Save on Send does not load on v1.94 with esp8266

I try to picture in your most recent feedback.

Recently I looked at that option in the IDE, but I felt it has not just to do with automatically add a save() command after upload... I anyway do not use it because it just wears down the flash on my devices with the high-frequency round-tripping development style I tend to practice.

So sorry, have not much more helpful right now... if you can wiggle a pin and blink a led instead of print (or use the serial tx debug output of the 8266, that could may be of some help).