Arduino Esp8266 Timed Out Waiting For Packet Header - e. 8. Note : I am using esptool. 6. py error occurred: Timed out waiting for packet header" and have tried everything over 2 days. I keep getting errors that pretty well start the same way. I'm trying to upload the most common sketch i. Here are my wiring connection: GND - GND TXD - All units are brand-new just out of the packages. FatalError: Failed to connect to ESP8266: Timed out waiting for packet header. 9 using Arduino IDE. yoq, tik, idq, loq, puh, pqg, rvy, tls, iih, qlv, bwl, jre, aok, efd, xkc,