STM32IDE(1.18.0) error fails to start GDB after download

[安和486mmk]

Edit by ST Moderator: This post has been translated from Chinese to comply with the ST Community Terms and Conditions (§10.2).

STM32IDE (1.18.0) for the STM32F103C8T6 always fails to start the GDB after download and installation, and there is no method on the web page or official manual. Recent successes are STM32IDE (1.17.0) still working in mid to early February, and STM32IDE (1.17.0) not working at the end of February. (ST-link V2 to STM32F103C8T6)

Original:

3C8T6M32F的STM32IDE （1.18.0） 下载安装后总是无法启动 GDB，网页上的方法和官方手册也没有。最近的成功是 STM32IDE （1.17.0） 在 2 月中旬到初仍在工作，而 STM32IDE （1.17.0） 在 2 月底无法正常工作。（ST-link V2 to STM32F103C8T6）

[Peter BENSCH · Accepted solution]

Welcome @安和486mmk to the community!

please upload a legible photo (front and back) of the ST-LINK/V2.

The board with STM32F103C8T6 - is it a so called Blue Pill?

Regards
/Peter

[AScha.3]

See message in console : wants st-link update first !

So go menu Help -> st-link upgrade ...

then try again connect/debug .

[TDK]

It says you need to upgrade the STLink firmware. I would suggest starting there.

[安和486mmk]

但我已经更新了它

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Google Translate:

But I have updated it

[安和486mmk]

或

  

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[TDK]

Fake board, fake programmer. What could go wrong?

[Andrew Neil]

So, yes - that is a "Blue Pill".

Beware that it's likely to have a fake STM32:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-products/blue-pill-stm32f1-programs-ok-via-arduino-ide-but-not-keil-chip/m-p/668483

And that's also not a genuine ST-Link:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus/how-to-recognize-a-genuine-st-link-v2-versus-a-cloned-one/tac-p/703663/highlight/true#M965

[AScha.3]

1. did you upgrade ?

See message in console : wants st-link update first !

So go in IDE : menu Help -> st-link upgrade ...

success ? 

2. connect setting in IDE: software reset

 -> then try again connect/debug .

-> then it should work.

[安和486mmk]

没有推荐的便宜的STlink，官网太贵买不起了。

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Google Translate:

I don’t have any recommended cheap STlink products. The ones on the official website are too expensive and I can’t afford them.