your steps are not that correct and i’m not sure where you get the instructions from.
So for an old core,
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Install particle-cli
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Run
particle flash --factory tinker
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Run
particle flash --usb cc3000
(it will blink magenta and eventually revert to blinking yellow) -
Run
particle flash --usb tinker
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Run
particle serial wifi
Hope this helps for the people stumbling over this. Also changed your topic title to reflect the issue better!