JetKVM Mini recovery

Recovery writes the latest firmware to the Mini over USB. Use it when the Mini doesn't start, or is stuck before it shows an IP address. Your settings and the images on the microSD card are kept.

You need a computer and a USB-C cable that carries data, not only power.

Download the recovery image

Pick the image for your model. JetKVM Mini W is the Wi-Fi model, with no Ethernet port.

JetKVM MiniWith an Ethernet port.JetKVM Mini WWi-Fi, no Ethernet port.

Use the image for your model. The other one won't start on your Mini.

Connect the Mini to your computer

Unplug the Mini from the target computer.
Connect the Mini's general-purpose USB-C port, marked EXT, to your computer. It powers the Mini at the same time.

Flash the image

Espressif's web flasher works in Chrome and Edge, with nothing to install.

Open the Espressif web flasher.
Click Connect and pick the Mini's port, usually named USB JTAG/serial debug unit.
Set Flash Address to 0x0 and choose the .bin from step 1.
Click Program and wait until it's finished.

Install Espressif's esptool with Python, then write the image from the folder you downloaded it to. esptool finds the Mini on its own.

Terminal

$ pip install esptool$ esptool --chip esp32p4 write-flash 0x0 jetkvm-mini-full.bin

Restart the Mini

Unplug the cable and plug the Mini back into the target computer.
Wait for the display to show the IP address. Recovery is complete.

Start over with no settings

To erase the settings and the Mini's internal storage too, erase the flash before step 3: click Erase Flash in the web flasher, or run esptool --chip esp32p4 erase-flash. Then flash the image as usual, and set the Mini up again. Images on the microSD card are still kept.