Seeeduino V328 problems

I have also fixed mine with the USBtinyISP.
A quick description of the process:

  1. Make sure external power jumper is REMOVED from USBtinyISP, plug in USBtinyISP to board
  2. Plug in EXTERNAL power to the seeeduino, and plug in the USBtinyISP to USB
  3. Set the seeduino to external power via seeeduino slide switch (USB/EXT)
  4. FOR LINUX USERS: start the Arduino IDE as ROOT
    eg.: sudo ./arduino from your arduino directory
  5. From the arduino IDE, select Tools\Burn Bootloader\ w/USBtinyISP
  6. Be patient, takes a minute or two - red light (RST) near external power connector will stay lit solid for the entire operation

HTH