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By TBOT
#198245
Hello, I recently puchased an tiny AVR programmer from sparkfun and a ATtiny85 from mouser:
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Mi ... bkrw%3d%3d
I followed the hookup guide.
Since I have windows 8.1, I followed how to disable the driver signature. Please note that The computer did not ask me anything after the last reboot.
However, I still got this error:
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Arduino: 1.8.5 (Windows 8.1), Board: "ATtiny, ATtiny85, 1 MHz (internal)"

Archiving built core (caching) in: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_189879\core\core_attiny_avr_attiny_cpu_attiny85,clock_internal1_b66a9c5c76b69370244e620b5a0a7ae0.a
Sketch uses 686 bytes (8%) of program storage space. Maximum is 8192 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes of dynamic memory.
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino9/bin/avrdude -CC:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino9/etc/avrdude.conf -v -pattiny85 -cusbtiny -Uflash:w:C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_418884/ATtiny85test.ino.hex:i 

avrdude: Version 6.3, compiled on Jan 17 2017 at 12:00:53
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino9/etc/avrdude.conf"

An error occurred while uploading the sketch
         Using Port                    : usb
         Using Programmer              : usbtiny
avrdude: Error: Could not find USBtiny device (0x1781/0xc9f)

avrdude done.  Thank you.

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
option enabled in File -> Preferences.
Any help is appreciated. Thank You.