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Title: Re: My PC cannot detect my ledger through electrum.
Post by: jackg on March 02, 2023, 02:29:13 AM
I've used a trezor with electrum before so can only speak from that experience but you normally have to disconnect the device and then restart the software on your computer that lets the hardware wallet interact with electrum. If you miss out that step with trezor the previous wallet often holds a lock on the device (you might just have to pair them before loading up electrum too).


Title: Re: My PC cannot detect my ledger through electrum.
Post by: Macadonian on March 02, 2023, 02:15:24 PM
Maybe try a different usb cable and a different usb port on your computer? Some times the communication can be lost because the cable is a usb 2 and the port is 3 or damage to the cable can cause interference and not a strong enough communication to the ledger but can be used for other things.


Title: Re: My PC cannot detect my ledger through electrum.
Post by: dkbit98 on March 02, 2023, 07:34:07 PM
I don't want to try anything else without someone else's input here. Anyone else have had this problem before?
Thousands of people have many issues with ledger nono X, it's one of the worst hardware wallets in the world.
Most problems are coming from bad battery and firmware issues, but in your case I would first make to sure to have latest firmware update and Bitcoin app in ledger live.
Ledger recently released new update and they changed a bunch of things, app size increased again for some coins (surprise, surprise).
If everything is updated I would try connecting with some alternative software wallets that support ledger, for example Sparrow wallet.


Title: Re: My PC cannot detect my ledger through electrum.
Post by: mk4 on March 03, 2023, 04:33:11 AM
I've always had problems with connecting my Ledger device to software wallets(mostly MetaMask) when the Ledger Live app is open. If you leave that app open(or any other app that connects to your Ledger), try closing it to prevent potential interference.


I'm excited for the new Ledger Stax coming out. How about you guys?
Looks good but I can't justify purchasing one with that pricetag lol. Probably something I'd buy if I performed really greatly with my investments this year.


Title: Re: My PC cannot detect my ledger through electrum.
Post by: SFR10 on March 03, 2023, 01:07:17 PM
Went to windows settings and removed device.
Did you immediately plug it back in to reinstall it or you restarted your computer first?

Anyone else have had this problem before?
I'm not a Ledger user, but I remember reading "some" users were able to make it work while giving administrator rights to Electrum [you might want to do the same with LL as well].

I'm excited for the new Ledger Stax coming out. How about you guys?
I'm not that excited :P