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Hi,
I saw that the arduino compiler genarates a hex code of my program. if I send that code without  the bootloader to atmega8 will it work correctly?

regards,
Nuri

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Hi nuri

Yes you can just take the HEX file and burn it into the chip using either a serial programmer like the AVRISP or the STK500 but even using a super cheap parallel port programmer you can find here http://arduino.berlios.de/index.php/Main/ParallelProgrammer

hope this helps

massimo

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Is there a low-cost bootloading solution for Mac?  I see that the bootloader is included in 003, so I'm curious as to what the hardware options are.  If I use the AVRISP, can I use it with a USB>serial adapter?  Or if I build my own parallel programmer, can I get a USB>parallel adapter and use that?  Thanks!

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 I normally program the bootloader on my arduino boards using AVRISP and a keyspan USB-Serial adapter
works like a charm

btw any arduino board can be turned into an USB AVRISP programmer thanks to this software http://www.matwei.de/doku.php?id=en:electronics:usbisp

you just need to build the right cable

the code is written in C and requires some tweaking but an expert can do it

massimo