avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported

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JJD picture JJD · May 10, 2014 · Viewed 8.3k times · Source

I am trying to upload this firmware sck_beta_v0_8_6 via Arduino 1.0.5-r2. I have chosen LilyPad Arduino USB as the board. The device is a Smart Citizen Kit Urban Shield v.1.1. The upload fails with the following error message:

Found programmer: Id = "BÛR"; type = 
   Software Version = . ; Hardware Version = .
avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't
a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?

What am I doing wrong?

Answer

Eugene picture Eugene · May 23, 2014

Sometimes, a different USB cable will make all the difference. There is a wide range in the quality of cables on the market, and sometimes, you get one on the ragged edge of acceptable.

The Arduino lilypad seems to be particularly susceptible to this. Glad this helped.

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