I just got an Arduino and are having problems running the Arduino 0022 IDE software. I have read several existing forum post (listed below) and none of them have helped (,actually they made the problem worse). Thank for any help.
Setup:
I open the blink example and try to upload it to the Ardunio.
First symptom:
Error message: avrdude: ser_send(): write error: sorry no info avail
Note: I did install the drivers and do have the correct serial port selected.
Second symptom: I try clicking upload a second time.
Error messages goes away, but it hangs at "Uploading to I/O Board..." I did notice that "avrdude.exe" is listed under Processes tag in Task Manager, but nothing ever happens (10+ minutes).
Tried:
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1251257342
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Beta and Certified, they results in an error that the serial port is already open.
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I have tried running it as an Administrator.
I have try redownloading Arduino 0022.
Update: Extra information:
The board is an Arduino Uno (ATmega328). The board and cable are working fine (I have tested it on a Windows XP machine) and uploading the code.
When I try to upload, the board does reset (the blink pattern on the pin 13 LED does change, as I have the blink sketch running, but at a faster than normal rate blink rate). It then return to the faster blink pattern (and does not change to the normal/slower blink rate). It reset the setup, I have to unplug the the USB from the Arduino to clear the second error message (which kills the avrdude task and then when I click upload, I get the first error message again).