I’ve been following this tutorial and i can’t upload the sketch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpthCmWO9Q0&list=PLbsliZj8JocKIhlkvYyfcPsNYZnCsAecP&index=8

so here’s the error message

Executable segment sizes:

IROM   : 796368          - code in flash         (default or ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR) 

IRAM   : 28396   / 32768 - code in IRAM          (ICACHE_RAM_ATTR, ISRs...) 

DATA   : 1348  )         - initialized variables (global, static) in RAM/HEAP 

RODATA : 3352  ) / 81920 - constants             (global, static) in RAM/HEAP 

BSS    : 27432 )         - zeroed variables      (global, static) in RAM/HEAP 

Sketch uses 829464 bytes (79%) of program storage space. Maximum is 1044464 bytes.
Global variables use 32132 bytes (39%) of dynamic memory, leaving 49788 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 81920 bytes.
"C:UsersairamAppDataLocalArduino15packagesdeauthertoolspython33.7.2-post1/python3" "C:UsersairamAppDataLocalArduino15packagesdeautherhardwareesp82662.7.5/tools/upload.py" --chip esp8266 --port "COM8" --baud "57600" ""  --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash 0x0 "C:UsersairamAppDataLocalTemparduinosketches72D8453800360356C1D7B53E9A6B782B/esp8266_deauther.ino.bin"
esptool.py v2.8
Serial port COM8
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:UsersairamAppDataLocalArduino15packagesdeautherhardwareesp82662.7.5/tools/upload.py", line 65, in <module>
    esptool.main(cmdline)
  File "C:/Users/airam/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/deauther/hardware/esp8266/2.7.5/tools/esptoolesptool.py", line 2889, in main
    esp = chip_class(each_port, initial_baud, args.trace)
  File "C:/Users/airam/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/deauther/hardware/esp8266/2.7.5/tools/esptoolesptool.py", line 249, in __init__
    self._port.write_timeout = DEFAULT_SERIAL_WRITE_TIMEOUT
  File "C:/Users/airam/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/deauther/hardware/esp8266/2.7.5/tools/pyserialserialserialutil.py", line 388, in write_timeout
    self._reconfigure_port()
  File "C:/Users/airam/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/deauther/hardware/esp8266/2.7.5/tools/pyserialserialserialwin32.py", line 222, in _reconfigure_port
    'Original message: {!r}'.format(ctypes.WinError()))
serial.serialutil.SerialException: Cannot configure port, something went wrong. Original message: PermissionError(13, 'A device attached to the system is not functioning.', None, 31)
Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 1

my NodeMCU is a BoonTech ESP8266 CH340

i tried installing other drivers for the arduino using a usb mini, so far that’s the only solution i could think of 🙁 please I really need this for my cybersecurity project