We're using USB to flash.
The esptool.py bundled with ESP-IDF 5.5.5 is v4.12.0

After flashing ~150 custom ESP32C3 boards, 5 fail to connect using https://github.com/espressif/esptool v5.3.0/v5.3.1
They either: throw 'Possible serial noise or corruption (0x45)', 'Guru Meditation Error (illegal instruction)' or hangs after 'Running stub flasher...'

But flashing with https ...

Maybe the signal quality is better between the ESP and the router than directly between the ESP and the client, e.g. if the ESP is sitting closer to the router than to the HTTP client device.


I'm using my phone/pc both as client and router so the signal quality should be the same:
- Access ...

I am running a webserver on the ESP32-C3 using `esp_http_server.h`
Everything works perfectly when the ESP32-C3 is configured as a Station, using `example_connect()` from: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/v5.4.2/examples/protocols/README.md

However, when switching to Access Point mode ...