avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

:slight_smile: kprims

I feel so retarded... followed your last instruction and ......

IT WORKED ! !

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: reading input file "/tmp/arduino_build_212720/sketch_apr24a.ino.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (3674 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.63s

avrdude: 3674 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against /tmp/arduino_build_212720/sketch_apr24a.ino.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file /tmp/arduino_build_212720/sketch_apr24a.ino.hex:
avrdude: input file /tmp/arduino_build_212720/sketch_apr24a.ino.hex contains 3674 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.50s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 3674 bytes of flash verified

avrdude done.  Thank you.

You had the correct solution all the time.

May your Karma increase tenfold!~

and please...... forgive me my stubbornness....
and thank you again, for hangin in there, with me.

Now it's back to breadboarding, since in my frustration, I pulled it all apart.

Charlie