On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 01:49 pm, Alan G4ZFQ wrote:
Have you tried the USBasp on another computer in case there is some incompatibility with the first?
I spent all day on this, using three computers and two different OSs.? None recognize it.? Zadig doesn't find it in "all devices.".
I'm stuck in the gate.
I even tried several distributions of live Linux to see if it was detected under lsusb in terminal.? Typically, even a non-working (or even fake) USB device will at least show up, but it didn't.? I understand that the ATmega8 chip is supported in some kernels.? Apparently not.? This was a static-bagged, sealed unit, and normally those have been QCed, but who knows?
Assuming that the ATmega8A chip doesn't require some absent bootloader, this unit seems to be DOA.? All I get is the red LED showing steady.? I wouldn't think a common USBasp could be this difficult to bring up, as it's a very simple device..
TrueBlue