Eslint Resolve error: Cannot find native binding

Question

When trying to run eslint on my HP EliteBook 640 G11 (Intel Core Ultra 5 125U) I got this error:

C:\Users\test\Work\eslint-native-binding-test\eslint.config.mjs
   1:1   error  Resolve error: Cannot find native binding. npm has a bug related to optional dependencies (https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/4828). Please try `npm i` again after removing both package-lock.json and node_modules directory.
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\test\Work\eslint-native-binding-test\node_modules\unrs-resolver\index.js:376:11)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1692:14)
    at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1824:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1427:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1250:12)
    at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)
    at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1449:12)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:135:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\test\Work\eslint-native-binding-test\node_modules\eslint-import-resolver-typescript\lib\index.cjs:30:31)  import/no-unresolved

But on my Desktop PC (AMD CPU) it works well. I have spend a lot of time to solve it but no luck.

Please take a look at this (just for test) repo https://github.com/HakkaMc/eslint-native-binding-test and read the description and steps in the README. Probably the problem is with newer Intel architecture?

Thanks to everybody who is going to try it.

UPDATE:

The problem on my HP notebook was solved by installing several original HP hardware drivers for Windows! Using drivers installed by Windows Update system was not sufficient.

Answer 1

I experienced a similar issue related to Node.js version mismatch between my system and VSCode's ESLint extension.

My Setup:

• Node.js version manager: asdf
• The ESLint extension in VSCode was using a different Node.js version than the one specified by asdf

Solution:
Adding the following setting to my VSCode `settings.json` resolved the issue:

{  
    "eslint.runtime": "node"  
}  

This ensures that the ESLint extension uses the same Node.js version from your system PATH (managed by asdf, nvm, etc.) instead of VSCode's built-in Node.js runtime.

Hope this helps someone facing similar issues!

Answer 2

I faced error

ERROR Cannot find native binding. npm has a bug related to optional dependencies (https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/4828). Please try npm i again after removing both package-lock.json and node_modules directory.

when creating new project on nuxt js. I've upgraded npm verison (npm update -g npm) to [email protected], then had to uprade node also from v18.18.2 to v22.9.0 (nvm install 22.9.0), as new version of npm supports only node versions ^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0. Then everything works. (btw I'm sitting on Apple M2 core).

So, maybe upgrading npm and nodejs versions could help you