Prusa I3 - First Time RepRapper - Communication issues?

Good morning everyone.....

I bought a RepRapPro Prusa I3 printer DIY kit with a Melzi V2.0 controller board (with the ATMEGA1284p) and after waiting a few weeks it arrived. I opened it and assembled the mechanical components with minor difficulties. Since then I'm struggling getting the Marlin-Master firmware to upload. I'm powering the board with the USB cable and have the jumper set for USB power not VREG. The autoReset jumper is also in place. Other than the USB cable nothing else is connected to the board. The LED light doesn't come but I'm assuming that it will only come on during communication?

I'm running Windows 8.1 and Arduino ide 1.0.6. Here's what I've done so far:

-Updated the FTDI drivers
-downloaded the Gen7 boards and loaded them in the hardware folder of Arduino
-made sure I've selected COM5 (only one present when controller is attached via US
-Selected Gen7 with ATMEGA1284p and 16Mhz
-updated the avrdude.conf file to include the specs for the 1284p
-pulled hair, cussed, drank coffee and smoked cigarettes

When I load the Marlin Firmware select upload. It compiles and then I see in the output screen (with verbose output on) :

avrdude: Version 5.11, compiled on Sep  2 2011 at 19:38:36
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, [www.bdmicro.com]
         Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : \\.\COM5
         Using Programmer              : stk500v2
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 115200
avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14] 
avrdude: Recv: 
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv: M [4d] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: l [6c] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: . [2e] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv: . [2e] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: L [4c] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: U [55] 
avrdude: Recv: p [70] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: O [4f] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: 4 [34] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: 4 [34] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv: 5 [35] 
avrdude: Recv: 6 [36] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: | [7c] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: A [41] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: ( [28] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: , [2c] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: l [6c] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: g [67] 
avrdude: Recv: ) [29] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: C [43] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: m [6d] 
avrdude: Recv: p [70] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: l [6c] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: O [4f] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: 4 [34] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: F [46] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: M [4d] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: m [6d] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: y [79] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: 4 [34] 
avrdude: Recv: 3 [33] 
avrdude: Recv: 4 [34] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: P [50] 
avrdude: Recv: l [6c] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: B [42] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: B [42] 
avrdude: Recv: y [79] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: 1 [31] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: 3 [33] 
avrdude: Recv: 2 [32] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv: S [53] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: g [67] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: v [76] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: E [45] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv: 0 [30] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: E [45] 
avrdude: Recv: x [78] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: w [77] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: c [63] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: . [2e] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: M [4d] 
avrdude: Recv: I [49] 
avrdude: Recv: N [4e] 
avrdude: Recv: T [54] 
avrdude: Recv: E [45] 
avrdude: Recv: M [4d] 
avrdude: Recv: P [50] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: g [67] 
avrdude: Recv: g [67] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: ! [21] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: E [45] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: : [3a] 
avrdude: Recv: P [50] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: p [70] 
avrdude: Recv: p [70] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: . [2e] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: F [46] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: x [78] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: h [68] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: d [64] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: M [4d] 
avrdude: Recv: 9 [39] 
avrdude: Recv: 9 [39] 
avrdude: Recv: 9 [39] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: o [6f] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: . [2e] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: ( [28] 
avrdude: Recv: T [54] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: m [6d] 
avrdude: Recv: p [70] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: u [75] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: . [2e] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: S [53] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: f [66] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv:   [20] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: Recv: s [73] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: a [61] 
avrdude: Recv: r [72] 
avrdude: Recv: t [74] 
avrdude: Recv: i [69] 
avrdude: Recv: n [6e] 
avrdude: Recv: g [67] 
avrdude: Recv: ) [29] 
avrdude: Recv: . [0a] 
avrdude: Recv: e [65] 
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

Sorry this is so long but I wanted to provide as much info as possible.

Please let me know if you need additional info. I'm hoping this is a simple fix and something important I missed b/c this is my first project like this.

I'm off work this week so if you need me to test anything I can do it quickly and get back with you.

Thank You in advance,
fletch367

I think I've figured it out. Please hold off on helping. As soon as I hit a wall again I'll update you all on what I did to fix it.
fletch367

So sometime in the last week I read that Arduino doesn't like more than 1 folder (in additional to Hardware and Tools) in the *\Arduino\Hardware\ folder. So I uninstalled Arduino IDE, reinstalled it, downloaded Sanguino/Marlin from this site. Copied the Sanguino folder in the hardware folder mentioned above and all the sudden it worked.

I may have tweaked something that the reinstall fixed or there is something to the only 1 folder rule mentioned earlier. Either way it worked.

So, the lesson I learned is if it isn't working try starting over to see if you messed up something along the way.

Thanks everyone - fletch367