Useful tip for anyone running Windows XP and the latest Arduino 1.6.12 IDE.

stuart0 · November 19, 2016, 2:42pm

Since joining here I've noticed several other people reporting the same problem that I had with Windows XP sp3 and the latest 1.6.12 IDE. It may work for ages and then seemingly at random a tiny edit to your code can result in the following error generated by the loader.

collect2.exe: error: ld returned 5 exit status

I've been dealing with it by having both 1.6.12 and the older 1.0.6 version on my computer, and switching to the 1.0.6 version any time that this annoying error rears its ugly head. This has worked ok, and 90% of my final sketches have worked alright on the latest 1.6.12, but often at intermediate development steps I've had to switch back to 1.0.6 to get it to load, which is a bit of a pain.

Anyway I think I may have a solution. I don't want to declare that this is 100% a cure at this stage, because the error is just so random that I really cant say for sure. But so far every single sketch that previously would fail under 1.6.12 is now compiling and loading perfectly. So it's looking fairly positive.

The tip is simply to set the exe file (arduino.exe) to run in compatibility mode for Windows 2000. That's all there is to it.

Details: Right hand click on the exe file (or on it's shortcut if that's how you're launching it) and select "Properties". From properties select the "Compatibility" tab, and there tick the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" checkbox, and finally select "Windows 2000" from the drop down menu below that.

So far this has been a 100% cure on my (XP sp3) computer.

J-M-L · November 19, 2016, 3:07pm

another useful tip windows xp end of support...

time to move on

stuart0 · November 19, 2016, 3:43pm

J-M-L:
time to move on

Hey I'm just trying to help people out here. Some old timers like me might still want to run it on an old laptop or whatever. The IDE seems to require relatively little computing power, so no reason not to be able to use it with whatever old gear you've got.

1.6.12 has been 100% reliable for me since setting it for compatibility mode.

J-M-L · November 19, 2016, 5:26pm

stuart0:
Hey I'm just trying to help people out here.

there was a smiley - it was humor. of course as long as it runs keep it, then install Linux on it...

gpsmikey · November 20, 2016, 4:32pm

Much appreciated !! Some of us still have XP machines around the house ... in fact, I still have a CP/M machine downstairs with dual 8 inch DSDD floppy drives I may bring up one of these days just for the fun of it again. XP was a decent OS (for windows).

TRWilson · February 5, 2017, 9:20pm

THANK YOU! I've struggled with this for a couple of days. Assumed it had something to do with Windows XP compatibility because of the seemingly random nature of the non-compiles, but didn't know there was a "backwards compatibility" option in the IDE. I had to use Windows 95 vs Windows 2000, but nonetheless, it worked. Thanks again!

nickgammon · February 5, 2017, 10:01pm

J-M-L:
another useful tip windows xp end of support...

time to move on

They might be ending support, but it still runs on low-end PCs. I just installed a copy yesterday on such a thing. Without XP you basically have to trash the entire PC.

nickgammon · February 5, 2017, 10:02pm

Or install Ubuntu or another flavour of Linux. That's very good for resurrecting old Windows PCs to a quite useful life.

pert · February 6, 2017, 12:30am

The Arduino developers recently made what they believe is a fix for this issue and are requesting people to run the test build and report their results:

Reference:

github.com/arduino/Arduino

"ld returned 5 exit status" on Win XP

opened 02:51PM - 17 Apr 15 UTC

closed 02:44PM - 30 Mar 17 UTC

oldmaker

OS: Windows Component: Toolchain Architecture: AVR

Two sketches of mine (only those two), compiling fine with IDE 1.0.x, cannot com…pile with new IDEs (on Windows XP): after the syntax check, appears a Windows error relative to ld.exe; then compilation stops with message **"collect2.exe: error: ld returned 5 exit status"**. Issue context: **IDE 1.6.1 or 1.6.2 or 1.6.3 O.S. Windows XP** The same sketches, with IDE 1.6.x, on another PC with Windows 8.1, compiles OK. The same sketches, with IDE 1.0.x, compiles OK. I discovered a (ridiculous) work-around: adding some totally useless global variables, the two sketches compiles OK also with IDE 1.6.x on Win XP: ``` c++ int y = 0; int z = 0; int w = 0; ``` The first sketch needs at least 3 additional global variables, the second at least 6. It doesn't matter the name, the type or the values; the only requirement seems to be the number of variables added. Similar issues on this site: #2768 and #2813 Verbose debug output of IDE 1.6.3, on Windows XP: ``` Loading configuration... Initializing packages... Preparing boards... Starting... 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C:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp\WString.cpp.o C:\Programmi\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avr-gcc -w -Os -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega328p -o C:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp/Demo_NHD0420CW-Ax3_I2C.cpp.elf C:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp\Demo_NHD0420CW-Ax3_I2C.cpp.o C:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp\Wire\Wire.cpp.o C:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp\Wire\utility\twi.c.o C:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp/core.a -LC:\DOCUME~1\Pasquale\IMPOST~1\Temp\build9152852205119054589.tmp -lm collect2.exe: error: ld returned 5 exit status Errore durante la compilazione ``` The sketch: ``` c++ /* * Demo_NHD0420CW-Ax3_I2C.ino * * Tutorial sketch for use of character OLED slim display family by Newhaven with Arduino Uno, using * only Wire (I2C) library. Models: NHD0420CW-Ax3, NHD0220CW-Ax3, NHD0216CW-Ax3. Controller: US2066 * in this example, the display is connected to Arduino via I2C interface. * * Displays on the OLED alternately a 4-line message and a sequence of character "block". * This sketch assumes the use of a 4x20 display; if different, modify the values of the two variables * ROW_N e COLUMN_N. * The sketch uses the minimum possible of Arduino's pins; if you intend to use also /RES line, * the related instructions are already present, it's sufficient to remove the comment markers. * * The circuit: * OLED pin 1 (Vss) to Arduino pin ground * OLED pin 2 (VDD) to Arduino pin 5V * OLED pin 3 (REGVDD) to Arduino pin 5V * OLED pin 4 (SA0) to Vss ground (to assign I2C address 0x3D, connect to VDD 5V) * OLED pin 5 and 6 to Vss ground * OLED pin 7 (SCL) to Arduino pin A5 (SCL); 10K pull-up resistor on OLED pin * OLED pin 8 and 9 (SDAin,SDAout) to Arduino pin A4 (SDA); 10K pull-up resistor on OLED pin * OLED pin 10 to 15 to Vss ground * OLED pin 16 (/RES) to Arduino pin Reset or VDD 5V (or to Arduino pin D3, to control reset by sw) * OLED pin 17 (BS0) to Vss ground * OLED pin 18 (BS1) to VDD 5V * OLED pin 19 (BS2) to Vss ground * OLED pin 20 (Vss) to Vss ground * * Original example created by Newhaven Display International Inc. * Modified and adapted to Arduino Uno 15 Mar 2015 by Pasquale D'Antini * * This example code is in the public domain. */ #include <Wire.h> const byte ROW_N = 4; // Number of display rows const byte COLUMN_N = 20; // Number of display columns //const byte RES = 3; // Arduino's pins assigned to the Reset line (optional, can be always high) const byte slave2w = 0x3C; // Display I2C address, in 7-bit form: 0x3C if SA0=LOW, 0x3D if SA0=HIGH const byte NEW_LINE[4] = {0x80, 0xA0, 0xC0, 0xE0}; // DDRAM address for each line of the display const byte TEXT[4][21] = {"1-Newhaven Display--", "2-------Test--------", "3-16/20-Characters--", "4!@#$%^&*()_+{}[]<>?"}; // Strings to be displayed byte tx_packet[]={0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}; // Packet to be transmitted (max 20 bytes) // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void command(byte c) // SUBROUTINE: PREPARES THE TRANSMISSION OF A COMMAND { tx_packet[0] = 0x00; // Control Byte; C0_bit=0, D/C_bit=0 -> following Data Byte contains command tx_packet[1] = c; // Data Byte: the command to be executed by the display send_packet(2); // Transmits the two bytes } // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void data(byte d) // SUBROUTINE: PREPARES THE TRANSMISSION OF A BYTE OF DATA { tx_packet[0] = 0x40; // Control Byte; C0_bit=0, D/C_bit=1 -> following Data Byte contains data tx_packet[1] = d; // Data Byte: the character to be displayed send_packet(2); // Transmits the two bytes } // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void send_packet(byte x) // SUBROUTINE: SEND TO THE DISPLAY THE x BYTES STORED IN tx_packet { byte ix = 0; // Bytes index Wire.beginTransmission(slave2w); // Begin the transmission via I2C to the display with the given address for(ix=0; ix<x; ix++) // One byte at a time, { Wire.write(tx_packet[ix]); // queue bytes for transmission } Wire.endTransmission(); // Transmits the bytes that were queued } // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void output(void) // SUBROUTINE: DISPLAYS THE FOUR STRINGS, THEN THE SAME IN REVERSE ORDER { byte r = 0; // Row index byte c = 0; // Column index command(0x01); // Clears display (and cursor home) delay(5); // Waits 5 ms (after a clear display, a minimum pause of 1-2 ms is required) for (r=0; r<ROW_N; r++) // One row at a time, { command(NEW_LINE[r]); // moves the cursor to the first column of that line for (c=0; c<COLUMN_N; c++) // One character at a time, { data(TEXT[r][c]); // displays the correspondig string } } delay(2000); // Waits 2 sec (only for visual effect purpose) for (r=0; r<ROW_N; r++) // One row at a time, { command(NEW_LINE[r]); // moves the cursor to the first column of that line for (c=0; c<COLUMN_N; c++) // One character at a time, { data(TEXT[3-r][c]); // displays the correspondig string (in reverse order) } } } // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void blocks(void) // SUBROUTINE: FILLS THE ENTIRE DISPLAY WITH THE CHARACTER "BLOCK" { byte r = 0; // Row index byte c = 0; // Column index command(0x01); // Clear display (and cursor home) delay(5); // Waits 5 ms (after a clear display, a minimum pause of 1-2 ms is required) for (r=0; r<ROW_N; r++) // One row at a time, { command(NEW_LINE[r]); // moves the cursor to the first column of that line for (c=0; c<COLUMN_N; c++) // One character at a time, { data(0xDB); // displays the character 0xDB (block) delay(100); // Waits 100 ms (only for visual effect purpose) } delay(1000); // Waits 1 sec (only for visual effect purpose) } } // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void setup(void) // INITIAL SETUP { // pinMode(RES, OUTPUT); // Initializes Arduino pin for the Reset line (optional) // digitalWrite(RES, HIGH); // Sets HIGH the Reset line of the display (optional, can be always high) delayMicroseconds(200); // Waits 200 us for stabilization purpose Wire.begin(); // Initiate the Wire library and join the I2C bus as a master delay(10); // Waits 10 ms for stabilization purpose command(0x2A); // Function set: extended command set (RE=1), CGRAM blink disable, normal display (def. val.) command(0x71); // Function selection A: data(0x5C); // enable internal Vdd regulator at 5V I/O mode (def. value) (0x00 for disable, 2.8V I/O) command(0x28); // Function set: fundamental command set (RE=0) (exit from extended command set) command(0x08); // Display ON/OFF control: display off, cursor off, blink off (default values) command(0x2A); // Function set: extended command set (RE=1), CGRAM blink disable, normal display (def. val.) command(0x79); // OLED characterization: OLED command set enabled (SD=1) command(0xD5); // Set display clock divide ratio/oscillator frequency: command(0x70); // divide ratio=1, frequency=7 (default values) command(0x78); // OLED characterization: OLED command set disabled (SD=0) (exit from OLED command set) command(0x09); // Extended function set (RE=1): 5-dot font, B/W inverting disabled (def. val.), 3/4 lines // 0x08 for 2 lines ? command(0x06); // Entry Mode set - COM/SEG direction: COM0->COM31, SEG99->SEG0 (BDC=1, BDS=0) command(0x72); // Function selection B: data(0x0A); // ROM/CGRAM selection: ROM C, CGROM=250, CGRAM=6 (ROM=10, OPR=10) command(0x2A); // Function set: extended command set (RE=1), CGRAM blink disable, normal display (def. val.) command(0x79); // OLED characterization: OLED command set enabled (SD=1) command(0xDA); // Set SEG pins hardware configuration: command(0x10); // alternative odd/even SEG pin, disable SEG left/right remap (default values) command(0xDC); // Function selection C: command(0x00); // internal VSL, GPIO input disable command(0x81); // Set contrast control: command(0x7F); // contrast=127 (default value) command(0xD9); // Set phase length: command(0xF1); // phase2=15, phase1=1 (default: 0x78) command(0xDB); // set VCOMH deselect level: command(0x40); // VCOMH deselect level=1 x Vcc (default: 0x20=0,77 x Vcc) command(0x78); // OLED characterization: OLED command set disabled (SD=0) (exit from OLED command set) command(0x28); // Function set: fundamental command set (RE=0) (exit from extended command set) command(0x01); // Clear display delay(5); // Waits 5 ms (after a clear display, a minimum pause of 1-2 ms is required) command(0x80); // Set DDRAM address 0x00 in address counter (cursor home) (default value) command(0x0C); // Display ON/OFF control: display ON, cursor off, blink off delay(300); // Waits 300 ms for stabilization purpose after display on } // _______________________________________________________________________________________ void loop(void) // MAIN PROGRAM { output(); // Execute subroutine "output" delay(2000); // Waits 2 sec (only for visual effect purpose) blocks(); // Execute subroutine "blocks" delay(2000); // Waits 2 sec (only for visual effect purpose) } ``` Windows crash messages: ![screenshot1](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/11994305/7203517/833c8a60-e51b-11e4-8cb8-d874d7a481be.png) ![screenshot2](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/11994305/7203518/834268fe-e51b-11e4-9e01-1250e08c4ac7.png) ![screenshot3](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/11994305/7203516/8335b258-e51b-11e4-89eb-7eab1a0adbbc.png)

Test build:

github.com/arduino/Arduino

Comment by ArduinoBot to Update bundled tools

arduino:master ← facchinm:new_tools

:white_check_mark: Build completed. Please test this code using one of the fo…llowing: **ATTENTION: this Windows appx is NOT the official release and is intended only for testing. You must uninstall the official build and enable "Sideload app" form Security to be able to test it** :arrow_down: http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-638-windows-app.appx :arrow_down: http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-645-linux32.tar.xz :arrow_down: http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-645-linux64.tar.xz :arrow_down: http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-645-windows.zip :arrow_down: http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-645-macosx.zip :arrow_down: http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-645-linuxarm.tar.xz :information_source: The `linuxarm` build is still experimental and may not be always available.

If you do try it and don't have a GitHub account you can report here and I'll relay it over.

stuart0 · February 6, 2017, 1:15am

^ What pert said.

I made this post when I first started using Arduino (1.6.12) on an XP SP3 computer. At the time I didn't realize how many others had the issue and how many different things that they had tried.

I tried lots of different fixes (like the W2k compatibility thing) and often they would make my immediate problem go away, but then the error would return (seemingly at random) with other code.

Since switching to the bug fix version (5863-BUILD-638) linked by pert a few weeks ago I haven't had a single compiler issue. It looks like this problem is definitely solved.

pert · February 6, 2017, 10:26am

Thanks for the update stuart0! Was that you who posted your results to the pull request for the fix today?

If not, I'm happy to relay your results over there if you don't have a GitHub account.

stuart0 · February 7, 2017, 7:16am

pert:
Thanks for the update stuart0! Was that you who posted your results to the pull request for the fix today?
Update bundled tools by facchinm · Pull Request #5863 · arduino/Arduino · GitHub

Hi pert. No that wasn't me who posted at github.

If not, I'm happy to relay your results over there if you don't have a GitHub account.

Yes, definitely feel free to do that. My results have been 100% positive.

pert · February 7, 2017, 7:59am

OK, I have reported your results to the developers @stuart0:

github.com/arduino/Arduino

Comment by per1234 to Update bundled tools

arduino:master ← facchinm:new_tools

Arduino forum user [stuart0 ](http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?action=profile;u…=568476)has been using test build 638 of this PR since 2017-01-18 on Windows XP without encountering https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/2989 once. Prior to using the test build they did experience https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/2989 multiple times. I will update if stuart0 reports any results to the contrary. I'm relaying the report because they don't have a GitHub account. References: original: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=310950.msg3090378#msg3090378 latest update: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=436394.msg3118041#msg3118041

please report if you do encounter this issue again using the test build.

Thanks!

MickHoll · April 17, 2017, 9:24pm

New member here. I am experiencing the compile error "collect2exe..etc" and much need to try the "fixed" version referenced in #8 above. The link under "Test build" brings up a page with a second link:

http://downloads.arduino.cc/javaide/pull_requests/arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-638-windows-app.appx

clicking this link results in a "Not Found" error.

Does a way still exist to access arduino-PR-5863-BUILD-638? Thanks.

MickH

pert · April 17, 2017, 9:26pm

The fix was merged into the Arduino IDE 1.8.2 release. Just install 1.8.2 and the problem will be solved.

MickHoll · April 17, 2017, 11:46pm

Pert - thanks much for the quick reply. I will certainly try 1.8.2 and hope it will run with Win XP SP3 (other posts on the forum have indicated that recent IDE versions may not run under XP.

Mick H

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Useful tip for anyone running Windows XP and the latest Arduino 1.6.12 IDE.

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