nRF extension on vscode doesn't load

[Farhang]

Hi,

The nRF Connect Extension on my Windows VS code doesn't load altogether:

I uninstalled VS code - including all it's settings/extensions etc using this post's suggestion (in case anything was corrupt/locked up) - then I installed VS code and then nRF connect Extension pack - that did not help.

In extensions -> nRF Connect Extension Pack -> nRF connect for VS code -> Runtime Status = Not yet activated.

Looking at the log files in VS code I can see this in AppData\Roaming\Code\TIMESTAMP\renderer1.log

[2022-04-01 13:22:42.925] [renderer1] [error] command 'nrf-connect.showWelcomeView' not found: Error: command 'nrf-connect.showWelcomeView' not found
at v._tryExecuteCommand (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/farhang.jalilian/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1680:3532)
at v.executeCommand (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/farhang.jalilian/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1680:3414)
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)

Someone had a similar issue and they hinted that "it was missing a workspace". I already have a workspace and I saved it using File -> Save Workspace As...

Any idea why this is happening?

Full log attached

0434.20220401T131941.zip

[Edvin]

Hello,

Can you please try to remember if you have started some samples, and hence, copied them to some folder on your computer. If that is the case, can you please try to delete that folder (or rename it, so taht it is no longer present in the same path that Visual Studio Code think it is. I have seen this issue occur once, when there was a corrupt project folder, which nRF Connect for VS Code didn't manage to load properly.

Try that, and let me know if it doesn't work.

Best regards,

Edvin

[thanosPr]

Hello,

I am facing exactly the same problem, what i have to do to resolve this issue?

Thanks in advance,

Thanos

[Edvin]

Seeing as the previous user didn't reply, please try deleting all the build folders in the samples you have tested earlier.

[thanosPr]

i have delete all files included build files.

i tried to run vs code stand alone and nrf connect extension is still loading....

[Edvin]

Then, without knowing if this is similar to anything I have seen before, I would suggest you try to remove and reinstall NCS completely (and probably in a different location as well, to be sure). You can also try to uninstall and reinstall nRF Connect for VS Code in Visual Studio Code. 

BR,
Edvin

[thanosPr]

Thanks Edvin,

I am going to try reinstall NCS into other directory.

I will come back with feedback