Success, I downloaded most recent Arduino program 1.0.1 without all the modded libraries. I remarked out the “//while (!Serial)” and set chipSelect = 10( I have a Deumi… board). All of the sample programs worked.
I plan to write a routine that reads a message off of an sd card and displays it on an LED matrix. Its doubtful I will make an aquarium monitor since getting all the sensors is complex and expensive.
I apologize, my above remarks were overly emotional and an I don’t want to falsely accuse. I’ll revisit the stalker card.