Fix OTA update for C3 from 0.15

platformio.ini

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ default_envs = nodemcuv2
                esp32_wrover
                lolin_s2_mini
                esp32c3dev
+               esp32c3dev_qio
                esp32s3dev_16MB_opi
                esp32s3dev_8MB_opi
                esp32s3_4M_qspi
@@ -543,6 +544,24 @@ build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32c3.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=
 upload_speed = 460800
 build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
 lib_deps = ${esp32c3.lib_deps}
+board_build.flash_mode = dio ; safe default, required for OTA updates to 0.16 from older version which used dio (must match the bootloader!)
+
+[env:esp32c3dev_qio]
+extends = esp32c3
+platform = ${esp32c3.platform}
+platform_packages = ${esp32c3.platform_packages}
+framework = arduino
+board = esp32-c3-devkitm-1
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32c3.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-C3-QIO\"
+  -D WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=0
+  -DLOLIN_WIFI_FIX ; lower TX power, seems to work much better with this
+  -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1 ;; for virtual CDC USB
+  ;-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0   ;; for serial-to-USB chip
+upload_speed = 460800
+build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
+lib_deps = ${esp32c3.lib_deps}
+board_build.flash_mode = qio ; qio is faster and works on almost all boards (some may use dio to get 2 extra pins)
 
 [env:esp32s3dev_16MB_opi]
 ;; ESP32-S3 development board, with 16MB FLASH and >= 8MB PSRAM (memory_type: qio_opi)

wled00/ota_update.cpp

@@ -259,6 +259,19 @@ void handleOTAData(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, size_t index, uint8_t *data,
   }
 }
 
+void markOTAvalid() {
+  #ifndef ESP8266
+  const esp_partition_t* running = esp_ota_get_running_partition();
+  esp_ota_img_states_t ota_state;
+  if (esp_ota_get_state_partition(running, &ota_state) == ESP_OK) {
+    if (ota_state == ESP_OTA_IMG_PENDING_VERIFY) {
+      esp_ota_mark_app_valid_cancel_rollback(); // only needs to be called once, it marks the ota_state as ESP_OTA_IMG_VALID
+      DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Current firmware validated"));
+    }
+  }
+  #endif
+}
+
 #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && !defined(WLED_DISABLE_OTA)
 // Cache for bootloader SHA256 digest as hex string
 static String bootloaderSHA256HexCache = "";

wled00/ota_update.h

@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ std::pair<bool, String> getOTAResult(AsyncWebServerRequest *request);
  */
 void handleOTAData(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, size_t index, uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool isFinal);
 
+/**
+ * Mark currently running firmware as valid to prevent auto-rollback on reboot.
+ * This option can be enabled in some builds/bootloaders, it is an sdkconfig flag.
+ */
+void markOTAvalid();
+
 #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && !defined(WLED_DISABLE_OTA)
 /**
  * Calculate and cache the bootloader SHA256 digest

wled00/wled.cpp

@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ void WLED::setup()
   #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && defined(WLED_DISABLE_BROWNOUT_DET)
   WRITE_PERI_REG(RTC_CNTL_BROWN_OUT_REG, 1); //enable brownout detector
   #endif
+  markOTAvalid();
 }
 
 void WLED::beginStrip()