Problems with Leonardo, can't upload programs, loopback test failed

Using Arduino IDE 1.x
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Hi.
I bought Leonardo few days ago. I've connected it to PC, installed drivers (those from "drivers"), but i can't upload any sketch. Settings are correct (COM36, checked in Device manager; board-> Leonardo). When I'm trying to do so, i get this error:

Found programmer: Id = "B«@"; type =
Software Version =
avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it
isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?

Arduino IDE restarted Leonardo (but it takes about minute since it says that it's "Loading"). Lenoardo have never blinked TX led, not even once.
Self loopback test also failed. Processor is in reset, but PC can't see Arduino. I've already reinstalled drivers, also i've checked other USB ports - but i can install drivers only if arduino is connected to the current one (the DVB-T dongle i have is also working only on this one port).
Any ideas? :frowning:

//edit: I'm using windows 7 64-bit.

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OK, it's working!
I've changed cable, but it still wasn't working. So I've reinstalled all drivers again (fifth/sixth time?), and it's working. No idea what was wrong, but well... It's working now, so whatever :wink:

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Just had the same problem with my new Arduino Micro:
I first installed the driver from an administrator account on my XP machine, everything looked ok and I got a new COM5.
I then switched from the admin account to my usual one (with limited user privileges)
Uploading Blink example failed with same avrdude error as above.

I then tried to move the Arduino from a port on an USB hub directly to the computer's USB port the hub was originally connected to. XP then detected a "new device". As I wasn't confident about the new installation that followed from my limited rights account, I switched again to my administrator account and redid the install. This time I got a COM7 port (COM5 "being used", the system said...)
Back to my user account, I tried to upload the Blink example again and this time it worked. It was not even needed to press and hold the reset button on the board.

I don't know what from the hub or the driver installation was faulty, but fiddling with this solved the problem.

What remains unclear to me is the numbering of COM ports. We can see in the log that my COM7 is indeed used, but then there is a COM6 involved (I never configured any COM6) and I don't know what is now "using" my original COM5...

Binary sketch size: 4'816 bytes (of a 28'672 byte maximum)
Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port COM7
PORTS {COM1, COM2, COM7, } / {COM1, COM2, COM7, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, COM7, } / {COM1, COM2, COM7, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, COM7, } / {COM1, COM2, COM7, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, COM7, } / {COM1, COM2, COM7, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, COM7, } / {COM1, COM2, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, } / {COM1, COM2, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, } / {COM1, COM2, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, } / {COM1, COM2, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, } / {COM1, COM2, } => {}
PORTS {COM1, COM2, } / {COM1, COM2, COM6, } => {COM6, }
Found Leonardo upload port: COM6
D:\bin\arduino-1.0.2\hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude -CD:\bin\arduino-1.0.2\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -v -v -v -patmega32u4 -cavr109 -P\\.\COM6 -b57600 -D -V -Uflash:w:C:\DOCUME~1\rik\LOCALS~1\Temp\build750296717876464168.tmp\Blink.cpp.hex:i
.
<SNIP>
.
avrdude: 4816 bytes of flash written
avrdude: Send: L [4c] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0d] 
avrdude: Send: E [45] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0d] 

avrdude done.  Thank you.

Setting baud rate to 9600 on COM7
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