Avr dude no letting me upload my sketch

How to get rid of this AVR dude ?(I have a arduino uno clone )

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x80
Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 1

Please mention every possible way to try out ....

there are tons of reasons why this could happen, some frequent ones are bad cable, bad board selection, driver not installed, wrong boot loader, issues with other stuff wired on the board (like on pin 0 and 1 for the UNO) or short circuits, or defective board and more...

what have you researched and tried?

There is a communication problem between your computer and the Arduino. First, try uplugging and re-plugging in the Arduino. If not, check out this answer and see if it helps.

https://forum.arduino.cc/t/avrdude-stk500_getsync-attempt-1-of-10-not-in-sync-resp-0x00/669309/2

I have tried replugging, updating drivers ,changing port,changing the board to the chinese one in ide ,many more.Still no solution....

What OS?

Post #4 sounds like WindOS

Yeah I figured so too, but you never know if they use Win 98...

Widows 11

With your Uno plugged in:

In the Device Manager, is there any device with USB in the name, with an exclamation mark?

Yes there is showing USB-SERIAL CH340(COM4) [In Ports] but there is no exclamation mark.

Hi @infinvo. Please try this experiment and then report back with the results:


:exclamation: This procedure is not intended to solve the problem. The purpose is to gather more information.


  1. Connect the Arduino board to your computer with a USB cable.
  2. Press and release the button on the Arduino board that is marked "RESET".

Now please reply here on the forum thread with the answer to the following question:

  • Did you see the "L" LED blink multiple times quickly immediately after you released the "RESET" button?

yes , the L led is blinking after pressing the reset

You haven't answered the question if anything is connected to pins 0 and 1. Please do so.

Does it disappear when you unplug the board?

That is a good sign; at least the bootloader is working. Did you select the correct board in the IDE? Did you select the correct port in the IDE; it should be the one that Windows device manager tells you (COM4 based on your current information).

Nothing was connected to pin 0 and 1 ,Yes it disappears when i unplug the board and I had selected correct board and port from the IDE .

In that case I unfortunately do not know.

anything connected elsewhere ?

I assume you did try a different UNO, or 328 chip?

Nope

No, I don't have anything other than that .

Make sure to use a known good USB data cable. Charger cables don't work.