Cannot find `drivers` folder - Arduino Starter Kit

ptillisch · April 5, 2023, 10:24pm

I forgot that the CP2102 drivers were removed recently:

github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr

Add drivers originally bundled with Java IDE directly in the core

arduino:master ← umbynos:umbynos/add_drivers_install

opened 03:52PM - 17 Dec 21 UTC

umbynos

+4288 -0

Originally the drivers for windows were bundled in the [Java IDE](https://github….com/arduino/Arduino/tree/master/build/windows/dist/drivers), historically the avr core was the one bundled with the IDE, which was responsible for installing them. With the new IDE 2.0 the avr core is downloaded and installed during the first execution. It makes much more sense to leverage the [`post-install.bat` ](https://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/dev/platform-specification/#post-install-script) script to do this task, freeing the IDE from this responsibility. During the process of porting the drivers I removed CP210x drivers since we do not have anymore boards that require them, and also the `Old_Arduino_Drivers.zip` since they were unused. I also reorganized a bit the folders: now all the gemma drivers and libusb (required by the gemma) are under `gemma/` folder. To test my changes I created a fake index located [here](https://gist.githubusercontent.com/umbynos/38dc547e3a90020c86ea3b8f95af4955/raw/77d2633a6abfaf795f2cd16e1e1a9bce9eb0b171/package_index_drivers_avr.json) and installed it using the java IDE on a PC with win 10. I added the `allow_insecure_packages=true` option in the `preferences.txt` to allow the `post-install.bat` script to be run and since the fake index does not have signature. The result form my testing are: ![immagine](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34278123/146571370-71810724-fea4-4af9-87f2-5883f3529826.png) ![immagine](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34278123/146571409-32dcac34-ec93-4f58-839e-31e7631fabba.png) Before: ![immagine](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34278123/146571656-475d92b0-d721-4017-bffb-d3408c0e6d3c.png) After: ![immagine](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34278123/146571495-e4a205b0-6b56-4925-9fc6-6aa9472a39a4.png)

During the process of porting the drivers I removed CP210x drivers since we do not have anymore boards that require them

You should obtain the drivers directly from the CP2102 manufacturer's website:

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Cannot find `drivers` folder - Arduino Starter Kit

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