Mega 2560 doesn't work under Debian

Hi, my board works perfect under Windows but when I try to upload a sketch under Debian 7.0 I get:

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

It seems to be a common issue, tried a bunch of googled suggestions but nothing worked.
I choose the proper board at the IDE, not sure about the port but tried both available options with the same result

Any reliable fix you guys are aware of?

Thanks!

Try a resistor from 5V to RST (or a cap from GND to RST).