From 47a8dff51ad7cad6c5b58f2b42957dbe6a91dd8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rcarteraz <robert.l.carter2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 23:58:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add call out to linux

---
 .../flashing-firmware/esp32/cli-script.mdx       | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware/esp32/cli-script.mdx b/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware/esp32/cli-script.mdx
index 5c29926e..ff748f01 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware/esp32/cli-script.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware/esp32/cli-script.mdx
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ The [T-Beam 0.7](/docs/hardware/devices/tbeam#t-beam---v07) board is an earlier
 :::
 
 ## Command Line Interface Instructions
+
 ### Install Prerequisite Software
+
 <Tabs
 groupId="operating-system"
 defaultValue="linux"
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ values={[
 ]}>
 <TabItem value="linux">
 
-
 Check if you have `python3` and `pip` installed with the following command
 
 ```shell
@@ -57,8 +58,6 @@ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
   </TabItem>
   <TabItem value="macos">
 
-
-
 OS X comes with `Python 2.7` installed, but not `pip`. The following uses Homebrew to install `python3` which includes `pip3`. On MacOS you will use `pip3` instead > of `pip`.
 
 :::note
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ pip --version
 
 :::
 
-
   </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
@@ -120,7 +118,6 @@ pip --version
 pip3 install --upgrade esptool
 ```
 
-
 ### Confirm Communication With Chip
 
 <Tabs
@@ -131,7 +128,13 @@ values={[
 {label: 'macOS', value: 'macos'},
 {label: 'Windows', value: 'windows'},
 ]}>
-<TabItem value="linux"></TabItem>
+<TabItem value="linux">
+
+:::important
+On Linux, you may need to explicitly declare esptool as a .py script. Use `esptool.py chip_id`.
+:::
+
+</TabItem>
 <TabItem value="macos">
 
 :::important
@@ -244,7 +247,6 @@ device-update.bat -f firmware-BOARD-VERSION.bin
   </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
-
 ## Connect and Configure Device
 
 After flashing the Meshtastic firmware to the device, you can proceed with the initial configuration.