RuntimeError: Wifi Unknown Error 0x1101 with Flash Encryption

[amplatzer]

MPY v1.22.0-dirty on 2024-03-05
IDF v5.1.1
Chip: esp32-pico-d4

The code works just fine, but with Flash Encryption enabled, it fails to run. any idea why?

I (780) boot: Loaded app from partition at offset 0x20000
I (780) boot: Checking flash encryption...
I (780) flash_encrypt: flash encryption is enabled (3 plaintext flashes left)
I (787) boot: Disabling RNG early entropy source...

icroPython v1.22.0-dirty on 2024-03-05; Generic ESP32 module with ESP32
Type "help()" for more information.

import network
station = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
RuntimeError: Wifi Unknown Error 0x1101

[jimmo]

@amplatzer I don't know sorry, but perhaps #12968 (and the original issue here #12750) might give some hints?

[amplatzer]

Thanks, Jimmo, I saw those posts, but it was a different Error(0x0101), And I thought it was fixed and merged, so I tried v1.22.0. Should I test with latest mater build?

[amplatzer]

And none of them mention Flash Encryption. So I'm not sure.

[designrulesco]

Hey @amplatzer, any chance you figured this out? Having the exact same issue right now. If you do have any tips, it'd be super appreciated.

[glenn20]

The espressif wifi drivers use the NVS internally for storing information.

It may be that special configuration is required in the espressif wifi drivers to support an encrypted NVS partition. This is speculation, but may help point to a solution.