Thanks for letting us know what fixed it for you, and glad you got it sorted in the end!
Did you ever manage to try the IDE to update, or did that not work at all? http://www.espruino.com/ESP8266#use-the-espruino-ide
@Gordon started
Espruino is a JavaScript interpreter for low-power Microcontrollers. This site is both a support community for Espruino and a place to share what you are working on.
Thanks for letting us know what fixed it for you, and glad you got it sorted in the end!
Did you ever manage to try the IDE to update, or did that not work at all? http://www.espruino.com/ESP8266#use-the-espruino-ide