Stuck at Starting AP in a screen

I am somewhat of a noob with regard to the command line, so I am going to just give as much detail as I can as I don't know what is pertinent. Running Tuya Convert on a Raspberry Pi and have successfully flashed several devices with this setup over the last 18 months. Followed [this guide](https://siytek.com/tuya-convert-and-raspberry-pi/) initially for the setup. Just today, before attempting a flash, I ran the get update, get upgrade commands to make sure everything was up to date. Connecting to the Pi via PuTTY

After starting Tuya Convert with sudo ./start_flash.s I am getting stuck at "starting AP in a screen". It just freezes up there and the terminal will not accept any other commands and I have to go unplug my device to reconnect. It may be worth noting that the vtrust-flash wifi network does come up and I am able to connect to it with my phone. I tried reading through the issues section here and doing some Googling, but I haven't found any solution. Any tips?

Start with start_flash.s and the "starting AP in a screen" step, then review how the access point is started after the get update and get upgrade commands. Reproduce the freeze while checking whether the vtrust-flash network appears, and document the cause and a verified resolution.

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