AVR-Chat

> Did you try the proccess using a dos box and running the dos 
> program "AVRprog.exe" it is located in
> "C:\Program Files\Atmel\AVR Tools\AvrProg" (if you installed in
> the default place. just before running it, make sure the STK500 is 
> plugged into the serial port (and IIRC it is in program mode (no 
> jumpers, target uC, deafult links, powered up with the prog button
> held)

Thanks!

I didn't have to get to that; on my home PC the stk worked fine.  I 
tried a couple of other USB serial adapters (as my notebook has no 
serial ports):

USB serial to avoid: Belkin -- this looks like it works, but fails
USB serial that works: http://sewelldirect.com/usbtoserial.asp
  (I'm using the 9pin with the cable... but I got it from a yahoo 
store)

-Thor Johnson