programmer is not responding

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Troubleshooting
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When trying to upload a simple sketch of making pin13 go on and off i encounter the following error:

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

which is shown twice in the serial screen.

i'm uploading to the /dev/ttyUSB0 serial port and to the Diecimila board
and i'm using gentoo linux.

thanks to anyone who helps :slight_smile:

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oh we REALLY REALLY need an FAQ.

Regarding your question, please use the search box (top right of screen) and just put in that error, you will find hundreds of threads on it...

Mowcius

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I saw that the problem is unknown and usually it solves by itself, I have done anything possible (taking the chip off and returning it, replugging the usb cable) but still nothing works. can anyone guide me through this?

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I saw that the problem is unknown and usually it solves by itself, I have done anything possible (taking the chip off and returning it, replugging the usb cable) but still nothing works. can anyone guide me through this?

Your auto-reset is not working correctly. Hold and release the RESET button right before the Upload occurs.

(BTW, I found that by searching for the error everyone was else was seeing.)

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that still doesnt work :frowning:

bah, i think ill just buy a new board.

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mowcius, install a faq system on your website (cause as we know its a miracle that there is even a forum still working here let alone improvements)

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mowcius, install a faq system on your website

I could put up a nice FAQ page, what articles do you think it needs and do you want to help? :wink:

If we can get a list of what is asked rather too often then I can make a start.

Mowcius

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&domains=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arduino.cc&sitesearch=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arduino.cc%2Fcgi-bin%2Fyabb2%2F&q=avrdude+resp+protocol+error&aq=f&aqi=m1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

::slight_smile:

I know there's a Troubleshooting Guide on this web site but I can't find it right now. If I ever do find that thing, I'll try to describe what I know to be missing.

Pulling too much current through the processor or board seems to be a very common mistake: My board shutdown after X seconds. I burned my finger when I touched the board. My servos worked for X seconds and then become erratic. My LED was really bright and then went out.

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I know there's a Troubleshooting Guide on this web site but I can't find it right now. If I ever do find that thing, I'll try to describe what I know to be missing.

I will take a look but if we get a list here then I can write it all down at least.

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Yes it seams many get this error because they don't select the correct port in the IDE, but it's not allways the case. I for one still haven't found a solution:

http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1282403628/0

and please don't OT