diff --git a/AVRdragon_Optiboot_Atmega328/docs/notes b/AVRdragon_Optiboot_Atmega328/docs/notes
index 940cdb9..eabf3e9 100644
--- a/AVRdragon_Optiboot_Atmega328/docs/notes
+++ b/AVRdragon_Optiboot_Atmega328/docs/notes
@@ -76,3 +76,13 @@ You can program atmega328-pu, by changing avrdude paramters, or using
 In this case, I changed atmega328p to atmega328 to reflect that I had the
 incorrect chip
 
+
+
+error:
+sometimes it will error out:
+avrdude: usbdev_open(): Found AVRDRAGON, serno: 00#########
+avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
+^C
+
+
+at this point, just disconnect and reconnect avrdragon from gnulinux box