[emulsoin]

NO, if there is no >>>>>>>>>>>>> then its not uploading... try pluging a camera or something to the serial port. same thing. something must be wring with your cable. check all the connections on it, although you said no blue lines were coming on. its very possible you have a bad serial salve. where did you get yours? i got mine in the toolbox and burned it with dj 2.0. mess around with your tv and change the width and stuff to find that line. the blue line will show up no matter what. it did on mine before i got my cable in the mail..

what exactly happens on screen when you start up the serial slave? does the screen go black or stop anywhere?