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 "id": "esp32-s3-psram-mode-must-be-octal-not",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "ESP32-S3 PSRAM mode must be OCTAL, not QIO",
 "symptom": "Build succeeded but PSRAM init failed: ID read error 0x00ffffff, psram_total=0, largest_contiguous=0.",
 "hw": [
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 ],
 "sw": [
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 ],
 "host": [
  "linux"
 ],
 "intent": "Enable PSRAM for frame buffers on Freenove ESP32-S3-WROOM",
 "date": "2026-08-24",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}