avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

johnwasser:
Remember that once you have use an ISP to upload a sketch you have wiped out the bootloader and can no longer upload through serial. To fix that you have to upload a fresh bootloader.

Thanks I did not know that. I uploaded a new boot loader via the uno and still the FTDI does not work. Also when I connect the FTDI, the board flashes about 20 times a second but if I jumper the VCC from the header to the VCC on the board it goes back to flashing once a second.

I am thinking it is a problem with some of the pins. When I use my multimeters continuity testing it says that the RXI pin is connected to the VCC pin. But not the VCC on the header. I made a pic showing what pin is connected to what.

Thanks!
Tyler

Edit:
By the way, on the back of the board it says "Deek-Robot"