programming atmega168 with arduino bootloader

[shmagoogin77]

nevermind
i uploaded the bootloader using the arduino IDE
but at the bottom it said this

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avrdude: Yikes!  Invalid device signature.
avrdude: Expected signature for ATMEGA168 is 1E 94 06

the bootloader worked but what does this code mean?

[adafruit]

mm, very strange. are you sure its an atmega168 that you are programming? look VERY CAREFULLY on the top of the chip

[shmagoogin77]

i am positive
it still works so no complaints

[xsmurf]

I have the exact same issue. I still works just fine though.

[adafruit]

bizaaarre! ok well at least it works

[shmagoogin77]

sorry but i need some more help again
now when i do any commands in avrdude or the IDE i get

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Could not find USB device 0x1781/0xc9f

any help??

[adafruit]

http://www.ladyada.net/make/usbtinyisp/faq.html

[shmagoogin77]

nothings working
it worked before

[shmagoogin77]

i got it to recognize somehow
but where do i save the bootloader if i want to upload it through avrdude?

[shmagoogin77]

can any one answer the question above?
by the way I am trying to burn the bootloader to a mega8 so will this all still work if i change m168 to m8?

[adafruit]

this is an Arduino question not a usbtinyisp question
please post your question to the arduino forum
where you are more likely to get assistance

[shmagoogin77]

I dont think this is much of an arduino question
i guess it is more of an avrdude, i dont know where to save the bootloader to upload arduino through avrdude
sorry if i am being stupid

[adafruit]

this is an Arduino question not a usbtinyisp question
please post your question to the arduino forum
where you are more likely to get assistance

[shmagoogin77]

Im beginning to think this is an automated response if i dont enter the words usbtinyisp

i dont know where to save the bootloader to upload arduino through avrdude

[xsmurf]

i dont know where to save the bootloader to upload arduino through avrdude

It's not, she's right, this is an Arduino question as it is related to the build process of the Arduino bootloader. Here is the usbtiny forum. If you need a reason why you shouldn't post here: for one there aren't nearly as many Arduino users as on the Arduino forum, for two you clutter the usbtiny forum with unrelated content which makes it harder for other people to find usbtiny related answers on this forum. Moreover, don't expect an answer on a forum with an attitude like that.

My 2 Cents.

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