before asking i have tried over & over to find the .ino file in the download, i have followed the directions step by step & when attempt to “Open the firmware folder and select the current Marlin.ino file” there is no .ino file in there just whats in the images bellow.
if i open the arduino file its empty.
i have flashed a fair amount of boards & haven’t came across this problem
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Open the Marlin folder.
Oh, wait. In file explorer, click on view at the top, then check “file name extensions”. Why msft makes extensions hidden by default is a freaking mystery.
I did open that folder, that’s the 2nd image i posted. there is an Arduino file in there but its not an .ino file & when i open it there is nothing in it ,no configuration.h ,nothing.
Try opening the Arduino IDE first, then from the file menu, choose File -> Open and then choose that arduino file from your second screenshot.
Edit: Wait, I think the problem is that it’s in a zip file. You have to extract everything into a regular folder first, then open the Arduino file.
I really appreciate your trying to help, unfortunately I have tried all the suggestions prior to the initial post,.
1st thing I did after the download is extract to desktop
2nd was followed the instructions & connected the board & got to the marlin folder & that’s where I’m stuck.
The ino file is right there. But the real problem you are having is that you are looking inside of a zip file. You can tell by the path in the address bar and the fact that your image called screenshot 3 shows the compression ratios next to each file. Just extract/copy the files out of the zip file and it should work fine. (I hope). The ino file I think is the one in the picture that says it’s an ardunio file.
Microsoft doesn’t let you open many programs with files in a zip file. I am sure that arduino is opening the marlin.ino file and not finding any of the other code files because they are hidden in a zip file.
