Okay, let's try to untangle this.
First, if the device shows up as "RP2 Boot" it isn't running Python. You will not be able to connect to it with Thonny in that state.
Second, the firmware you mention is for the Pico 2 W, whereas you have a Pico (or Pico W). Download the right firmware for your board.
Third, wildly installing drivers based on ChatGPT "hallucinations" or forcing things with Zadig is rarely a good idea. Remove all the drivers that you installed for "RP2 Boot" (both interfaces) and let Windows auto-detect the device again. The virtual drive does not require you to install a third-party driver.
If it still does not work after all this, post the complete output of USB Device Tree Viewer https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtreeview_e.html for the "RP2 Boot" device.
First, if the device shows up as "RP2 Boot" it isn't running Python. You will not be able to connect to it with Thonny in that state.
Second, the firmware you mention is for the Pico 2 W, whereas you have a Pico (or Pico W). Download the right firmware for your board.
Third, wildly installing drivers based on ChatGPT "hallucinations" or forcing things with Zadig is rarely a good idea. Remove all the drivers that you installed for "RP2 Boot" (both interfaces) and let Windows auto-detect the device again. The virtual drive does not require you to install a third-party driver.
If it still does not work after all this, post the complete output of USB Device Tree Viewer https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtreeview_e.html for the "RP2 Boot" device.
Statistics: Posted by czietz — Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:55 pm