The auto-update from 2.3.2 to 2.3.3 seemed to go smoothly, however, library and board updates stalled. I tried restarting the IDE and doing the updates manually with no effect. After downloading and installing the Win 64-bit .exe all is good.
My Linux Mint 21.3 , 64 bit, with Arduino IDE 2.3.3 also had a stall while installing a new (small) library (Adafruit HX711). A restart of the IDE with a shortcut crashed... because I did not update my shortcut to the new appimage name. I corrected my shortcut and no stalling on library installations.
New name: arduino-ide_2.3.3_Linux_64bit.AppImage
I am also having libraries/board manager stalling after updating to IDE 2.3.3. I use Debian 12.6 (Bookworm with kernel 6.1.25). I do not use the root account. I use the AppImage version of the IDE. Version 2.3.2 worked fine but not 2.3.3. I have compiled and uploaded code to an Arduino nano esp32s3 with 2.3.3 but only after closing the app and later re-opening. It seems that library/board updates get stuck after the load process. In this condition, it is not possible to compile/load sources. I note that updates have been placed in the '/home/redacted-user/.cache/arduino-ide-updater/pending/' folder whilst downloading/make executable places the app in the '/home/redacted-user/Downloads folder - I have 2.3.3. in both now! Perhaps I should place the app in the /usr/bin folder? The file 'update-info.json' in the above mentioned pending folder has nothing but the 2.3.3 appimage name, the sha checksum and user rights token so I do not think that is a problem.
Same here! Linux Mint 21.3 Cinamon 64 bit. With IDE 2.3.3 I had every time a stall while installing a new board or libary. For install this, I downgrade to 2.3.2 (both versions on my Linux) and restart the IDE 2.3.3 without any problems.
Further to my message above, I have found a quirk that might (or might not) be a reason for the oddity.
I had three ESP32-S3 boards attached to /dev/ttyACM0, /dev/ttyACM1, /dev/ttyACM2. My Arduino Nano ESP32S3 was connected to /dev/ttyACM0 and selected - the other USB connected devices were powered on but not selected. Powering off /dev/ttyACM1 and /dev/ttyACM2 and selecting /dev/ttyACM0 seems to allow IDE 2.3.3 to start normally. I also note that a 'dfu ports' with 1-2.1.1 code followed by the Arduino nano ESP32 device name appears which I don't think was in IDE 2.3.2 - though perhaps I'm mistaken as I don't have that release any more..
Not sure if that is a clue or if that affects other users.
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downloading index: package_index.tar.bz2 stall on IDE2.3.3 (Windows 11)
Hi all. It was found that Arduino IDE 2.3.3 has a bug that causes index downloads and installation/updates of boards platforms libraries to hang when you have Serial Monitor open.
If you encounter it, the workaround is to close the Serial Monitor view until the process is finished. After that, you can open Serial Monitor again.
The Serial Monitor view is a tab in the bottom panel of the Arduino IDE window, so you might not even notice when you have it open. You can close it by clicking the X icon on the tab:
The Arduino developers are tracking the bug here:
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I am experiencing the same problem as described above but I do not have the Serial Monitor Open when the library updates fail to finish. Just to be sure, I opened Serial Monitor and then closed it again to make sure it wasn't still open in the background. I can update one library but then the IDE either hangs for about 2-3 minutes before moving on to update the next library even though it reported being finished immediately or it hangs up completely never moving on to the next update even after sitting and waiting for over 5 minutes. I'm running 2.3.3 on Win 10 22H2 19045.4894. If you need me to collect logs or need more info, let me know.
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Hi @ryancasler. Do you have the Arduino IDE Serial Plotter open? The same problem occurs with Serial Plotter as with Serial Monitor.
win11/arduino 2.33
Same issue, hung updating boards.
Closed the serial monitor, tasks woke up and completed ok.
Mine stalled out too. I then followed the suggestions to fix the issue but, it did not restart. I closed it out and restarted 2.3.3 unfortunately it stalled for a second time, even with the Serial Monitor closed.
Linux Mint 20.3 using AppImage
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