New Project fails, what am I missing?

[PJR42]

Have installed STM32CubeIDE on my Debian Linux system.

Following the QuickStart Guide, I try: File > New > STM32 Project

and it thinks about it and the gives me:-

What did I forget to do and where does it tell me to do it?

[TDK]

That's the page to select a chip, which you need to do. Maybe you need to resize the window or something to see the options.

[PJR42]

Sorry, I cropped the screenshot to just show the message.

This is the sequence of events after File > New > STM32 Project:

First it appears to be doing something ...

 

Then the Target Selection windows opens, empty ...

  

I have checked out Installation to Project instructions and walk-through videos and they all show this last window fully populated.

Luckily, I haven't invested in any hardware yet 😉

Also noticed and it may be related.

If I select Help > Check for Target Selector Device Database Updates,

I get this:

 Which just sits there until I get bored and close it.

[TDK]

You do need to be connected to the internet as downloads some packages, at least the first time you run it. If you're behind a proxy, it probably won't work out of the box. If that's not it, I'm not sure.

You could try standalone STM32CubeMX to see if it has the same issue.

[PJR42]

The internet connection is permanent and the other software update and install functions from Help all work.

I checked my firewall and it is not blocking any outgoing connection attempts.

As for standalone STM32CubeMX:

Downloaded and installed it and it does not show the problem, neither does it cure it in STM32CubeIDE.

If it actually works, I went no further than checking the Target Selector, then I suppose it could be a workaround albeit rather clumsy ...

more of a Disintegrated Development Environment.

Would be nice to get it working properly :smirking_face:

[PJR42 · Accepted solution]

Sorted!

A bit more searching with a modified question lead me to this:-

https://community.st.com/s/question/0D50X0000C8elXsSQI/target-selection-window-is-empty

So, Wayland strikes again! I have now disabled Wayland and STM32CubeIde is working as it should 😊

[Piranha]

Sounds more like Eclipse strikes again... 🙂

[PJR42]

That is a whole different argument :D

But I find it easier to disable Wayland than rewrite Eclipse (and Synaptic) to be compatible (and probably others as well ...) :smirking_face: