{
 "id": "freenove-esp32-s3-wroom-16-mb-flash-boot",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Freenove ESP32-S3-WROOM 16 MB flash boot loop with wrong partition config",
 "symptom": "Board resets 993 times in 25 seconds immediately after second-stage bootloader, zero console output, appears completely dead.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-s3-wroom"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "platformio",
  "esp32-camera"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux"
 ],
 "intent": "Flash firmware to Freenove ESP32-S3-WROOM CAM without triggering boot loops",
 "date": "2026-08-24",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}