Can't upload sketch from Android IDE to ESp32 Drv Board

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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(Windows 10, IDE V 1.8.19, Beginner Experience) When trying to upload sketch using Arduino IDE, I get “Timed out waiting for packet header” error in text window at bottom of IDE screen. I have pressed “boot” and “EN” buttons as advised for the upload. Also the following (?significant?) text string appears in a green bar as the last line in the bottom of the IDE screen: “ESP32S2 Dev Module, Disabled, Disabled, Disabled, UART0, Disabled, Default 4MB with spiffs (1.2MB APP/1/5MB SPIFFS), 240MHz (WiFi), OIO, 80MHz 4MB (32MB), 921600, None on COM1”.

(This may be the problem cause) I notice the ESP32 board manufacturer instructs the user to download a SILabs CP210x driver on to the ESP32 board. I have downloaded the driver on my Windows computer. The driver has a Windows install "inf" file so I installed the driver on my Windows computer. I don't know how to do download/install the driver on the ESP32 board.

FYI, when using a NANO dev board, an additional COM port (COM6) appears and is selected in the IDE for the NANO. For the ESP32S2 board only COM1 is available for selection (maybe because there is no CP210x driver on the board).

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

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[SOLVED]. I was using a USB cable that had no "data" lines. I used a different USB cable and all is well.

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That's not USB cable if its missing datalines, do yourself a favor and clearly mark this imposter cable as power only.

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