing-can-take",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "CircuitPython's first boot after flashing can take well over a minute before CIRCUITPY appears",
 "symptom": "A 45-second wait for the CIRCUITPY volume timed out and the script reported the flash as failed \u2014 but the board was fine and the volume showed up shortly afterwards.",
 "hw": [
  "samd21",
  "circuitplayground-express"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "circuitpython"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Waiting for a SAMD21 to come back after dropping a CircuitPython UF2 onto its bootloader",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}