Error "DFU_DNLOAD" while upgrading with avrdude

[zgv163]

Hi, When i try to execute the upgrade i get the following message:

zgv@ZGV-MacBookPro:~/Desktop/upgrade$ sudo avrdude -c flip2 -p ATXMega128A4U -B 60 -P usb -U application:w:Chameleon-Mini.hex:i -U eeprom:w:Chameleon-Mini.eep:i

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9746 (probably x128a4u)
avrdude: NOTE: "application" memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "Chameleon-Mini.hex"
avrdude: writing application (131072 bytes):

Writing | # | 2% 0.05savrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory page 0x0000
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
**failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0001 bytes at 0x0007
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0001 bytes at 0x001E
*__failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: error sending control message: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0001 bytes at 0x003E
**failed;
^C
zgv@ZGV-MacBookPro:~/Desktop/upgrade$

Dose any one have an idea why?

[david-oswald]

This seems to be a problem specific to your installation - can you post more details like avrdude version etc.?

[zgv163]

avrdude version 6.2 / ubuntu 16.04

And is it normal that the cameleon dosn't blink at all?

[david-oswald]

Yes the device does not indicate that it is in the bootloader (both LEDs are off)

[zgv163]

I don't really understand what you mean by the device dose not indicate that it is in the bootloader?

[sn0b4ll]

Get the same (or similar) errors on Arch-Linux while trying to flash the firmware.
Command:
sudo avrdude -c flip2 -p ATXMega128A4U -B 60 -P usb -U application:w:Chameleon-Mini.hex:i -U eeprom:w:Chameleon-Mini.eep:i
Output:

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9746 (probably x128a4u)
avrdude: NOTE: "application" memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
         To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "Chameleon-Mini.hex"
avrdude: writing application (131072 bytes):

Writing | #################                                  | 33% 0.68savrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0100 bytes at 0x8700
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
 ***failed;
[...]

avrdude-version is 6.3

The error does not occur on a fixed percent-status, seems like a random break in the pipe.

dmesg output (first line is on plug-in, second line after avrdude is ran):

[ 2324.767549] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 22 using xhci_hcd
[ 2345.587542] usb 3-1: usbfs: process 9098 (avrdude) did not claim interface 0 before use

Syslog does not provide further information.

Also already checked another USB-Cable, no success so far.

Greetings,
Dominik

[tgouverneur]

I have the same issue on Linux/Gentoo with avrdude 6.3:

Oct 11 21:50:49 [kernel] usb 1-11: new full-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd
Oct 11 21:50:49 [kernel] usb 1-11: New USB device found, idVendor=03eb, idProduct=2fde
Oct 11 21:50:49 [kernel] usb 1-11: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Oct 11 21:50:49 [kernel] usb 1-11: Product: DFU ATXMEGA128A4U
Oct 11 21:50:49 [kernel] usb 1-11: Manufacturer: ATMEL

Running:

$ sudo avrdude -c flip2 -p ATXMega128A4U -B 60 -P usb -U application:w:Chameleon-Mini.hex:i -U eeprom:w:Chameleon-Mini.eep:i

The only message caught by syslog is:

Oct 11 21:51:47 [kernel] usb 1-11: usbfs: process 4935 (avrdude) did not claim interface 0 before use

and avrdude output is:

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9746 (probably x128a4u)
avrdude: NOTE: "application" memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
         To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
avrdude: erasing chip
avrdude: reading input file "Chameleon-Mini.hex"
avrdude: writing application (131072 bytes):

Writing | #                                                  | 1% 0.03savrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0100 bytes at 0x0600
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0001 bytes at 0x0000
 ***failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
 ***failed;
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: Broken pipe
avrdude: Error: Failed to write 0x0001 bytes at 0x0002
 ***failed;

** OUTPUT STRIPPED **

 ***failed;  
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to get DFU status: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
 ***failed;  
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to get DFU status: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
 ***failed;  
Writing | ################################################## | 100% 15.05s

avrdude: 131072 bytes of application written
avrdude: verifying application memory against Chameleon-Mini.hex:
avrdude: load data application data from input file Chameleon-Mini.hex:
avrdude: input file Chameleon-Mini.hex contains 131072 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip application data:

Reading |                                                    | 0% 0.00savrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to get DFU status: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
avrdude: Error: DFU_DNLOAD failed: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to get DFU status: No such device or address
avrdude: Error: Failed to set memory unit 0x00 (Flash)
avr_read(): error reading address 0x0000
    read operation not supported for memory "application"
avrdude: failed to read all of application memory, rc=-2

avrdude done.  Thank you.

[zgv163]

Well I have installed avrdude using brew on my Mac and no problem occurred. We can suppose that the problem is coming from a missing driver on the Linux or a software that interrupts the process.

[sn0b4ll]

Verified, also works with Brew-installed avrdude for me.

Still, the question is, why it does not work on some Linux-Distros :/

[david-oswald]

Thanks for testing. We used the only minimally modified standard AVR flip bootloader, which is pretty standard.

You can try to use dfu-programmer as an alternative to avrdude, either as a fix or to further identify the root cause of your problem: https://github.com/dfu-programmer/dfu-programmer

[exander77]

Same issue on Ubuntu 16.04, Avrdude 6.2.

[skuep]

I noticed the "xhci_hcd" in the Kernel Log. So maybe it is an issue with USB 3.0? Can you test the Chameleon with a USB 2.0 port or USB 2.0-only computer?