avr-h128b Atmega128 Mini header board with AVRISP prgmr prob

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Hello I am trying to use my new AVRISP programmer from atmel.

Background of my host system :

red hat linux 9 running on a Pentium II. I am using UISP programming software.I am trying to use AVRISP as my hardware programmer. (was previously using a stk200 parallel port programmer from olimex). I am using the Atmega128 Header board from Olimex.

I am having 2 problems.

  1. When i try to ‘make flash’ in my own user mode i get a ioperm error as follows

$ make flash

uisp -dprog=avrisp -dserial=/dev/ttyS0 --erase

ioperm: Operation not permitted

Failed to get direct I/O port access.

make: *** Error 2

however when i do it as root i am atleast allowed access to serial port

ps: i have tried the usual chmod a+wr /dev/ttyS0 and also tried changing owner of /dev/ttyS0 to myself from root using chown

  1. My main problem is however more confusing .

as i said when i switch to root i am atleast allowed access to serial port

but then i get this error when i try make flash

root$ make flash

uisp -dprog=avrisp -dserial=/dev/ttyS0 --erase

An error has occurred during the AVR initialization.

  • Target status:

Vendor Code = 0xff, Part Family = 0xff, Part Number = 0xff

Probably the wiring is incorrect or target might be `damaged’.

make: *** Error 2

Now i know the warning isn’t true as i rechecked with my Parallel port stk200 programmer and my device is fine and programs well.

Also if i add ‘dpart=atmega128’ to the command line in the makefile then this happens

uisp -dprog=avrisp -dpart=atmega128 -dserial=/dev/ttyS0 --erase

Atmel AVR ATmega128 is found.

Invalid parameter: -dserial=/dev/ttyS0

make: *** Error 1

It finds the ATMega128… I dont know how. My guess is that it didnt find the atmega128 , it is just assuming… cause if it found it then there really should be any problem programming it.Note that the error message also says Invalid parameter: -dserial=/dev/ttyS0

I have made sure that the Atmega128 board is powered well

The light on the AVRISP goes green so i guess its powered ok. What is going wrong.?

Is there a problem with the serial port itself how can i check it?

I wrote a small program in C to send characters from my serial port and it showed fine on the oscilloscope. so the serial port seems to be fine. has anyone tried using the

Avr-h128B header board with AVRISP hardware programmer?

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i got the bug

u have to use the -dprog=stk500 NOT -dprog=avrisp