Launch of Cvpcb shows component count but center window is blank

[hobbiedude]

Version 4.0.0-rc2-stable Windows 7, 32bit
Emits some errors about missing files on GET to github on startup, I’d paste them
in here but the text is not select-able in the pop-up error dialog Just appears to be
footprints, they are all zip archives. If I delete the kicad.net
netlist file it still shows 77 components. First time I tried to start this after creating
a schematic, now I am stuck. Is there a debug mode to enable to find out what is
not working here?

[Joan_Sparky]

I think this is in relation to the fp-lib table being not up to date r something similar… without error msg hard to say, but check out these threads/posts:

CvPCB does not see footprints

I just hit this issue too after upgrade to 4.0.1. As pgvoorhees suggests, deleting all the github footprints and then reloading them using the Append With Wizard fixed it for me. To spell it out for noobs like me: In cvpcb, select Preferences => Footprint Libraries. Highlight all the github libraries and right-click => cut. Close cvpcb and reopen it (probably not necessary but I did it anyway). Open the Footprint Libraries again and click Append with Wizard Select Github repository and Sa…

Github footprints problem

Ugh! This seems to be a really old issue The libraries have been reorganized, see e.g.: That page links to a google-spreadsheet with old deprecated libraries and new ones. It seems that the standard fp-lib-table is hopelessly outdated here: this is causing a lot of confusion now so hopefully will be fixed soon…

Instaling Version 4.0.1 trouble

i have made pcb with old version (2013). to day i install new version V4.0.1 when loading old PCB, error arrives : "la couche "Dessus.Silks’ n’est pas définie. this bug is explaine in "migration from old stable " on KICAD HELP page. I MUST CHANGE LAYERS NAME… but how to do that ? thanks for helping.

[hobbiedude]

Problem solved! I followed the steps from BobS and the parts now show up & I don’t get those github GET errors. I did search for this issue but did not find what you posted, so thank you very much! Apparently the install has issues because I had no errors on the installation and took all the defaults.