I just got my Heltec V4 today, but after a few hours of trying I simply cannot flash meshtactic on it. I’ve only tried v2.7.x versions.
I consistently get “NetworkError: Failed to execute ‘open’ on ‘SerialPort’: Failed to open serial port”
I’ve tried all combinations mentioned in this thread but nothing seems to work.
I am on Linux mint, I’ve tried both chromium and chrome, I’ve tried different usb-cables (both A-C and C-C, all with verified data connections)
I can see the device with lsusb as “Espressif USB JTAG/serial debug unit”
Anyone know where I need to look for a solution? This has been a seriously shitty start to my meshtastic adventure.
You might have to add your user account to the Dialout group. I won’t swear to that, but it might be a thing.
This was exactly it! Added my user to dialoit and it worked right away
I’m glad to hear it. The thing that made me think of it is that I tried to download the command line interface and it gave me an error connecting to it, telling me that I had to be in the dialogue group just recently.
Seems there are no nodes within reach of me though 🤥 at least not with a handheld device and the antenna it came with…
Well, that’s definitely no fun. Have you checked meshmap.net? It’s a voluntary map where people can put themselves on it if they want to.
Hm, yeah closest one on meshmap is ~65km away. But there should be a rooftop node about 26km from me with a large-ish omni antenna according to the local meshtastic discord
In that case, if you can get a node on your roof or something like that, you might have a chance of picking that one up.
Yeah the WAF of the aesthetics in that solution is probably not high enough for that to be an option