I ordered an Uno on Amazon: Amazon.com
When I try to connect to my computer via USB, it shows up in device manager as Unknown Device. I cannot select a port in the IDE. The ON light and orange LED are on.
When I swap the UNO out for my MEGA (that I have been using for a year), it shows up in COM3 and the port is shown in the IDE.
Anybody know how to get this working?
This is the error message I get when I try to update the driver.
Not sure why the image is blurry. It's perfectly fine on mine.
Here is another attempt: error hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB
It is none of these issues, the port and computer work with my MEGA but not the UNO.
I downloaded both of those drivers and I still am receiving the same issue.
Just in case the image is blurry again, I will describe the steps I have taken:
Device Manager (UNO shows up as Unknown Device)
Right click and update drivers
Error message: Windows found drivers for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install them:
ATmega16u2
Error message: Windows found drivers for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install them:
ATmega16u2
What version of Windows as sometimes win 10 can cause its own issues ?
When the driver shows up what was the location on the computer ?
It should be in the DRIVERS folder section of the Arduino install folder.
You should not need to do the search online as a location was added when you install the IDE.
You have installed the IDE I presume ?
A decent pic of the smaller IC near the USB port for each board may also be useful
But post them here as many people will not go visit some random link.
The 16u2 is also prone to damage if the power rails are abused in any way but I doubt that is the case here.
if Windows device manager only sees the 16u2 sometimes that indicates a board without bootloader but that in itself should not stop a driver install.
This is driver folder in the IDE installation.
You should initiate the DPINST (x86 or x64 as needed) as administrator
Bob.
