per the "troubleshooting" page:
"If it still doesn't work, you can ask for help in the forum. Please include the following information: "
Your operating system.
{win7proSP164bit}
What kind of board you have. If it's a Mini, LilyPad or other board that requires extra wiring, include a photo of your circuit, if possible.
{Arduino UNO R3; no circuits yet, can not even talk to the device yet!}
Whether or not you were ever able to upload to the board. If so, what were you doing with the board before / when it stopped working, and what software have you recently added or removed from your computer?
{never able to upload}
The messages displayed when you try to upload with verbose output enabled. To do this, hold down the shift key while clicking on the upload button in the toolbar.
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In attempting the manual install of the 176 driver, I browsed to the \drivers\ directory, selected the arduino.inf, and am being prompted by my os (win7proSP164bit) that:
"Driver is not intended for this platform."
I looked into the amd64 directory, but the OS does not display any contents.
I browsed into the \Old Drivers\ directory after having indicated Have Disk, selected both the Arduino UNO Rev3.inf and Arduino UNO.inf, and am presented both with the error:
"The system can not find the file specified."
I uninstall the driver between attempts, and scan for HW changes to begin again.
the device has printed in it Arduino (-)(+) UNO R3, so I am failing to understand what the issue is here.
Any assistance that can be provided would be greatly appreciated, as this issue is delaying any advancement in the use of the device.
Yet.
when I uninstall the driver from the Device Manager in the Administrator account, I then advise the OS to Update the Arduino UNO which it identifies, it states the best driver for my device is already installed.
I log back into the User account, run the arduino.exe, follow the instructions for Blink and "upload" (though the "L" led is blinking since being plugged into the USB) and I receive the following:
Arduino: 1.7.6 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino Uno"
Sketch uses 1,030 bytes (3%) of program storage space. Maximum is 32,256 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2,039 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2,048 bytes.
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xfc
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
...
Problem uploading to board. See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.
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avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xfc
This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
enabled in File > Preferences.
I follow the guidance the troubleshooting site indicated, and "update driver" as specified for win764bit, which sets assigned COM8, and log back into the User Privileged Account and now receive the following when using the blink sketch:
{see error.txt for displayed error(s)}
**It would seem that 176 is still not the right driver for win7proSP1(64bit).
Would someone mind detailing for me how I may resolve this driver issue so I can get started learning already,...
Thank you kindly for your time.
CAH
error.txt (23.5 KB)