title: Arduino upload error "stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding" in Fedora
body: <p>I am attempting to upload the stock <em>Blink</em> sketch using the Arduino IDE in Fedora Core 15 Linux. I get this error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>To recreate the issue:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Plug in the Arduino Uno board via USB cable</li>
  <li>Open the Arduino IDE</li>
  <li>Menu <em>File</em> &rarr; <em>Examples</em> &rarr; <em>1. Basics</em> &rarr; <em>Blink</em></li>
  <li>Menu <em>Tools</em> &rarr; <em>Serial Port</em> &rarr; then check the box for <em>/dev/ttyACM0</em></li>
  <li>Menu <em>Tools</em> &rarr; <em>Board</em> &rarr; <em>Arduino Uno</em></li>
  <li>Click the "Play" button to Verify/Compile (this step is successful)</li>
  <li>Click the <em>Upload</em> button, to get the error</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I tried these same exact steps in Windows XP, and the upload was successful, so I must not have Fedora configured correctly.</p>
  
  <p>I followed the <a href="http://arduino.cc/playground/Linux/Fedora" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Arduino Playground instructions</a>, installing the client using <code>yum</code> and adding my user ID to the groups <em>uucp</em>, <em>lock</em> and <em>dialout</em>.</p>
  
  <p>I did <strong>not</strong> follow the <em>RXTX fixup -- Link the proper files</em> part of the guide, since the given command did not return any matches: <code>find ~ -name librxtxSerial.so -o -name RXTXcomm.jar | grep -v Download</code></p>