Problem with burning usbasp-bootloader to ATMEGA8 with Arduino

Using Arduino Microcontrollers
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Hey guys,

I want to build a "Metaboard" with an ATMEGA8 (Metaboard Info: Metaboard – Metalab Wiki ).
Just tried to burn the usbasp-bootloader (http://www.obdev.at/products/vusb/usbasploader.html) with an Arduino UNO as ISP, but got some errors:

avrdude: stk500_paged_write(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x64
avrdude: failed to write flash memory, rc=-4
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

I used this manual, Atmega on breadboard with an ext. oscillator (16MHz): http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoISP
...and recognized that UNO seems to be incompatible, but I've read from some people who had success burning bootloaders with UNOs.

In my "boards.txt", I added the following lines:

##############################################################
metaboard.name=Metaboard w/ ATMega8
metaboard.upload.protocol=usbasp
metaboard.upload.maximum_size=7168
metaboard.upload.speed=19200
 
metaboard.build.mcu=atmega8
metaboard.build.f_cpu=16000000L
metaboard.build.core=arduino
 
metaboard.bootloader.low_fuses=0xef
metaboard.bootloader.high_fuses=0xc9
metaboard.bootloader.path=metaboard
metaboard.bootloader.file=mega8_16mhz.hex
metaboard.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F
metaboard.bootloader.lock_bits=0x2F
 
metaboard.upload.disable_flushing=true

What went wrong here - can somebody help me?
I don't have an external programmer, so the Arduino must do it! :wink:

Greetings, Julian

PS: The RX/TX-LEDs flashed some times and after ~10s, I got the errors above.

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metaboard.upload.protocol=usbasp

change to

metaboard.upload.protocol=avrisp

if your using arduino as a uploader, also if your using 1.0 version of the IDE get the 022 version and use its arduinoisp sketch, there is something screwed up with 1.0 (why I dont know it worked perfectly before)

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Done burning bootloader.

Thank you very much, it works fine! :slight_smile:

For others, having the same or a similar problem:
I changed "usbasp" to "avrisp" in boards.txt and uploaded the bootloader with IDE version 0022 with the Arduino-ISP-sketch of 0022.

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Got another problem:
I connected the Metaboard to my PC and after pressing the reset-button, I was able to install it as a USBasp-device and upload a sketch. Works fine.
Than I disconnected the USB-plug and wrote another sketch.
After reconnecting the USB, it's only a "unknown device" - pressing the reset switch don't help.
ArduinoIDE says: avrdude: error: could not find USB device "USBasp" with vid=0x16c0 pid=0x5dc .
It's like the bootloader isn't enabled anymore!?
After re-burning the bootloader, I can upload exactly one sketch that runs until the Atmega is connected to power, but after uploading the sketch, Arduino couldn't find the device anymore... :frowning:

Have you any clue for me, Osgeld?

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not I, I havent even heard of a Metaboard until this post, dont fret though I am sure someone has

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I found my mistake! :slight_smile:

The HFuse was a little bit wrong, it should be 0xc8, that change sets BOOTRST=0 (programmed).
After pressing the Reset-Button, the Atmega jumps into bootloadermode and I'm able to upload new programs via USBasp.

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hi guys , My problem may be little irrelevant related to post here, for that sorry, but i accidentally got my ic atmega 328 burnt. Now i want to replace this with new atmega 328.Now since i have board with burnt Atmega I can't use arduino as isp to burn bootloader in new Atmega.correct me if I am wrong but I think i can directly burn Bootloader selecting TOOLS>>BOOTLOADER>>>AVR ISP in Arduino IDE. I am using arduino uno board.

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if you have an avrisp handy then yes you can

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@Osgeld it may sound pretty dumb but as i am very new to arduino... Doesn't arduino board has its own avrisp? can you explain any method to burn bootloader in new Atmega!!

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the arduino board uses the avr chip that is then programed to act like an avrisp, since you dont have one either bootloaded or working