Programming Lora-E5-Mini with third party ST-LINK v2

[cu_29p]

Another person with the same unresolved problem a year ago:

@duanekaufman

When I try to connect with STM32 ST-LINK programmer, I get:
Can not connect to target!
If you’re trying to connect to an STM32W1xx device, please select Normal or HotPlug mode from Target->Settings menu.
If you’re trying to connect to a low frequency application , please select a lower SWD Frequency mode from Target->Settings menu.

I have been holding down the RESET button, hitting CONNECT on the programmer utility, and letting go of RESET. The STM32CUBEProgrammer doesn’t even give me an error message when I try to use it.

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