Upload flash code to SOnOff basic - Failed to open COM5

[fritserasmus]

• [ ] Hardware used : Window 7 64
• [ ] Provide the output of command status 0 :

  
  [06/09/18 17:18:19] Processing sonoff-minimal (platform: espressif8266; board: esp01_1m; framework: arduino)
  PLATFORM: Espressif 8266 > Espressif Generic ESP8266 ESP-01 1M
  SYSTEM: ESP8266 80MHz 80KB RAM (1MB Flash)
  Converting sonoff.ino
  Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
  LDF MODES: FINDER(chain) COMPATIBILITY(soft)
  Collected 42 compatible libraries
  Scanning dependencies...
  Dependency Graph
  |-- <ESP KNX IP Library> v0.5
  |   |-- <EEPROM> v1.0
  |   |-- <ESP8266WebServer> v1.0
  |   |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <ESP8266HTTPClient> v1.1
  |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <SPI> v1.0
  |-- <Adafruit SGP30 Sensor> v1.0.2
  |   |-- <Wire> v1.0
  |-- <OneWire> v2.3.2
  |-- <NeoPixelBus> v2.2.9
  |   |-- <SPI> v1.0
  |-- <ESP8266mDNS>
  |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <Mutichannel_Gas_Sensor> v0.0.1
  |   |-- <Wire> v1.0
  |-- <ESP8266httpUpdate> v1.1
  |   |-- <ESP8266HTTPClient> v1.1
  |   |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <TasmotaSerial> v1.3.0
  |-- <TasmotaMqtt> v1.0.0
  |-- <PubSubClient> v2.6
  |-- <Wire> v1.0
  |-- <ESP8266WebServer> v1.0
  |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <ArduinoOTA> v1.0
  |   |-- <ESP8266mDNS>
  |   |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <DNSServer> v1.1.0
  |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  |-- <IRremoteESP8266> v2.2.1
  |-- <ArduinoJson> v5.11.2
  |-- <Ticker> v1.0
  |-- <I2Cdevlib-ADS1115>
  |   |-- <I2Cdevlib-Core>
  |   |   |-- <Wire> v1.0
  |-- <Adafruit BME680 Library> v1.0.5
  |   |-- <Adafruit Unified Sensor> v1.0.2
  |   |-- <Wire> v1.0
  |   |-- <SPI> v1.0
  |-- <ESP MQTT> v1.0.1
  |-- <Joba_Tsl2561> v2.0.1
  |   |-- <Wire> v1.0
  |-- <ESP8266WiFi> v1.0
  Compiling .pioenvs\sonoff-minimal\src\core_esp8266_timer.c.o
  Compiling .pioenvs\sonoff-minimal\src\core_esp8266_wiring_digital.c.o
  Compiling .pioenvs\sonoff-minimal\src\core_esp8266_wiring_pwm.c.o
  ...................====>>
  I have excluded some lines here as there was no issues in this.
  ...................====>>
  Compiling .pioenvs\sonoff\FrameworkArduino\umm_malloc\umm_malloc.c.o
  Archiving .pioenvs\sonoff\libFrameworkArduino.a
  Linking .pioenvs\sonoff\firmware.elf
  Checking size .pioenvs\sonoff\firmware.elf
  Building .pioenvs\sonoff\firmware.bin
  Memory Usage -> http://bit.ly/pio-memory-usage
  DATA:    [======    ]  64.1% (used 52536 bytes from 81920 bytes)
  PROGRAM: [=====     ]  51.9% (used 543893 bytes from 1048576 bytes)
  Configuring upload protocol...
  Looking for upload port...
  Use manually specified: COM5
  Uploading .pioenvs\sonoff\firmware.bin
  **error: Failed to open COM5**
  error: espcomm_open failed
  error: espcomm_upload_mem failed
  *** [upload] Error 2
  [ERROR] Took 54.90 seconds

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The error message is: error: Failed to open COM5

I suppose it comes from line 66 of platformio.ini

I tried in Windows Device manager to find the COM port, but was not showing there

Any help or pointers would be appreciated

I even tried to run the "esptool usage"
on 
https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Troubleshooting

[Jason2866]

You have to change in platformio.ini the setting to the correct COM Port. This means to the COM Port your Adapter uses. If you dont see here one in the Device Manager than your drivers for the adapter are not correct installed.

[fritserasmus]

:-( The USB Cable I used was causing the problem!!!!! Problem solved when using a good cable

[jeffl78]

I'm having this issue with widows 8.2 on an Asus laptop. I bought a fresh cable to rule that out the other day but I get the same error. I'll look for the port settings and post an update ASAP.