Re: [Gumstix-users] "Probably the AVR MCU is in the RESET state."

[Dave H. <dhy...@gm...>]

Hi Seth,

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Seth Silva <set...@gm...> wrote:
> I have this message come up after I try to run "uisp":
>
> "Probably the AVR MCU is in the RESET state. Check it out and run me again."

Did you install the jumpers - as described over here:
<http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Robostix_gumstix_ISP>

> What does this mean? I searched online for an answer, and what I found out
> that the problem is related to the robostix wanting a external clock.  How
> do i check to see if the robostix is in external clock mode?  How do I fix
> this problem?  Any help would be much appreciated.  Thank you.

The only way that this would happen is if you changed the fuses. If
you did happen to change the fuses such that it requires an external
clock, then there really isn't any way to find out, as the AVR won't
run without an external clock.

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Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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