Out of Range error when burning

[bluesilent9]

Hello everyone,

I bought a couple of Nano clones a while back and they work, but with the old bootloader. I decided to attempt to update them a week ago, and have not had any success so far.

Originally I simply followed the instructions on this Youtube video: Youtube Video . This results in the following response:

avrdude warning: attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x15
avrdude warning: attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x15

avrdude error: protocol expects OK byte 0x10 but got 0x14

avrdude error: protocol expects sync byte 0x14 but got 0x01
avrdude error: protocol expects sync byte 0x14 but got 0x10
avrdude error: initialization failed, rc=-1
        - double check the connections and try again
        - use -B to set lower ISP clock frequency, e.g. -B 125kHz
        - use -F to override this check

avrdude error: unknown response=0x12
Error while burning bootloader.

I then read that I need to connect a 10uF capacitor between reset and ground on the programmer board. I did this and it now results in the following error:

 ***failed;
avrdude warning: ignoring mismatch in unused bits of lock
        (device 0xff != input 0x3f); to prevent this warning set
        unused bits to 1 when writing (double check with datasheet)
avrdude error: address 0x8010 out of range at line 33 of /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/bootloaders/optiboot/optiboot_atmega328.hex
avrdude error: read from file /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/bootloaders/optiboot/optiboot_atmega328.hex failed
Error while burning bootloader.

I then read that you should select the Arduino Uno board when doing this, but I still get the same error. Additionally I read another forum post that recommended downloading the latest Optiboot bootloader from Github, however this post is 4 years old and I have a hard time imagining that the software is that outdated.

My specifications are as follows:
Arduino IDE: 1.8.19
Chips on nanos: ATMega328PU
Arduino AVR Boards Version: 1.8.6

Setup:

Chips on both nanos:

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[kolaha]

that chip may be atmega168

[bluesilent9]

Are you sure about this? The text is physically printed on the chip (Not some dodgy Dymo label). When I select Arduino Nano > ATMega168 and burn bootloader I get the following response:

avrdude error: expected signature for ATmega168 is 1E 94 06
        double check chip or use -F to override this check
Error while burning bootloader.

When attempting to burn the bootloader with Nano > ATMega328p [AKA new bootloader], the following error occurs:

 ***failed;
avrdude warning: ignoring mismatch in unused bits of lock
        (device 0xff != input 0x3f); to prevent this warning set
        unused bits to 1 when writing (double check with datasheet)
avrdude error: address 0x8010 out of range at line 33 of /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/bootloaders/optiboot/optiboot_atmega328.hex
avrdude error: read from file /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/bootloaders/optiboot/optiboot_atmega328.hex failed
Error while burning bootloader.

When attempting to burn bootloader with Nano > ATMega328p (Old Bootloader), the following error occurs:

 ***failed;
avrdude warning: ignoring mismatch in unused bits of lock
        (device 0xff != input 0x3f); to prevent this warning set
        unused bits to 1 when writing (double check with datasheet)
avrdude error: address 0x8010 out of range at line 33 of /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/bootloaders/optiboot/optiboot_atmega328.hex
avrdude error: read from file /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/bootloaders/optiboot/optiboot_atmega328.hex failed
Error while burning bootloader.

Then when attempting to upload code (With the capacitor now removed), the following error occurs with Nano > ATMega168 selected:

Sketch uses 1848 bytes (12%) of program storage space. Maximum is 14336 bytes.
Global variables use 188 bytes (18%) of dynamic memory, leaving 836 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 1024 bytes.
avrdude warning: attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x15
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: unable to open programmer arduino on port /dev/ttyUSB0
avrdude error: unable to open programmer arduino on port /dev/ttyUSB0

When attempting to upload code with Nano > ATMega328 [AKA new bootloader], the following error occurs:

Build options changed, rebuilding all
Sketch uses 1848 bytes (6%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 188 bytes (9%) of dynamic memory, leaving 1860 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: programmer is not responding
avrdude warning: attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude error: unable to open programmer arduino on port /dev/ttyUSB0
avrdude error: unable to open programmer arduino on port /dev/ttyUSB0

But when uploading code with Nano > ATMega328p (Old Bootloader) selected, it uploads correctly.

[kolaha]

real name of chip "Atmel ATmega328P-AU" not "U-TH"

[bluesilent9]

Thanks, I overlooked that. Looks like there's something different with these Thai knockoff versions. I'll probably dig deeper a little later down the track, but because it's compiling and running code without issue for now, I'm going to move onto my other projects.

[b707]

@kolaha

real name of chip "Atmel ATmega328P-AU" not "U-TH"

Does it makes any difference for compiling and uploading? As far I know, these versions are fully compatible one with other.