I've been having a problem with my adafruit USBTinyISP since I installed v17 IDE. Just prior to installing and using V16 I successfully installed a bootloader on 6 ATMega328s (plugged into a Duemilanove). And I've not had a problem uploading sketches with the USBTinyISP either, although I usually use the bootloader.
From my preferences.txt
upload.using=usbtiny
upload.verbose=true
Today I tried to upload a sketch and I get the following avrdude error :
Binary sketch size: 960 bytes (of a 30720 byte maximum)
C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -v -v -v -pm328p -cnull -Uflash:w:C:\Design\Arduino\sketchbook\Blinkcount\Blinkcount\applet\Blinkcount.cpp.hex:i
avrdude: Version 5.4-arduino, compiled on Oct 11 2007 at 19:12:32
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
System wide configuration file is "C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
avrdude: Can't find programmer id "null"
Valid programmers are:
dasa3 = serial port banging, reset=!dtr sck=rts mosi=txd miso=cts [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:776]
dasa = serial port banging, reset=rts sck=dtr mosi=txd miso=cts [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:763]
siprog = Lancos SI-Prog <http://www.lancos.com/siprogsch.html> [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:750]
ponyser = design ponyprog serial, reset=!txd sck=rts mosi=dtr miso=cts [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:737]
frank-stk200 = Frank STK200 [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:702]
blaster = Altera ByteBlaster [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:689]
ere-isp-avr = ERE ISP-AVR <http://www.ere.co.th/download/sch050713.pdf> [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:679]
atisp = AT-ISP V1.1 programming cable for AVR-SDK1 from <http://micro-research.co.th/> [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:669]
dapa = Direct AVR Parallel Access cable [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:658]
xil = Xilinx JTAG cable [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:645]
futurlec = Futurlec.com programming cable. [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:628]
abcmini = ABCmini Board, aka Dick Smith HOTCHIP [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:618]
picoweb = Picoweb Programming Cable, http://www.picoweb.net/ [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:608]
sp12 = Steve Bolt's Programmer [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:597]
alf = Nightshade ALF-PgmAVR, http://nightshade.homeip.net/ [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:581]
bascom = Bascom SAMPLE programming cable [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:571]
dt006 = Dontronics DT006 [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:561]
pony-stk200 = Pony Prog STK200 [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:549]
stk200 = STK200 [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:533]
bsd = Brian Dean's Programmer, http://www.bsdhome.com/avrdude/ [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:522]
pavr = Jason Kyle's pAVR Serial Programmer [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:514]
dragon_dw = Atmel AVR Dragon in debugWire mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:507]
dragon_hvsp = Atmel AVR Dragon in HVSP mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:499]
dragon_pp = Atmel AVR Dragon in PP mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:491]
dragon_isp = Atmel AVR Dragon in ISP mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:483]
dragon_jtag = Atmel AVR Dragon in JTAG mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:475]
jtag2dw = Atmel JTAG ICE mkII in debugWire mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:467]
jtag2isp = Atmel JTAG ICE mkII in ISP mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:459]
jtag2 = Atmel JTAG ICE mkII [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:451]
jtag2fast = Atmel JTAG ICE mkII [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:443]
jtag2slow = Atmel JTAG ICE mkII [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:435]
jtagmkII = Atmel JTAG ICE mkII [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:427]
jtag1slow = Atmel JTAG ICE (mkI) [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:420]
jtag1 = Atmel JTAG ICE (mkI) [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:412]
jtagmkI = Atmel JTAG ICE (mkI) [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:404]
avr911 = Atmel AppNote AVR911 AVROSP [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:398]
avr109 = Atmel AppNote AVR109 Boot Loader [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:392]
butterfly = Atmel Butterfly Development Board [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:386]
usbtiny = USBtiny simple USB programmer [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:380]
usbasp = USBasp, http://www.fischl.de/usbasp/ [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:374]
avr910 = Atmel Low Cost Serial Programmer [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:368]
stk500hvsp = Atmel STK500 V2 in high-voltage serial programming mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:362]
stk500pp = Atmel STK500 V2 in parallel programming mode [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:356]
stk500v2 = Atmel STK500 Version 2.x firmware [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:350]
stk500v1 = Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:344]
stk500 = Atmel STK500 [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:338]
avrisp2 = Atmel AVR ISP mkII [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:328]
avrispmkII = Atmel AVR ISP mkII [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:322]
avrispv2 = Atmel AVR ISP V2 [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:316]
avrisp = Atmel AVR ISP [C:\Arduino\arduino-0017\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:310]
It appears that the programmer choice from preferences.txt can't be found and "null" was substituted.
however the avrdude.conf in the path specified by the command does have the usbtiny defined:
....programmer
id = "usbasp";
desc = "USBasp, http://www.fischl.de/usbasp/";
type = usbasp;
;
programmer
id = "usbtiny";
desc = "USBtiny simple USB programmer";
type = usbtiny;
;
programmer
id = "butterfly";
desc = "Atmel Butterfly Development Board";
type = butterfly;
;
.....
If I change the programmer to bootloader in preferences.txt it works ok (without the USBTinyISP of course).
if I open a command line and try to communicate directly it works fine:
C:\DOCUME~1\ROY>avrdude -c usbtiny -p m328p
AVRDUDE: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s
AVRDUDE: Device signature = 0x1e950f
AVRDUDE: safemode: Fuses OK
AVRDUDE done. Thank you.
C:\DOCUME~1\ROY>
Finally if I try to (re)burn a bootloader to a chip I get read errors on verify but the bootloader is there.
Help?