for reference - I did the same thing with a tigard - and it worked fine:
```victorhooi@Victors-MacBook-Pro-3 ~/c/g/firmware (main) [2]> esptool.py -p /dev/tty.usbserial-TG1001d00 flash_id
esptool.py v4.7.0
Serial port /dev/tty.usbserial-TG1001d00
Connecting....
Detecting chip type... Unsupported detection protocol, switching and trying again...
Connecting...
Detecting chip type... ESP8266
Chip is ESP8266EX
Features: WiFi
Crystal is 26MHz
MAC: 48:e7:29:49:1b:19
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Manufacturer: ef
Device: 4014
Detected flash size: 1MB
Hard resetting via RTS pin...```