GetFPV Learn - Installing Drivers for Betaflight

Installing drivers for Betaflight so it can detect and read your flight controllers can be confusing! Which ones do you need and how do you install them? Fortunately, the video below submitted by Derek via the GetFPV Community Program explains exactly what drivers you need to get flying faster!

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2:40 I immediately began cheering at this point. Thank you very much kind sir! You're the only one I have found talking about this after days of searching. You are an oasis, and my new internet hero, I salute you!

[CrawlersCampRc]

Thank you for this vid. Been so long since I installed betaflight I put that new version on my desktop and extracted the folders but forgot the part where clicking on them to install certain one. This should fix my issue

[MrBurleyfish]

Best Betaflight tutorial i have found on you tube. 👍

[chadaztig]

theres something wrong! when i download the link. inside the file it doesnt have those 2 executable files. why?

[JdubU]

Exactly what I was looking for. Helped me get over a touch of the “dah’s” I was having about betaflight.

[carlosmadrigal]

Hi Derek very helpful so far but I'm facing trouble after I click download after I've registered. It says something like "sorry link didn't work" and gives me four options? Sound familiar

[earlhelm]

Thank you - But this stuff shouldn't be so complicated! If you download a piece of software all the drivers should come with the software and install with the app or software.

[leadslinger]

I'm not sure if something has changed in windows but this procedure is not working for me. I have been trying for days to get this to work I'm about to give up and sell all the stuff I just bought. I have tried everything different cables different internet connections even different computers, fixing bricked cellphones is easier then hooking up a quad to betaflight lol. I have not found any information that's has helped so far. Im really suprized it's so difficult to get a bind and fly quad to actually fly.

[datboyblu]

Still not working. Can you point us to the specific usb micro data cable you're using? None of my Windows Vms recognize my plethora of cables, nor did my host (Mac).

[stevendhariss]

When I download cp drivers I didn’t get the 2 runable files like you did so this didn’t work

[diegomong]

I installed the two drivers, and still nothing on windows 11, still my laptop cant see no drone! Bulk drivers he says, what is wrong? Do i really go to a friend with a macbook?😮

[richardlitt]

If i update Betaflight to Version 4.5 do i have to address ESC firmware?

[wardy]

How would one start from scratch? I've had everything working in the past. I attempted doing firmware update on a jumper radio. That called for a different driver tool now none of my drones will connect. I've uninstalled that other driver tool. Uninstalled everything related to betaflight and reinstalled. Impulse driver tool fixes dfu mode but after a power cycle betaflight says failed to open port. Tried zadig as well. Managed to click the wrong USB device and change the driver to my keyboard so now that don't work either. I'm afraid to touch anything with it right now fearing that things will only get worse. Any suggestions where to go next?

[marcostoy]

hey, i do everything you said but still when i plug in my drone my computer doesnt show anything, the drones light come on though. any recommendatins?

[locksmith]

After I extracted all files for the CP210 folder I don’t have the software instsller?

[Levafpv]

Note: The latest version of the Universal Driver can be automatically installed from Windows Update.

[EnhancedNightmare]

Cant get the win7 version of the silabs driver now. :(

[ho-fpv]

Ok my brother I'm going to try it again tonight when I get home from work I was going to do it on sunday but I just got a package from getfpv and I received a brand new flight controller the f 4 flight controller v 2.15 AIO DC w/o s d . So I don't care if I'm tire I just want to know if I'm doing it correct the other flight controller that I have are the cc3d so now I'm going to do it all over what u just did which i also did but maybe i did something wrong. Lol i will let u know if it work .thank u for the video.

[nerdCopter]

+1👍 good going Derek
or use Linux, no drivers needed :) (just those stupid device rules and usergroups settings )

[fpv-droneracing]

This is old school.... there is a tool (for a long time which works always)... Drivers installing is so win98🤣