user23696: I have developed and produced a custom board with a ATmega 2560 on it and a FT232RL for USB communication. I want to burn an Arduino bootloader onto the board without using an external Arduino as ISP. I can't seem to figure out how. 
When I just click "burn bootloader" from the arduino software it says: 
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer not responding
What am I doing wrong and how can I correctly burn the bootloader?

user4143: To burn a bootloader you have to use some external device. That can either be another Arduino or a hardware programmer, like an USBASP or something similar.
You can't just magic the bootloader on there through the USB and a dose of wishful thinking. To use the USB you first have to have the bootloader on there.

23696: <p>I have developed and produced a custom board with a ATmega 2560 on it and a FT232RL for USB communication. I want to burn an Arduino bootloader onto the board without using an external Arduino as ISP. I can't seem to figure out how. 
When I just click "burn bootloader" from the arduino software it says: </p>

<blockquote>avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer not responding</blockquote>

<p>What am I doing wrong and how can I correctly burn the bootloader?</p>
 4143: <p>To burn a bootloader you <em>have</em> to use some external device. That can either be another Arduino or a hardware programmer, like an USBASP or something similar.</p>

<p>You can't just magic the bootloader on there through the USB and a dose of wishful thinking. To use the USB you first have to have the bootloader on there.</p>
