# dmesg [ 260.208047] usb 3-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 [ 260.378438] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [ 260.382431] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=16c0, idProduct=05dc [ 260.382439] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 260.382443] usb 3-1: Product: USBasp [ 260.382446] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: www.fischl.de # sudo avrdude -c usbasp -p m32 avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9502 avrdude: safemode: Fuses OK avrdude done. Thank you. # sudo avrdude -c usbasp -p m32 avrdude: error: programm enable: target doesn't answer. 1 avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1 Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override this check. avrdude done. Thank you.