Thank you @Gabriel-Ongpauco. Still no luck with that modification and i am writing blinker.ino test sketch which is only 2% of the max memory. Sketch uses 948 bytes (2%) of program storage space. Maximum is 32256 bytes. Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2039 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes. Writing | ################################################## | 100% 3.33s avrdude: 32768 bytes of flash written avrdude: verifying flash memory against /tmp/sketch.hex: avrdude: load data flash data from input file /tmp/sketch.hex: avrdude: input file /tmp/sketch.hex auto detected as Intel Hex avrdude: input file /tmp/sketch.hex contains 32768 bytes avrdude: reading on-chip flash data: Reading | #################################################> ERROR, flash NOT successful Flash complete! | 100% 3.27s avrdude: verifying ... avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x0000 0xff != 0x0c avrdude: verification error; content mismatch avrdude done. Thank you.

Bump - I'm keen on this too!

Kit's recommendation for using VirtualBox under Windows is the best option IMO too. As for the Linux system running inside your VirtualBox virtual machine guest, any Linux flavor should do. Go from your past experience, or Kit's suggestion actually proven to work. I will personally use FreeBSD when I receive my Omega 2. You won't have problem using C/C++. I tested Netbeans a little, and it seems nice so far for me. Check also for CodeBlocks. I like it better. Best of all, all this is Free or Open Source software. Your only cost, time and patience for the learning phase.

@Gary-Saini It is possible to use other IDE's. For example, I use Netbeans IDE running under Kubuntu. For compiling C/C++ it is necessary to install the cross compilation environment and setup Netbeans to reference the environment. The resulting built binary file can then be transferred to the Omega (using e.g. scp) and run from there. While it is also possible to set up Netbeans to also transfer the binary automatically to the Omega. Netbeans projects can be used to either use the standard C/C++ build methods or to use a specific hand crafted Makefile - I generally use the Makefile method (it is a bit easier to set up and I have a template Makefile that I tailor to any specific project). I have done this to build standalone programs and both static and dynamic libraries. I have also used Netbeans to build Java programs (for running on the Omega under jamvm).