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> Mark Nowell wrote:
>>>If the xtal in/out pins are VCC/2, then the xtal should be oscillating.
>>>
>>
>> I appear to have ~0.2V on both xtal pins, so not VCC/2 (5V VCC).
>>
>> Mark
>
> Then the xtal isn't the problem.
>
> Make sure none of the programming pins or the reset pin are being
> loaded by other components on the pcb. That includes things like
> capacitors connected to the reset pin.
>

I had a 10k pull-up and 0.1uF cap on Reset - I didn't think the cap was big 
enough to cause trouble but I took it out anyway. I also had 6k2 pull-ups on 
MOSI/MISO which I've again removed. No change.

Mark