assert failed >> configTime()

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OK this really got me!

Here is my code I adapted from SPIFFS Time, pre is 0, btw

int timeInit(int pre) {
  if (pre == 1) {
    //pre-pre init - no wifi yet!
    tmstruct.tm_year = 0;
    tmstruct.tm_mon = 0;
    tmstruct.tm_mday = 0;
    tmstruct.tm_hour = 0;
    tmstruct.tm_min = 0;
    tmstruct.tm_sec = 0;
    return -1;
  }
  Serial.println("Contacting Time Server");
  configTime(3600 * timezone, daysavetime * 3600, "time.nist.gov", "0.pool.ntp.org", "1.pool.ntp.org"); <<<<<<<<<<<<< ASSERT FAILS!
sl("After configTime");
  delay(2000);
  sl("between delay and getlocaltime");
  getLocalTime(&tmstruct, 5000);
  Serial.printf("\nNow is : %d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d\n", (tmstruct.tm_year) + 1900, ( tmstruct.tm_mon) + 1, tmstruct.tm_mday, tmstruct.tm_hour , tmstruct.tm_min, tmstruct.tm_sec);
  Serial.println("");
}

freertos/queue.c:1442 (xQueueGenericReceive)- assert failed!

Now, look at original code that runs ok. I just moved the time stuff to it's own fx and globalized the struct tmstruct. It gets past configTime().... it's arguments are the same!

   Serial.println("Contacting Time Server");
	configTime(3600*timezone, daysavetime*3600, "time.nist.gov", "0.pool.ntp.org", "1.pool.ntp.org");
	struct tm tmstruct ;
    delay(2000);
    tmstruct.tm_year = 0;
    getLocalTime(&tmstruct, 5000);
	Serial.printf("\nNow is : %d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d\n",(tmstruct.tm_year)+1900,( tmstruct.tm_mon)+1, tmstruct.tm_mday,tmstruct.tm_hour , tmstruct.tm_min, tmstruct.tm_sec);
    Serial.println("");

I'm giving up.. I tried moving it back into setup like other sketches..

Still at it~! Argh! I read on github issues that for SOME reason calling WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA); before configTime() keeps it from crashing. OK. It didn't crash, but thinks it's 1969...