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Partial Flash sometimes equals Endless Flash

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by exercising the partial-flash flow through Flash on Windows 10 and inspect the editor and serial-activity behavior; done means identifying a reproducible cause or collecting actionable diagnostics for the stuck dialog.

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Description

bug WebUSB

When using the new partial-flash feature, I've experienced this symptom twice on a Win 10 system.

  • Click Flash
  • Dialog gets stuck like this
    image
  • Editor area (of app) is ghosted
  • micro:bit's yellow serial activity LED blinks constantly (random rate, not fixed cadence)
  • No recovery except to disconnect USB cable

Retested on Chromebook: no problems.

Retested on Win 10: can't reproduce.

Console didn't seem to have any helpful messages. Is there a way for me to provide more debugging information should this happen again?

Dominant language
JavaScript
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