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One brute force way would be to make a composite hex file by cutting and pasting the 
boot loader he file data, minus the EOF record, into the application's hex file. Having
done that, use any programming tool (Studio, PonyProg, etc.) that accepts a hex file 
for input and have at it.

Bruce

upand_at_them wrote:
> 
> Since nobody else answered this, I will.  I'm only a novice at the
> AVR, but here's what I can tell you about the bootloader...
> 
> Some AVRs (all the Mega parts?) have the ability to program
> themselves.  So what most people do is install a small program in the
> chip to handle this programming.  Then, instead of having to use a
> programmer circuit you can just connect to the PC or whatever and
> download the program, which the bootloader then programs into the
> chip's memory.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, jay marante <jaythesis@y...> wrote:
> > hi!
> >
> > what is the boot loader for? i mean, how is it used in a system?
> how
> > will i use the boot loade? any significant example?
> >
> > thank you...
> >
> > -jay