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quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:39 PM

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making a thread

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ok, it's working for me on Windows 11 23H2, with a COM port

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:39 PM

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strange

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:40 PM

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are you flashing it by connecting B1 to gnd and using esptool or the webserial tool?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:40 PM

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yes b1 to gnd , then webserial tool

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:42 PM

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before plugging in

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after

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:43 PM

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yes theres none

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:43 PM

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so not a yellow triangle, just nothing?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:43 PM

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yep

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everything apart from the REPL

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:43 PM

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is arduino open?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:44 PM

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yes but it does not detect any port

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:44 PM

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reinstall the correct UF2, and then shut down the browser you used for webserial, or at least close the tab and reopen it

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keep DeviceManager -> Ports open so you can see if anything happens

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close Arduino IDE

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:45 PM

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i am installing the .bin file

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cause arduino nano does not come with uf2 bootloader

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:45 PM

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right

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it took me quite a while to find out the B1-GND thing

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:47 PM

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i tried compiling tinyuf2 for arduino nano, it worked but after installing uf2 i wasnt able to get back to it , so ditched that

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:48 PM

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maybe in Device Manager do View->Show Hidden Devices

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:49 PM

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pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:50 PM

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quaint cedar maybe in Device Manager do View->Show Hidden Devices

on doing this

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:51 PM

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have you finished and replugged it in?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:51 PM

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yes

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:51 PM

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One thing to do is to cleanup all the unused USB devices: https://www.uwe-sieber.de/misc_tools_e.html

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:51 PM

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alright

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:52 PM

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download Device Cleanup Tool. Unzip it and run the x64 version, "Run as Administrator" (right click on it)

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unplug the board, do Devices->Select All, and then Devices->Remove Selected. This will remove all the unused USB devices. It doesn't delete the drivers -- it just discards the saved assignments. So the COM port numbering will restart, etc. Then plug the board back in and see what Device Manager says

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:54 PM

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alright doing it

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it cleaned up , now after reconnecting the board, this is how it shows

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:57 PM

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did that gray COM3 appear when you plugged in the board?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:57 PM

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yes

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it stay for a few seconds

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:57 PM

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maybe it's something in your code.py. Could you rename code.py to something else, like codex.py? Then press reset

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:57 PM

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alright

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:58 PM

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eject the board before pressing reset, so the rename will happen

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otherwise the filesystem might get corrupted or the rename would just get lost

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 5:59 PM

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tried it, the rename was saved but still no luck

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 5:59 PM

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so code.py did not run

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what is in your code.py, anything interesting?

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do you have any security or antivirus programs installed

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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just the default, print("Hello, world!")

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didnt change it

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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ah, ok

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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quaint cedar do you have any security or antivirus programs installed

nope

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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did you install Arduino IDE?

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it's installed?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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i mean it works normally in arduino mode

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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maybe the arduino driver is messing it up somehow

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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it works normally when flashed with metro esp32s3 circuit python

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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arduino is not running, is that right?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:00 PM

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just not with the one its meant to be

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:01 PM

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quaint cedar arduino is not running, is that right?

yes its closed

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:01 PM

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It identifies with a different USB VID/PID when flashed with the Metro .bin

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:01 PM

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yes it shows up as adafruit

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:02 PM

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there could be a bad driver trying to be installed when you plug it in. OK, plug it in and let's see if we can examine the grayed-out COM3 port

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:02 PM

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plugged in

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:03 PM

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right click on the grayed-out port and choose Properties

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pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:04 PM

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quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:04 PM

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how about the Driver tab

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and the Events tab

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:05 PM

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quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:07 PM

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same as me. Let's try one more thing. Unplug it, open the Device Cleanup Tool, and clean out everything as before.

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Leave Device Manager and Device Cleanup Tool open

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:08 PM

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alright

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should i perform the clean up ?

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:09 PM

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yes, so nothing is listed there when you're done

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:09 PM

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yes

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done

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:10 PM

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I have this interesting thing where, when I Show Hidden Devices with it plugged in, I see TWO COM ports

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do a File->Refresh in the Device Cleanup Tool

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:11 PM

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i just cleaned up

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:11 PM

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pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:11 PM

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didnt connect the board yet

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got this

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quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:13 PM

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and in Device Manager, what do you see with Show Hidden Devices and the board connected?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:13 PM

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same as it was

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:13 PM

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Just COM3, hunh?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:13 PM

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yes , greyed out

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might be the arduino driving messing up

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:14 PM

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yes, I'm thinking that, or an old driver. Was this PC ever Windows 8.1 or 7?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:15 PM

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nope

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:15 PM

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did you upgrade from win10

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:15 PM

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new pc

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fresh windows 11

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:17 PM

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could you go to Settings->Apps and see whether there are any serial drivers of some kind listed?

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I'm not sure what they would be. What version of Arduino IDE do you have installed?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:19 PM

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only things with the name driver

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:19 PM

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quaint cedar I'm not sure what they would be. What version of Arduino IDE do you have install...

2.2.1

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:21 PM

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switch to list view

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so we can read the full names

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:22 PM

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quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:24 PM

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I don't have any of those. The libusbK and libusb-win32 ones might be an issue. I am installing the latest Arduino so I'll have the same as you

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:25 PM

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alright

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i will uninstall those

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and see

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:25 PM

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wait just a min

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:25 PM

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okay

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idk where they came from

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:25 PM

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did you install any other development tools?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:26 PM

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not that i remember of

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just the arduino ide

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and the thonny ide

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:27 PM

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did you install an Arduino Board Support package for Espressif?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:27 PM

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yes

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the one in the boards url

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is that the one you are talking about ?

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:28 PM

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open Arduino and Tools->Boards manager, and in the left sidebar, which one(s) are installed?

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They would have "REMOVE" instead of "INSTALL" listed

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like, i have this:

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pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:30 PM

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Arduino AVR
Arduboy Homemade package
Arduino ESP32 Boards
esp32
esp8266

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:31 PM

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ok, installing one of those to check...

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:32 PM

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alright

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:33 PM

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OK, I have duplicated your problem. It's the drivers from the Arduino ESP32 Boards package

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:33 PM

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woah

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thats news

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trying uninstalling it

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:34 PM

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it won't uninstall the drivers, I don't think. Where did you see those drivers? I am still not seeing them. In Apps->Installed Apps?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:34 PM

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yes

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yes didnt work

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:35 PM

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unplug the board, do device cleanup, and maybe even reboot. So you just searched for "driver" in the search box?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:35 PM

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i scrolled the list

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and they were at the bottom

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doing what you said

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also device clean up as in from that app ?

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:37 PM

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yes

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:38 PM

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still no com port

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:38 PM

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i'm going to reboot and be right back

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:38 PM

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alright

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:38 PM

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try rebooting after you've removed those drivers

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:39 PM

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sure

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:46 PM

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ok, i'm back; i had an update pending, took a bit

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:46 PM

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i back as well

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uninstalled all of those

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cleaned

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rebooted

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still cant get a port

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no idea which driving is messing up

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should i try uninstalling the ide?

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:49 PM

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are the drivers now not showing in the Apps list?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:49 PM

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nope

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:50 PM

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since I just installed this on a clean system, I think I can get a recent history of driver installs, and see which ones to remove. You can try uninstalling but I think it wil lnot necessarily uninstall the drivers. They are kind of "sticky"

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:50 PM

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okay so anyway i can specifically uninstall arduino drivers

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:50 PM

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there are some driver tools Microsoft provides on the command line. I will research those more. I'll ping you when I've got more info

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you can?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:50 PM

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sure

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:51 PM

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where did you see that?

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:51 PM

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lol no i was asking

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:51 PM

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that would be great

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:51 PM

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sorry

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forgot the "?"

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:51 PM

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yes, you should be able to

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the arduino IDE install runs a driver install script

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:51 PM

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quaint cedar there are some driver tools Microsoft provides on the command line. I will resea...

thanks a lot. You spent a lot of time on this

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:52 PM

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I know all this because I worked on the Adafruit drivers for windows, starting on Windows 7. It's a lot of arcana

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:52 PM

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i see

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 6:52 PM

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it's useful to know this because it helps our support folks

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i.e. know how to fix the problem

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anyway, I'll be back, not sure when.

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 6:53 PM

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sure no problem

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 7:58 PM

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@pliant sail ok, the problem is that the USB VID/PID used is for the DFU upload, not for serial. The Windows drivers arduino installed see this and prevent a regular serial port from being used.

We need to change the PID. However, you can use the "Inverted Status LED" build for now: https://circuitpython.org/board/arduino_nano_esp32s3_inverted_statusled/. It happens to have the correct PID.

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let me know if it works

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 7:59 PM

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Wow thanks for the update

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i will try and let you know

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@quaint cedar Thanks a lot! It works

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 8:02 PM

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🎉 great! you're welcome. I'll submit a PR and this will be fixed on the next release

pliant sail Nov 18, 2023, 8:02 PM

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Great !

quaint cedar Nov 18, 2023, 8:11 PM

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https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/pull/8634

GitHub

Fix USB PID for arduino_nano_esp32s3 by dhalbert · Pull Request #86...

The USB PID for arduino_nano_esp32s3 was 0x0070. This is the PID Arduino uses for DFU. This caused the serial port not to show up on Windows if the Arduino ESP32 BSP was installed into Arduino and ...

#but i did try something. I tried