Arduboy error message

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Hello, I bought an Arduboy and I set it up got the example "hello, world" to upload (on port 9)

but now I can't get any games to load I keep getting this error message

avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "\\.\COM8": The system cannot find the file specified.


Problem uploading to board.  See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.

when I plug it in I only have to option of port 3 unless I have another MCU also plugged in then I have the option of port 11 but then I get a different error message
the code compiles and trys to load then the Arduboy makes a constant buzzing noise.

any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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I only have to option of port 3
can't open device "\.\COM8"

If the board is connected to port 3, why are you uploading to port 8? In the tools menu of the IDE what is the Port set to?

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If plugging the device in only gives you COM3, why are you trying to upload to the board using COM8?

See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.

Where, exactly, did you find "whine on the forum" on the list of steps to try?

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I don't know why it's trying to use com8.

@ PaulS "Where, exactly, did you find "whine on the forum" on the list of steps to try?" I'm unclear of your meaning.

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I'm unclear of your meaning.

Clearly, you did NOT look at the troubleshooting site. If you had, you'd KNOW what questions you'd need to provide answers to when you got to the point where posting on the forum was suggested.

If you HAD looked at the site, you'd know that you never need to post on the forum. ALL of the things that can go wrong are documented, with explanations about how to make them not happen (again).

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Clearly, you did NOT look at the troubleshooting site. If you had, you'd KNOW what questions you'd need to provide answers to when you got to the point where posting on the forum was suggested.

If you HAD looked at the site, you'd know that you never need to post on the forum. ALL of the things that can go wrong are documented, with explanations about how to make them not happen (again).

thank you, was a simple fix. In retrospect it was a bad oversight on my part.