diff --git a/embedded-workshop-book/src/SUMMARY.md b/embedded-workshop-book/src/SUMMARY.md index 37d55ce..1e79ec4 100644 --- a/embedded-workshop-book/src/SUMMARY.md +++ b/embedded-workshop-book/src/SUMMARY.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ - [Dongle USB functionality is not working](./troubleshoot-usb-dongle.md) - [`cargo run` errors](./troubleshoot-cargo-run-error.md) - [`no probe was found` error](./troubleshoot-probe-not-found.md) + - [`location info is incomplete` error](./troubleshoot-location-info.md) - [DEPRECATED - `nrfutil` setup](DEPRECATED-nrfutil-setup.md) - [Appendix](./appendix.md) - [Using GDB](./gdb.md) diff --git a/embedded-workshop-book/src/troubleshoot-location-info.md b/embedded-workshop-book/src/troubleshoot-location-info.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ddcc7f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/embedded-workshop-book/src/troubleshoot-location-info.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# `location info is incomplete` error + +Problem: Using cargo run --bin hello from within the beginner/apps folder finishes compiling and starts up probe-run. But then the following error is returned: + +```sh +Running `probe-run --chip nRF52840_xxAA target/thumbv7em-none-eabihf/debug/hello` +(HOST) WARN (BUG) location info is incomplete; it will be omitted from the output +Error: AP ApAddress { dp: Default, ap: 0 } is not a memory AP +The LED5 next to the FTDI chip on the DK goes off for a split second but no program is flashed. +``` + +Solution: It seems like my nRF52840-DK was shipped with the MCU in some kind of protected state. Using nrfjprog from the nRF command line tools you can run nrfjprog --recover which makes the MCU exit this state and programming etc. using probe-run works fine again. + +Untested: using [nrf-recover](https://github.com/thalesfragoso/nrf-recover/) may also work. \ No newline at end of file