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I am using an arduino uno board and have placed the new ATmega328chip in the socket as a simple setup as mentioned in Minicore installation instructions. However, I am unable to burn the bootloader. I am using your minicore and selected the ATmega328 chip. I have tried using 8MHz internal crystal as well as 16 MHz external crystal but get the same error. I even tried using a different ATmega328p but the result was same. Here is the output:

avrdude: Version 6.3-20201216
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.1.2/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM4
         Using Programmer              : stk500v1
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x03

avrdude done.  Thank you.

Error while burning bootloader.

Before trying this Minicore option I also tried different tutorials which ask for external crystal and extra capacitors. It's been two days I am trying to make it work but sadly haven't managed it yet. Initially I suspected a faulty ATmega but even three other chips result in the same error or device signature error.

Here are the other connections I have used:

Serial connection

FTDI/UART connection

Could you please help me fix it? Thanks

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    Do you have an STK500 Version 1 programmer that you're using to burn the bootloader? Or are you just plugging the Arduino into USB and praying that something miraculously happens?
    – Majenko
    Jun 15, 2021 at 10:12
  • I don't have that programmer but an AVR asp programmer. For minimal setup I thought I just need to replace the new ATmega in the socket and then then burn the bootloader by plugging the arduino into usb. I didn't even pray though :) May be I didn't understand the minimal setup correctly.
    – Zaffresky
    Jun 15, 2021 at 13:05
  • I did also try with the FTDI/UART connection and the ISP to burn the bootloader but was getting a signature error.
    – Zaffresky
    Jun 15, 2021 at 13:08
  • I have edited original post with the connection sketches
    – Zaffresky
    Jun 15, 2021 at 13:15
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    The former is what you need to do, not the latter. Set it up on a breadboard again and try various tutorials again. Many miss out disabling the Arduino's auto serial reset which you have to do for it to work.
    – Majenko
    Jun 15, 2021 at 15:59

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Reset to default
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You have to install the bootloader using either an working Arduino or a hardware programmer.

There is one step that many many tutorials on this subject miss out (and both the circuits you show have missed it out), and that is to disable the automatic reset of the programming Arduino. That can be done a number of ways:

  • Add a low-value pullup resistor to RESET
  • Add a high-value capacitor between RESET and GND
  • Cut the "RESET-EN" trace on the underside of the board

Once the bootloader is installed in this way you can then put the chip into an Arduino and program it through USB, or connect it to a USB to UART adapter and program it through that.

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  • I used the first method. However, even with a 10K resistor it worked
    – Zaffresky
    Jun 15, 2021 at 20:20

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