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mpide not loading in windows

Created Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:49:22 +0000 by supermac

supermac

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:49:22 +0000

MPIDE is not opening on my windows 7 machine. I see the splash screen and then nothing....

I downloaded the latest build and overwrote my install directory and it did not fix the issue. I even tried erasing the entire ide directory, then reinstalling it.

I have arduino 1.0 installed on the same computer, as well as leaf labs ide and they seem to still work.

I wonder if there is something with my library settings that is causing a problem?

Help! I am dead in the water.

OppaErich

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:01:02 +0000

I'm a Linux guy but this should help with Windows too: Try starting it from a command line window and look for error messages.

JimG

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:24:16 +0000

MPIDE is not opening on my windows 7 machine. I see the splash screen and then nothing.... I downloaded the latest build and overwrote my install directory and it did not fix the issue. I even tried erasing the entire ide directory, then reinstalling it.

I've just found the same problem trying to install the latest version on my Win7 Netbook. I've tried several instals, and re-downloading the installation files with no luck. Just tried running from a command promt as recommended to try and got the same results - the app apparently starts, with the start screen showing for a few seconds with hard disk activity, then nothing. The previous version of MPIDE ran successfully on the machine.

The latest version was also installed on my main Win7 PC at the same time and it works OK.

Jim.

JimG

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:37:32 +0000

The previous version of MPIDE ran successfully on the machine. .

Just tried the previous version again and now it doesn't work any more - comes up with an error message about twenty seconds after trying to start it. :!:

Jim

slayer1991

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:46:48 +0000

Do you have the latest Java?

JimG

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:24:49 +0000

Do you have the latest Java?

I did have V1.6.0-29 loaded and it wouldn't run under that. I then installed the latest V1.6.0-31 with the same results. I am running V1.6 since I also have MPLABX on the machine.

Jim.

KurtE

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:21:11 +0000

Where did you install it? In the past I had problems with other IDEs if I installed too far down in the name space, like my Desktop. So I install it in a root directory, like: C:\mpide-0023-windows-20111221

Also I don't know if it is needed or not, is your account an Administrator account on your Win 7 machine?

Kurt

JimG

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:16:52 +0000

Where did you install it? In the past I had problems with other IDEs if I installed too far down in the name space, like my Desktop. So I install it in a root directory, like: C:\mpide-0023-windows-20111221

I had it installed in d:\chipkit/. I tried it in the C:/ root and the D:/ root, but just the same results as before

Also I don't know if it is needed or not, is your account an Administrator account on your Win 7 machine?

My normal account is as an administrator.

Jim.

supermac

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:50:13 +0000

i still cant get it to load. run, then splash screen, then nothing

JimG

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:19:23 +0000

i still cant get it to load. run, then splash screen, then nothing

Likewise, I've tried a lot of things on my Netbook and still cant get MPIDE to run. One thing I did note was when trying to run the previous version - 20110822. This version did run previous to trying the newer version but now does not run. When I try to start it, the splash screen shows for about thirty seconds then a dialogue box appears with the heading "launch4j" and the message "An error occurred while starting this application".

Jim.

supermac

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:48:17 +0000

OK! I got it to load again. I had to go to:C:\Users*your user name here*\AppData\Roaming\mpide

Rename the preferences.txt to preferences.txt.old

I restarted and it is working again!

JimG

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:26:47 +0000

OK! I got it to load again. I had to go to:C:\Users*your user name here*\AppData\Roaming\mpide Rename the preferences.txt to preferences.txt.old I restarted and it is working again!

Works for me also. Many thanks.

How did you work that one out? :D

Jim.

Jacob Christ

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:39:15 +0000

We just saw this issue as well. It happened to use because we had a board variant selected in one copied of MPIDE that did not exist in the newly downloaded version.

Jacob

NOTE: Issue posted to github.

https://github.com/chipKIT32/chipKIT32-MAX/issues/233

philippel13

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:41:32 +0000

hi,

i've the same problem with my ACER netbook on windows 8. MPIDE seems to do all the works but in final nothing is done ! And no error message so it is very confusing.

I'm using the 0023 version of mpide. The java version is 7 update13. I've tried to delete the "preference.txt" but no change. I've also select the good board, an uno32.

With my desktop on windows 7 i've no problem. The java version is 7 update 10.

An idea ?

majenko

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:44:02 +0000

In what way does it "not work"?

Do you see the MPIDE splash image?

Does the editor window open up?

Can you compile a sketch?

Can you upload to the board?

It is essential we know at which of these stages it fails.

philippel13

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:56:07 +0000

In fact all seems works normally. No problem with the editor. I can compile the sketch. And when i want to download it, i can see the the 'uploading to I/O board" and finally the "uploaded done" but nothing is done. The uploaded global time seems just to short as normal.

majenko

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:09 +0000

When you press the button to upload the sketch, hold on to the "shift" key. The tooltip should change from "Upload" to "Upload (w/ Verbose Output)". You will then see in the Output window all the commands that are being run. The last one (the one that does the actual uploading) should be avrdude.

Also, if you run mpide.exe from a Command Prompt window (if you can get one in Windows 8) you should be able to see all the debugging information scrolling up the screen. You may get some clues in there.