Pro Mini Upload Failures

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I am currently using an Arduino Pro Mini for my project and using an FT232RL FTDI serial adapter to upload the code to it.
The Arduino IDE is detecting the adapter and the COM port that it is connected to. When I select for board information, it comes up as an unknown board to the IDE.

Code goes through verification, with the message at the end telling me that I am in the acceptable limit of ROM and EEROM usage of under 100%.

However, when it comes to uploading the code, I am unable to do this, with no explanation from the IDE as to why I am not uploading the code to the Pro Mini.

I have consulted YouTube to see how others connect and upload to their Pro Mini's, but I am doing the same thing. There is no explanation as to why it shouldn't work. I have pondered for many hours over this and have finally turned to you for help.

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You have to at least see "Timeout" error or similar. Be sure not to swap RX/TX pins.

I'm not certain that Pro Mini comes with bootloader already burned. If not, you have to use some programmer to burn it - an USBTinyISP, or using "Arduino as ISP" sketch from another Arduino UNO/MEGA or similar.

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Never had a Pro Mini that did not come with a bootloader.

You need to tell us what error mesasages you are seeing, the IDE must be saying something.

And where exactly is the IDE reporting 'EEROM usage of under 100%' are you sure you dont actually mean 'program storage space' ?

Of course its aleways possible you have a duff Pro Mini, do you have another to try ?

Are you sure your 'FT232RL FTDI serial adapter' is actually working ?