Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:47:44 GMT

Totally agree. It's not like it was time consuming to reinstall one.
I have a saved VM now that I can restore should the problem show up again. In that case, I'll keep a copy of the "stuck" vm and give you a link for your to test it.
Anyway, thanks for your help!
You can close the ticket.

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:52:12 GMT

Hi Steve,

As of now it's difficult for us to understand the issue as we are not able to reproduce this, no one has reported this behavior previously and we cannot manage to get some support information or useful devTools information from your machine. So we suggest that you continue using the VM that works for you. 🙂

-Priyanka

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:04:24 GMT

I will discuss this with experts and get back to you soon with a response.

-Priyanka

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:58:40 GMT

Ok,
If I switch to Output and set nRF Connect from the dropdown menu but it shows nothing.

If I switch to kconfig, here is what is shown:

[Info - 4:46:35 PM] Server starting
[Info - 4:46:35 PM] workspaceFolders: [{'uri': 'file:///c%3A/Projects/myfirstapp', 'name': 'myfirstapp'}, {'uri': 'file:///c%3A/Projects/mysecondapp', 'name': 'mysecondapp'}, {'uri': 'file:///c%3A/Projects/nRF-Connect-SDK-Fundamentals/v2.x.x/lesson2/fund_less2_exer1', 'name': 'fund_less2_exer1'}, {'uri': 'file:///c%3A/Projects/nRF-Connect-SDK-Fundamentals/v2.x.x/lesson2/fund_less2_exer2', 'name': 'fund_less2_exer2'}]
[Info - 4:46:38 PM] Creating context file:///c%3A/Projects/nRF-Connect-SDK-Fundamentals/v2.x.x/lesson2/fund_less2_exer2/build
[Info - 4:46:38 PM] Main build: file:///c%3A/Projects/nRF-Connect-SDK-Fundamentals/v2.x.x/lesson2/fund_less2_exer2/build
[Info - 4:46:38 PM] file:///c%3A/Projects/nRF-Connect-SDK-Fundamentals/v2.x.x/lesson2/fund_less2_exer2/prj.conf
[Info - 4:46:38 PM] Parsing...
[Info - 4:46:48 PM] Load config...
[Info - 4:46:48 PM] Done. 1 diags, 0 warnings
[Info - 4:46:48 PM] Status: True

And here is what it does forever, looping trying to load
tiltbox.tiltsoft.com/.../Egdtp84P7ioYwon

If I set it to "Extension Host", it shows
2023-03-09 16:46:07.193 [info] Extension host with pid 8336 started
2023-03-09 16:46:07.193 [info] Skipping acquiring lock for c:\Users\Steve Jordi\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\workspaceStorage\dac7cc48c1395e6bc3638450ea8e8b43.
2023-03-09 16:46:07.649 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension nordic-semiconductor.nrf-devicetree, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onView:trond-snekvik.devicetree.ctx'
2023-03-09 16:46:08.239 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.emmet, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onLanguage'
2023-03-09 16:46:08.337 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.git-base, startup: true, activationEvent: '*', root cause: vscode.git
2023-03-09 16:46:08.351 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension nordic-semiconductor.nrf-connect, startup: true, activationEvent: '*'
2023-03-09 16:46:13.946 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension nordic-semiconductor.nrf-kconfig, startup: true, activationEvent: '*'
2023-03-09 16:46:14.518 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension nordic-semiconductor.nrf-terminal, startup: true, activationEvent: '*'
2023-03-09 16:46:18.738 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.git, startup: true, activationEvent: '*'
2023-03-09 16:46:18.910 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.github, startup: true, activationEvent: '*'
2023-03-09 16:46:18.996 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.github-authentication, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onAuthenticationRequest:github'
2023-03-09 16:46:19.073 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.debug-auto-launch, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onStartupFinished'
2023-03-09 16:46:19.086 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.merge-conflict, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onStartupFinished'
2023-03-09 16:46:19.113 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl-recommender, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onStartupFinished'
2023-03-09 16:46:19.163 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension pdconsec.vscode-print, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onStartupFinished'
2023-03-09 16:46:19.929 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.microsoft-authentication, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onAuthenticationRequest:microsoft'
2023-03-09 16:46:32.765 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.grunt, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onTaskType:grunt'
2023-03-09 16:46:32.802 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.gulp, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onTaskType:gulp'
2023-03-09 16:46:32.812 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.jake, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onTaskType:jake'
2023-03-09 16:46:33.070 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.npm, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onTaskType:npm'
2023-03-09 16:46:33.162 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension vscode.typescript-language-features, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onTaskType:typescript'
2023-03-09 16:46:33.192 [info] ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension ms-vscode.cpptools, startup: false, activationEvent: 'onTaskType:cppbuild'
2023-03-09 16:46:34.877 [warning] DiagnosticCollection with name 'kconfig' does already exist.

The DevTools CONSOLE:

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../devtoolsconsole.txt

Let me know whether you find anything valuable. I keep that "stuck" VM for us to debug but currently work on a new one installed from a clean base with all latest updated version of OS, VSCode and everything's fine.

Steve

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:20:47 GMT

Hi Steve,

I guess you are looking at the wrong output. Please change the output window to "nRF Connect"

It would also help to get the Developer Tools details too. Please check and attach those as well:

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:31:45 GMT

Yes, but unfortunately I can't access the Welcome screen so I don't have those sections.
If I display the extension configuration, the only thing I get is a subset of the terminal/outpout, etc... and it says
Unable to resolve configuration with compilerPath: "C:\ncs\toolchains\v2.1.2\opt\zephyr-sdk\arm-zephyr-eabi\bin\arm-zephyr-eabi-gcc.exe"

The Generate Support Information command doesn't populate this field.

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:19:18 GMT

It should appear in the "Output" window as shown below:

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:30:26 GMT

Ok I was able to locate it and click on it, but it seems that nothing happens... Is it generated and automatically stored somewhere so I could fetch the generated file?

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:17:52 GMT

You could try pressing "Ctrl+Shfit+P"

This will take you to the command palette and you can select "Generate Support Information".

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:07:40 GMT

The problem is that I can't access this menu since the plugin doesn't load at all...
Any other way to have the support info?

For your info, I fully reinstalled VSCode + nRF tools, etc... to a new clean Windows11 Pro VM, everything to the latest version (Win11 + VSCode) and everything's fine.

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:28:04 GMT

Hi Steve,

Do you still face the loading issue? If not, could you get the Support Information?

-Priyanka

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:56:42 GMT

I have fully uninstalled SDK2.1.1, installed 2.3.0 and it still doesn't work with VSCode 1.76
I have a popup

The troubleshooting link ends up on a 404

But then I checked the parameters for the plugin and hey all point to 2.1.1 instead of 2.3.0

I uninstalled the plugin then nRF Desktop told me I had to install the missing plugin, which it did (from v2.3.0) but the config still shows 2.1.1 and some missing fields. I don't know how to configure them to see whether VSCode takes them into account.

Fully uninstall all SDK and removed the extension from VSCode and reinstalled 2.3.0, fixed all paths to 2.3.0 but still doesn't work. I'll fully reinstall everything in a clean base Win11Pro VM to see if this works better.

Here are the parameters for the plugin config (example is 2.1.2

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:53:31 GMT

I am going to try to fully reinstall the nRF SDK tonight to see whether this changes anything. In my case, the VSCode update happened while the plugin was already loaded. Maybe if I re-install it, it will fix things.

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:52:42 GMT

The only popup I have at launch is "You do not have IntelliSense configured. Unless you set your own configurations, Intellisens may not be functional" Then Select compiler. If select the compiler, it's kind of empty choice.wise.
But this happens before I even try to click on the nRF plugin.

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:50:44 GMT

Hi Steve,

That sounds strange, as I have VSCode v1.76, nRF Connect SDK v4.0.0 and Windows 11, but I am not able to reproduce the issue. Did you try answering the popus in the bottom right?

-Priyanka

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Steve Jordi — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:24:20 GMT

ok,

I think I have found the culprit: Visual Studio Code.
When updating Windows11, at the same time, in the background, VSCode also updated to version 1.76 (February) and since then, nRF Connect doesn't work anymore. It doesn't even show the nRF Welcome page.

Even if I update nRF Connect Desktop to the latest 4.0.0 version, VSCode still doesn't want to operate with the nRF plugin.

To make sure I reverted back to my working VM and disconnected the network card. Then I disabled the auto update in VSCode. Reconnected the card and updated nRF Connect Desktop, everything is fine.
Then I update Windows 11 and it still works.

Did try this on two VMs, one on a Windows machine using VMWare Workstation 17 and one on my Mac using VMWare Fusion 13
I did not try on a physical non VM machine though, so I don't know whether it's related to VMWare or not, but it's doubtful it would.

If I directly launch VSCode from its own desktop icon or from the toolchain, the behavior is the same.

Thanks

RE: Visual Code stuck after Windows 11 update

Priyanka — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:10:36 GMT

Hi Steve,

Do you open VSCode via the Toolchain Manager?

When you open VSCode, do you get some pop up questions on the bottom right corner? If so, please try answering those.

Best Regards,

Priyanka