Stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding, but not the processor

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Hi everyone, I'm a beginner to arduino, and I'm working with a few Arduino Nanos. I've been working on a few different projects but I can't get past the uploading step, I get the afformetnioned stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding error when trying to upload a really simple script to the board.

The general answer to this has been to change the Processor to the "Old Bootloader", which I did try but didn't have any luck with

I don't think the board is damaged because I bought 2 brand new nanos from the arduino shop, one of them I haven't even touched beyond plugging it in, but they both give the same error

When I connect them they are recognized perfectly fine, the one I've done some work on is on port 13, the new one on port 14, but beyond that I can't do a thing with them

Could it be the drivers on the board? Or did I just miss a step when getting set up? I did just download the IDE for the first time yesterday. I'm using the IDE version 2.7.3. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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There is no official version with that version number. I guess you're using Linux and that you installed it from the repositories.

If so I suggest that you uninstall and download the IDE from Software.

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Figured out what it was! Turns out i have arduino nano "every", which requires a different programmer!