VS Code can't clone nrf connect SDK

[mirhamza708]

I am learning development with nrf connect sdk. I installed vs code and in vs code downloaded the nrf connect for vs code extension pack, everything downloads well. On the nrf connect extension menu I go to download toolchain and the toolchain installs okay. but then downloading SDK always throws this error.

The error codes are as follows

 

[00:39:13] Command failed: west init -m https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf --mr v2.4.2
Cloning into 'c:\ncs\v2.4.2\.west\manifest-tmp'...
error: RPC failed; curl 92 HTTP/2 stream 0 was not closed cleanly: CANCEL (err 8)
error: 4674 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOF
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 128: git clone --branch v2.4.2 https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf 'c:\ncs\v2.4.2\.west\manifest-tmp'

Please help I am stuck on this for 2 days now.
Thanks in advance.

[Hung Bui]

Hi Syed, 
I'm not sure why you get the error. But a quick search pointed me to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFhiF3IzbUw

The poster has the same issue as yours and he managed to get around by using a different network. 

In your case it seems that you had the same issue even with a different network ? 

Could you try to test using nRF Connect for Desktop -> Toolchain manager ? 

If you do installing manually, at which step did it stop ?

[mirhamza708]

Is it possible that someone else download this for and then make a zip file of the ncs folder and share with me. and I then extract the file in my C:\ folder, will this work with VS code nrf connect extension?

[Hung Bui]

Hi Syed, 
We don't provide the .zip file for NCS and most likely you will need to install other dependencies to be able to use it. 
I have forwarded the issue to our team, I will let you know if we find anything. 
Could you please send us the full log on the step by step manual installation that you have done until you see the error.

Have you tried to do installing from another network ? 

[mirhamza708]

I followed the same method as shown in https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/2.3.0/nrf/getting_started/installing.html link. I have and the error occurs at the line 

west init -m https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf --mr v2.3.0

before this all the steps went smooth with no errors at all. When this command is executed it starts and reaches to the line Receiving objects and then after downloading something like 30 MBs ends with the error that I initially posted.

I borrowed another friend PC remotely for sometime and downloaded SDK with VS code and it worked without errors, the network is different and also it has windows 11 while on my pc I have windows 10.

Hope that helps in finding the cause of the problem.

[Hung Bui]

Please post the full log including the error.

[mirhamza708]

here is the full log

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.3803]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>choco feature enable -n allowGlobalConfirmation
Chocolatey v2.2.2
Nothing to change. Config already set.

C:\Windows\system32>choco install cmake --installargs 'ADD_CMAKE_TO_PATH=System'
Chocolatey v2.2.2
Installing the following packages:
cmake
By installing, you accept licenses for the packages.
cmake v3.27.9 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.

Chocolatey installed 0/1 packages.
 See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

Warnings:
 - cmake - cmake v3.27.9 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.

C:\Windows\system32>choco install ninja gperf python git dtc-msys2 wget unzip
Chocolatey v2.2.2
Installing the following packages:
ninja;gperf;python;git;dtc-msys2;wget;unzip
By installing, you accept licenses for the packages.
ninja v1.11.1 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
gperf v3.1.0 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
python v3.12.1 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
git v2.43.0 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
dtc-msys2 v1.5.1 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
Wget v1.21.4 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
unzip v6.0.0 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.

Chocolatey installed 0/7 packages.
 See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log).

Warnings:
 - dtc-msys2 - dtc-msys2 v1.5.1 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
 - git - git v2.43.0 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
 - gperf - gperf v3.1.0 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
 - ninja - ninja v1.11.1 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
 - python - python v3.12.1 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
 - unzip - unzip v6.0.0 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.
 - Wget - Wget v1.21.4 already installed.
 Use --force to reinstall, specify a version to install, or try upgrade.

C:\Windows\system32>choco list -lo
Chocolatey v2.2.2
Invalid argument -lo. This argument has been removed from the list command and cannot be used.

C:\Windows\system32>choco list all
Chocolatey v2.2.2
chocolatey 2.2.2
chocolatey-compatibility.extension 1.0.0
chocolatey-core.extension 1.4.0
cmake 3.27.9
cmake.install 3.27.9
git 2.43.0
git.install 2.43.0
KB2919355 1.0.20160915
KB2919442 1.0.20160915
KB2999226 1.0.20181019
KB3033929 1.0.5
KB3035131 1.0.3
ninja 1.11.1
python 3.12.1
python3 3.12.1
python312 3.12.1
vcredist140 14.38.33130
vcredist2015 14.0.24215.20170201
Wget 1.21.4
19 packages installed.

C:\Windows\system32>pip3 install west
Requirement already satisfied: west in c:\python312\lib\site-packages (1.2.0)
Requirement already satisfied: colorama in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from west) (0.4.6)
Requirement already satisfied: PyYAML>=5.1 in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from west) (6.0.1)
Requirement already satisfied: pykwalify in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from west) (1.8.0)
Requirement already satisfied: setuptools in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from west) (69.0.3)
Requirement already satisfied: packaging in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from west) (23.2)
Requirement already satisfied: docopt>=0.6.2 in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from pykwalify->west) (0.6.2)
Requirement already satisfied: python-dateutil>=2.8.0 in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from pykwalify->west) (2.8.2)
Requirement already satisfied: ruamel.yaml>=0.16.0 in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from pykwalify->west) (0.18.5)
Requirement already satisfied: six>=1.5 in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from python-dateutil>=2.8.0->pykwalify->west) (1.16.0)
Requirement already satisfied: ruamel.yaml.clib>=0.2.7 in c:\users\hamza\appdata\roaming\python\python312\site-packages (from ruamel.yaml>=0.16.0->pykwalify->west) (0.2.8)

[notice] A new release of pip is available: 23.2.1 -> 23.3.2
[notice] To update, run: python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip

C:\Windows\system32>cd c:/

c:\>cd ncs

c:\ncs>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 8063-56D3

 Directory of c:\ncs

01/03/2024  06:27 PM    <DIR>          .
01/03/2024  06:27 PM    <DIR>          ..
01/03/2024  10:06 AM    <DIR>          downloads
01/03/2024  10:13 AM    <DIR>          tmp
01/03/2024  10:13 AM    <DIR>          toolchains
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               5 Dir(s)  20,783,288,320 bytes free

c:\ncs>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 8063-56D3

 Directory of c:\ncs

01/03/2024  06:37 PM    <DIR>          .
01/03/2024  06:37 PM    <DIR>          ..
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  20,783,157,248 bytes free

c:\ncs>west init -m https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf --mr v2.3.0
=== Initializing in c:\ncs
--- Cloning manifest repository from https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf, rev. v2.3.0
Cloning into 'c:\ncs\.west\manifest-tmp'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 200532, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (139/139), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (81/81), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining
error: 10595 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOF
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 128: git clone --branch v2.3.0 https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf 'c:\ncs\.west\manifest-tmp'

[mirhamza708]

well this time it passed the west init line but now it gives error on west update.

c:\ncs>west init -m https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf --mr v2.5.0
=== Initializing in c:\ncs
--- Cloning manifest repository from https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf, rev. v2.5.0
Cloning into 'c:\ncs\.west\manifest-tmp'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 200532, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (140/140), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (82/82), done.
remote: Total 200532 (delta 61), reused 116 (delta 58), pack-reused 200392
Receiving objects: 100% (200532/200532), 133.38 MiB | 450.00 KiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (150050/150050), done.
Note: switching to '1fae141fc6713dd331b797fc96c90dc84552242d'.

You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental
changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this
state without impacting any branches by switching back to a branch.

If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may
do so (now or later) by using -c with the switch command. Example:

  git switch -c <new-branch-name>

Or undo this operation with:

  git switch -

Turn off this advice by setting config variable advice.detachedHead to false

Updating files: 100% (8085/8085), done.
--- setting manifest.path to nrf
=== Initialized. Now run "west update" inside c:\ncs.

c:\ncs>west update
=== updating zephyr (zephyr):
--- zephyr: initializing
Initialized empty Git repository in C:/ncs/zephyr/.git/
--- zephyr: fetching, need revision v3.4.99-ncs1
remote: Enumerating objects: 927552, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (92/92), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (58/58), done.
error: RPC failed; curl 92 HTTP/2 stream 5 was not closed cleanly: CANCEL (err 8)
error: 3336 bytes of body are still expected
fetch-pack: unexpected disconnect while reading sideband packet
fatal: early EOF
fatal: fetch-pack: invalid index-pack output
FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 128: fetch -f --tags -- https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-zephyr v3.4.99-ncs1