Can not start STM32CubeProgrammer under Debian

[Cedric Boudinet]

Posted on January 11, 2018 at 11:54

Under Linux Debian Stretch:

- if I use the shortcut nothing happens

- if I type ./STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin/STM32CubeProgrammerLauncher,

I have this error message: Error: Could not find or load main class com.st.app.Main

What should I do in order to run Cube Programmer ?

Regards

Cedric

[JasonZ]

I am not able to start STM32CubeProgrammer even installed Oracle JDK 13.0.1 and openjfx:

System: Ubuntu 18.04 VirtualBox on MacOS 10.15: 

jiang@Jiang-Ubuntu18:~$ STM32CubeProgrammer

Error: Could not find or load main class com.st.app.Main

Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javafx/application/Application

jiang@Jiang-Ubuntu18:~$ java --version

java 13.0.1 2019-10-15

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 13.0.1+9)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 13.0.1+9, mixed mode, sharing)

jiang@Jiang-Ubuntu18:~$ dpkg -l | grep openjfx

ii libopenjfx-java              11.0.2+1-1~18.04.2              all     JavaFX/OpenJFX - Rich client application platform for Java (Java libraries)

ii libopenjfx-jni               11.0.2+1-1~18.04.2              amd64    JavaFX/OpenJFX - Rich client application platform for Java (native libraries)

ii openjfx                  11.0.2+1-1~18.04.2              amd64    JavaFX/OpenJFX - Rich client application platform for Java

ii openjfx-source               11.0.2+1-1~18.04.2              all     JavaFX/OpenJFX - Rich client application platform for Java (sources)

jiang@Jiang-Ubuntu18:~$ 

[manuksh]

Hi guys. The same issue I have with java. Cannot download Oracle Java,OpenJDK is preferable as there are lot of software components which are developed with OpenJDK.

[sL1pKn07]

Only works with OpenJDK < v8, tested with v11 to v13, all fail to load

and with v8, get a lot of warnings

┌─┤[$]|[sl1pkn07]|[sL1pKn07]|[~/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin]|
└───╼ ./STM32CubeProgrammer
No properties file found
java.io.FileNotFoundException: /home/sl1pkn07/.STM32CubeProgrammer/config.properties (No existe el fichero o el directorio)
 at java.io.FileInputStream.open0(Native Method)
 at java.io.FileInputStream.open(FileInputStream.java:195)
 at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:138)
 at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:93)
 at com.st.controllers.MainWindowController.initialize(MainWindowController.java:292)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:2548)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:2441)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:3214)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:3175)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:3148)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:3124)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.loadImpl(FXMLLoader.java:3104)
 at javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader.load(FXMLLoader.java:3097)
 at com.st.app.Main.start(Main.java:38)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$8(LauncherImpl.java:863)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$7(PlatformImpl.java:326)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$5(PlatformImpl.java:295)
 at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$6(PlatformImpl.java:294)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$null$10(GtkApplication.java:245)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
jar:file:/home/sl1pkn07/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin/STM32CubeProgrammerLauncher!/fxml/Config.fxml
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.deploy.uitoolkit.impl.fx.HostServicesFactory
 at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:382)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:418)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:351)
 at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
 at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.HostServicesDelegate.lambda$getInstance$0(HostServicesDelegate.java:52)
 at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.HostServicesDelegate.getInstance(HostServicesDelegate.java:45)
 at javafx.application.HostServices.<init>(HostServices.java:52)
 at javafx.application.Application.getHostServices(Application.java:334)
 at com.st.app.Main.start(Main.java:51)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$8(LauncherImpl.java:863)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$7(PlatformImpl.java:326)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$5(PlatformImpl.java:295)
 at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$6(PlatformImpl.java:294)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$null$10(GtkApplication.java:245)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
 
(java:1397575): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:27:18.763: Imposible encontrar el motor de temas en la ruta al _modulo: «adwaita»,
 
(java:1397575): Gtk-WARNING **: 16:27:18.768: Imposible encontrar el motor de temas en la ruta al _modulo: «adwaita»,
Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" java.lang.NullPointerException
 at com.st.controllers.MainWindowController$1.run(MainWindowController.java:208)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$5(PlatformImpl.java:295)
 at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
 at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$6(PlatformImpl.java:294)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
 at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$null$10(GtkApplication.java:245)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
55 external Loader list
 

greetings

[Carlos Soria]

don't waste your time...its a "know limitation" .... STM32Cube programmer don't work on ubuntu 18.04.

https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/release_note/group0/0e/66/57/b4/f9/ee/4f/73/DM00441049/files/DM00441049.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00441049.pdf

[RLour.1]

Great! A wasted Sunday morning. Someone please post to this thread when they get it fixed.

Rich

[MHHH.1]

Carlos' advisory above may have been valid 3 months ago but it's NOT TRUE now -- I can vouch for having it working on an Ubuntu 18.04 desktop, after installing JFX.

BUT.. am not in the office today (Sunday) and am trying to get it going on a laptop, trying to remember what else I had to do... sorry not hugely helpful but I assure you it will run on 18.04. I use it daily.

[MHHH.1]

SOLUTION for Ubuntu 18.04 CURRENT 22 Feb 2020:   The detail advice is provided in ST's USER MANUAL for the Programmer, which is here:   

https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/user_manual/group0/76/3e/bd/0d/cf/4d/45/25/DM00403500/files/DM00403500.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00403500.pdf   

Relevant instructions for Ubuntu 18.04 are: 

To get STM32CubeProgrammer working with Ubuntu ® 18.04

1. Install OpenJDK 8

a) sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless

2. Set OpenJDK 8 as your default Java Runtime Engine

a) sudo update-alternatives --config java

3. Install OpenJFX

a) sudo apt purge openjfx

b) sudo apt install openjfx=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2 libopenjfx-jni=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2

libopenjfx-java=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2

c) sudo apt-mark hold openjfx libopenjfx-jni libopenjfx-java

To install the STM32CubeProgrammer tool, you need to download and extract the zip

package and execute SetupSTM32CubeProgrammer-vx.y.z.linux, which guides you through the installation process.

~~~~~~~~~

I've just done this on Ubuntu 18.04 on an i5 and it works fine now.  

(And I remember now this was what I had to do a few months back on the desktop mentioned above).  

Good luck all.

[AKucy.1]

Solution from below link fixed my problem:

https://www.fosstechnix.com/install-oracle-java-8-on-ubuntu/

Greetings

kuadamku

[STerr]

Managed to make it work on Ubuntu 18.04 with the following:

• make sure java8 is installed

update-java-alternatives -l

• select java8 on your system with:

sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64

• uninstall any openjfx 11 components

sudo apt remove openjfx libopenjfx-java libopenjfx-jni libopenjfx-java-doc openjfx-source --purge

• install openjfx 8

sudo apt install libopenjfx-java=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2

[AKucy.1]

No, your way doesn't work. Mine works 100%

[MHHH.1]

I tried your way but that didn't work for me. Solved : see my update above -- I find the instructions from the User Manual work fine:

https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/release_note/group0/0e/66/57/b4/f9/ee/4f/73/DM00441049/files/DM00441049.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.DM00441049.pdf

[rclar.6]

I wish this did use OpenJDK. This could mean oracle would have control of the IDE under linux.

[sL1pKn07]

work with OpenJDK, but version 8

[robertwood9170]

I have followed the downgrade instructions and can now run Cube Programmer on Ubuntu 18.04, but when I start it from the command line, I get:

> /usr/local/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin/STM32CubeProgrammer

jar:file:/usr/local/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin/STM32CubeProgrammerLauncher!/fxml/Config.fxml

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.deploy.uitoolkit.impl.fx.HostServicesFactory

   at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:382)

   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:418)

   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:351)

   at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)

   at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348)

...

Also, I can now connect to STM32WB55.USBDONGLE, but I can't read the memory and the device information is not showing. Whey I googled the above error, it appears it was a bug fixed in a later version of openjfx (There is an existing bug on Mac platform that showDocument() will lead to an illegalAccessException. To workaround this problem an --add-exports option is required, i. e. --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eio=javafx.graphics ) that is not available for Ubuntu 18.04 and I don't know how to apply the fix. I also had udev problems that I hopefully fixed properly. Does anyone have Programmer working for a WB55 dongle on Ubuntu 18.04? Is there any visibility on how to get around these problems? Is it expected that ST will address this or should I look for anothe alternative or just give up on the dongle? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.

[RSacc.1]

Got the same issue on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, installed EVERYTHING as described Oracle JDK + JRE, and openjdk using sudo apt get and by hand.

Even tried compiling a java example using Jfx as per the openjfx :

https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/#install-javafx

javac --module-path $PATH_TO_FX --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml HelloFX.java

The example compiled fine but i tried it many times using sudo and not and the STcube programmer exec keeps failing !!!

/usr/local/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin/STM32CubeProgrammerLauncher

Error: Could not find or load main class com.st.app.Main

Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javafx/application/Application

JDK/JRE

 java -version

java version "11.0.7" 2020-04-14 LTS

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.7+8-LTS)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.7+8-LTS, mixed mode)

echo $JAVA_HOME

/opt/jdk/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-11.0.7

romain@romain-linux:/opt/jdk/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-11.0.7/lib$ sudo update-alternatives --display java

java - auto mode

 link best version is /opt/jdk/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-11.0.7/bin/java

 link currently points to /opt/jdk/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-11.0.7/bin/java

 link java is /usr/bin/java

/opt/jdk/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-11.0.7/bin/java - priority 100

/opt/jdk/javafx-sdk-11.0.2/lib$ ls

javafx.base.jar     javafx.media.jar  javafx.web.jar    libavplugin-ffmpeg-56.so libglassgtk2.so      libjavafx_font_freetype.so libjfxmedia.so     libprism_sw.so

javafx.controls.jar javafx.properties libavplugin-54.so libavplugin-ffmpeg-57.so libglassgtk3.so      libjavafx_font_pango.so    libjfxwebkit.so    src.zip

javafx.fxml.jar     javafx.swing.jar  libavplugin-56.so libdecora_sse.so         libglass.so          libjavafx_font.so          libprism_common.so

javafx.graphics.jar javafx-swt.jar    libavplugin-57.so libfxplugins.so          libgstreamer-lite.so libjavafx_iio.so           libprism_es2.so

There you go all proof that everything is done by the book:

1) java home configure

2) java and javac installed

3) ubuntu is configured with the right kit

4) libs from openjfx reside in the JDK lib directory

PLEASE help i think that ubuntu 18 is very mainstream and this should work when the oracle JDK and JRE are installed as per the book and same for the openJFX.

Thanks by advance !

This is really hard to believe that with about 12 years of experience as a developer i cannot get STM32cube to work.

Not a good look and first impression to say the least...

And btw why arent all these instructions about jfx not included in your installer or in a README ?