I recently purchased a Dev. Board and built the simple LED blink circuit Adafruit provided as an example on there website. I have the Dev board being powered by the programmer which is a USBTinyISP from Adafruit and the LED does not blink. I'm just starting out with programming microcontrollers so my skill level is just a beginner. The example code is pasted below. The LED is oriented correctly, I applied an external 5V across the resistor and LED and it lights up. Please help, seems like a simple problem!

Maybe better to post a smaller photo next time.

Your code is fine, so the problem must be elsewhere.

What makefile are you using-- are you sure that the fuses were set correctly to give a 1 MHz clock rate?
Are you certain that the chip was actually programmed?

Also, check your solder joints.

I'm using the example code from Adafruit http://www.ladyada.net/learn/avr/atmega8-1mhz-blink.zip

It includes the Make, C and Hex file.

I programmed it using the USBTiny and AVRdude and it programs successfully. I'm powering the Dev board by leaving the USBtiny programmer hooked up to the board. I verified it has 5V power using a multimeter.

I've tried your circuit and it works, along with your code. So, either you aren't programming the chip like you think you are, or the circuit isn't hooked up how you think it is. I suspect the latter. If you have a multimeter, you could use that to verify the connections. Otherwise, solder an LED to a resistor, and touch one pin to the pin of your chip and the other to ground.

Ok, does this screenshot look correct for the programming?

Hmm. I got "206 bytes of flash verified."

Hey, I bought that exact kit from adafruit. I have the target board and usbtinyisp ready and working, even got the blinking code to work (btw I got "174 bytes of flash verified". I hooked the GND and VCC on the target board (the ones around the printed SQUARES, top left of board) to power.