Failed to activate pymakr package Mac OS 12.3.1 Atom 1.60.0 x64

[RaspChris]

Command failed: npm install serialport
/bin/sh: npm: command not found
at checkExecSyncError (child_process.js:630:11)
at Object.execSync (child_process.js:666:15)
at Object.execSync (electron/js2c/asar.js:727:23)
at Object.activate (/Users/christine/.atom/packages/pymakr-atom-develop/lib/main.js:17:34)
at Package.activateNow (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:3412128)
at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:3411540
at Package.measure (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:3409118)
at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:3411400
at new Promise ()
at Package.activate (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:3411343)
at PackageManager.activatePackage (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:386057)
at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:915799
at r (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:11:910405)
at n (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:14:1174456)
at /Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:14:1174610
at Socket. (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/static/:14:1173212)
at Socket.emit (events.js:228:7)
at Pipe. (net.js:664:12)

The error was thrown from the pymakr package. This issue has already been reported.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Chris

[jakobrosenberg]

Hi @RaspChris , could you try install Node and see if that fixes your issue?

Alternatively, you can also try the upcoming v2 of Pymakr for VSCode, which shouldn't have any Node dependency. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=pycom.pymakr-preview

[clavay]

Hi @RaspChris , could you try install Node and see if that fixes your issue?

This works for me on Debian 11 :

sudo apt install npm

[RaspChris]

Well, sorry but no success yet (probably my lack of experience).

1. sudo apt install npm gave me : Unable to locate a Java Runtime. Please visit http://www.java.com for information on installing Java. After installing java, same issue. (I can navigate terminal a bit but not so much)

2. Pymakr 2 in VSC : improvment as pymakr could recognise the existence of the board !!! However it didn't seem to access it. I tried safe reboot to no avail
   

3. Pymakr 2 in Atom : same thing Pymakr see the board but cannot connect

Now what worries me is that I upgraded the firmware of the board (before understanding that pymakr was a problem). Could it be that it went wrong ?

Thank you.
Chris

[RaspChris]

Connection timed out.
Failed to connect (Error: Port is not open).

Thank you
Chris

[jakobrosenberg]

If you connect your device in Pymakr Preview and open a terminal, do you get any feedback if you spam the terminal with CTRL + C or CTRL + F?

If not, I think the issue is with your device. In that case, you can try reflashing it or contact Pycom technical support.

sudo apt install npm gave me : Unable to locate a Java Runtime. Please visit http://www.java.com/ for information on installing Java. After installing java, same issue. (I can navigate terminal a bit but not so much)

Java is entirely different from Javascript. I'm not sure why you got that error, but npm is part of node, so I assume that's the package you meant to install.

[RaspChris]

Thank you so much for answering !!!

So pymakr now opens a terminal and try connecting with the right USB address when I plug in the device. But doesn't connect.
Safe booting doesn't work... Ctrl+ C or F neither.

I will try reflashing. Thank you
Chris

[jakobrosenberg]

Did you manage to get it working? 🙂

[RaspChris]

No.
I tried several things none worked (no message)
When I release the reset button from the Lopy4, I get :

ets Jun 8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff8020,len:8
load:0x3fff8028,len:2128
load:0x4009fa00,len:19760
entry 0x400a05bc

I contacted support....