[solved] programmer is not responding

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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I searched the forum and saw this issue come up several times, but my issue seems to be different so I am starting a new topic.

I've been using an RBBB arduino clone on a macbook with Arduino 0018, it is powered by the USB port. While doing some experiments the laptop shut down abruptly (I don't think I shorted anything). Since then when trying to upload a sketch I get the "programmer is not responding" error.

I tried additional atmega chips and pulled a diecimilia out of another project, they all have the same error now. So it doesn't appear to be the board.

It seems that I did some damage to the USB port... but am still able sync/update my phone via USB so it seems like the USB ports may be ok.

I updated to Arduino 0022 and reinstalled the FTDI driver (did not uninstall the old one, not sure how), same error.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

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This seems to be due to the atmega chip afterall.

I tried the Duemilanove in another computer and got the same error, then I swapped out the atmega328 with a atmega168 and the problem went away. Then I tried it on the laptop and this combination worked again.

Guess I fried my first atmega chip (and possibly USB BUB I was programming the RBBB with), was bound to happen eventually!!