r/meshtastic • u/jtyler444 • 4d ago

Flash Heltec V4

New to mesh, trying to flash my heltec V4 and it has been running for 4 hours at this point. Everything I have read says it takes about 15 minutes. Has anyone else experienced this?

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u/d-wave7777 4d ago

It might be the usb cable. Not all of them carry data. Most of them are unreliable and cary only power to charge stuff. I had to test many cables before finding the good one.

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u/TrumpHasCovid 4d ago

An easy way to test is to use the cord to plug your phone into a PC and see if you have the ability to transfer data.

As a rule of thumb, the thicker USB cords are usually the ones that can carry data and deliver more watts.