No ST-LINK detected! - Nucleo F303K8T6 - Cube IDE 1.11.2 - (GDB Server not started)

[Tobe]

I already spend many hours trying to figure out why flashing the nucleo does not work.

What i found out so far:

ST-LINK_gdbserver.exe is not started from IDE. Starting it with the copied commandline, it only works with a port other than the default one. When it is started, the LED of the nucleo starts flashing green/red (!).

I can launch stlinkserver and gdb server, so that they are running, but still i got the problem. I already tried many options as openOCD, checking the ST-LINK S/N box and scan inserted a longer number. Also tried all resetbehaviours. Log to file did not create a file from gdb-server and shared ST-LINK did not change the outcome.

Changing the frequency did not work either.

The firmware of the stlink is V2.J42.M27.

Also i updated the firmware to exclude mass storage.

stlinkserver is started from the IDE with "-a -p7184".

This error message is really lacking with some more details. Maybe there is a log for it somwhere?

[Tobe]

I could get some debug from the stlink server. It seems that the st-link can not be detected, but with the firmwareupgrade tool it works.

Debug: 1 1 : create_listening_sockets
Debug: 2 3 : Entering create_listening_sockets()
Debug: 3 5 : Creating the list of sockets to listen for ...
Debug: 4 8 : interface, tcp port : (null) , 7184
Info : 5 10 : default port : 7184
Debug: 6 12 : getaddrinfo successful. Enumerating the returned addresses ...
Debug: 7 15 : Processing Address 020f4f10 returned by getaddrinfo(1) : (null)
Debug: 8 20 : Created socket with handle = 176
Info : 9 22 : 127.0.0.1:7184
Debug: 10 23 : Socket bound successfully
Debug: 11 27 : Non Blocking Setting
Debug: 12 29 : alloc_init_sock_info : Allocated 00342bc8
Debug: 13 31 : Added socket to list of listening sockets
Debug: 14 34 : Freed the memory allocated for res by getaddrinfo
Debug: 15 37 : Exiting create_listening_sockets()
Debug: 16 42 : libusb_init, libusb version : 1.0.23.11397 : http://libusb.info
Debug: 17 45 : libusb_get_device_list entry
Debug: 18 95 : non_blocking_accept_main
Debug: 19 97 : Entering non_blocking_accept_main
Debug: 20 4457 : listening state : 1
Debug: 21 4459 : Entering process_accept_event() on socket 176, sock_info 00342bc8
Info : 22 4463 : 127.0.0.1:52870
Debug: 23 4464 : alloc_init_sock_info : Allocated 00634fc8
Debug: 24 4470 : Added accepted socket 316 to list of sockets
Debug: 25 4515 : count stlink_usb_list :0
Debug: 26 4516 : Refresh: List USB :0
Stlk : 27 4518 : TCPCMD REFRESH_DEVICE_LIST : return 1
Stlk : 28 4522 : TCPCMD GET_NB_DEV : 0 device(s)
Stlk : 29 4524 : TCPCMD GET_NB_DEV : 0 device(s)
Error: 30 4526 : recv returned 0. Remote side has closed gracefully. Good.
Debug: 31 4531 : List of SockInfo 00418004
Debug: 32 4533 : Delete SockInfo next 00418004, list previous 00342bc8
Debug: 33 4537 : Freed sock_info at 00634fc8
Debug: 34 4539 : ask_to_kill asked

[KDJEM.1]

Hello @tobias Köhler​ ,

Try "Connect under reset" mode.

I advise you to refer to this FAQ: How to solve debugger connection issues.

If you try to launch a debug session with two ST-LINK connected, a pop-up message appear as shown in the figure below: 

Please refer to AN4989 and precisely Appendix C Managing various targets on the same PC/ STM32Cube IDE section.

I hope this help you to solve the issue!

Kaouthar.

[Tobe · Accepted solution]

I found the problem, and a work around after like 14 hours of trying:

The problem is the gdb server, that is not started with the standard settings. But when you copy the gdb command, and execute it in a seperate cmd, and choose remote gdb server (changing the port might be needed too!), it then works! Now i just need to automate the manual starting of the gdb server. But i ran out of juice for now 😉