I am running Linux and the Arduino IDE, but I cannot connect to the Pico device. It is recognised on my PC as a memory stick, but the IDE recognises the board, but won't provide a Host #. I saw a previous topic on the same subject, and I tried uploading without success and I tried pressing the BOO…

Many thanks for your help - I had tried exactly as you mentioned before without success, but this morning, the only difference was that I compiled the default - blank code, uploaded, and it seems to work now. Kind Regards,

What is your linux distributive? Some version of RedHat and Fedora has a problem with RP Pico Serial driver.

Many thanks for your help - I am using Ubuntu 22.04.

Did you read this thread? [image] Pico not found in Linux IDE 1.x I hope this isn't too off-topic for this board, but I am using the new Arduino IDE 2 on my Fedora 36 Linux install. I'm trying to do a simple LED blink for my Raspberry Pico but the IDE can't seem to find i…

Many thanks - I hadn't seen it, but I followed the instructions, but it made no difference - after running the shell script, I reloaded the Arduino IDE, and it still failed to detect any ports. As I am new to this, maybe I misunderstood something, :frowning:

Hi @thetrev . On the Pico, the USB CDC serial port is generated by code that runs in the background of the Arduino sketch program. When you first get a Pico, it doesn't have an Arduino sketch running on it, so it is expected that it won't produce a port. Fortunately the upload tool can upload to the…

You are welcome. I'm glad it is working now. [image] thetrev: the only difference was that I compiled the default - blank code This could indeed be significant. As I mentioned, the serial port is produced by code that runs in the background of your sketch code. This means your sketch code ca…

Cannot get IDE host # for Pico

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Cannot get IDE host # for Pico

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