Pico2W uf2 file problem

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Using the Pimoroni download page I don’t seem to able to install the appropriate micropython uf2 file on the Pico 2W.

The file is picow-v1.25.0-pimoroni-micropython.uf2

When I open the Pico file manager window (press button on power up) and copy across the uf2 file it is copied to the Pico but does not install. It remains as a file in the file manager window.

I can install a standard RPi uf2 file without a problem, but that doesn’t have any of the Pimoroni libraries. I want to use the Pico2W with a Pico Display 2.8”

Any help would be appreciated.

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That’s the wrong uf2 file.
You want https://github.com/pimoroni/pimoroni-pico-rp2350/releases/download/v0.1.0/rpi_pico2_w-v0.1.0-micropython.uf2

from here,
Release Version 0.1.0 - MicroPython 1.25.0 (Preview) · pimoroni/pimoroni-pico-rp2350

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Thanks for the quick reply.

I have downloaded the uf2 and copied it to the Pico2W it works OK and i can use the demo programs for the display.

I think I was having problems because there was a ‘main.py’ on the Pico2W and that was looking for a BME280 breakout during a soft boot. I couldn’t rename or delete the main.py file so I overwrote it with a blank file. That cleared the problem.

Thanks again.