Upload to Nano fails: "stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding"

@rolfdegen definitely deleted the bootloader that was on the board from the factory:

so I don't think it makes sense to talk about the factory state of the board at this point.

Hello. Today I got an original Arduino Nano from Reichelt (green). It can be programmed without any problems via USB with Arduino IDE 2.3.4 :slight_smile:


FQBN: arduino:avr:nano
Using board 'nano' from platform in folder: C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6
Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6

Detecting libraries used...
C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -IC:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino -IC:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\eightanaloginputs C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\arduino\sketches\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp -o nul
Generating function prototypes...
C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -IC:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino -IC:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\eightanaloginputs C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\arduino\sketches\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp -o C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Temp\2998715944\sketch_merged.cpp
C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\builtin\tools\ctags\5.8-arduino11/ctags -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Temp\2998715944\sketch_merged.cpp
Compiling sketch...
"C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.6\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.6\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1\\sketch\\Blink.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1\\sketch\\Blink.ino.cpp.o"
Compiling libraries...
Compiling core...
Using precompiled core: C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\arduino\cores\arduino_avr_nano_cpu_atmega328_0de10db44c57759b004e66d3410cc783\core.a
Linking everything together...
"C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-gcc" -Wall -Wextra -Os -g -flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega328p -o "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1\\sketch\\Blink.ino.cpp.o" "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/..\\..\\cores\\arduino_avr_nano_cpu_atmega328_0de10db44c57759b004e66d3410cc783\\core.a" "-LC:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1" -lm
"C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom=alloc,load --no-change-warnings --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.eep"
"C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -R .eeprom "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.hex"

"C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-size" -A "C:\\Users\\rolfd\\AppData\\Local\\arduino\\sketches\\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.elf"
Sketch uses 934 bytes (3%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2039 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
"C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/bin/avrdude" "-CC:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf" -v -V -patmega328p -carduino "-PCOM14" -b115200 -D "-Uflash:w:C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\arduino\sketches\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.hex:i"

avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM14
         Using Programmer              : arduino
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 115200
         AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
         Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PC2
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
         Memory Detail                 :

                                  Block Poll               Page                       Polled
           Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
           ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
           eeprom        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
           flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : Arduino
         Description     : Arduino
         Hardware Version: 3
         Firmware Version: 4.4
         Vtarget         : 0.3 V
         Varef           : 0.3 V
         Oscillator      : 28.800 kHz
         SCK period      : 3.3 us

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: reading input file "C:\Users\rolfd\AppData\Local\arduino\sketches\3DC6FB58F3C5CA77E604E5C993B92DB1/Blink.ino.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (934 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.38s

avrdude: 934 bytes of flash written

avrdude done.  Thank you.