Grinder, my experiences with this error message are (in order of
importance):

1. The ground between the ICD2 and the breadboard needs to be
beefed up with an external ground. The easiest way to grab a good
ground on the ICD2 is actually to solder a #20 hi-flex wire to the USB
cable (exposed at the ICD2). Without this, you will have a flimsy #26
telephone wire. Attacfh the other end of the #20 wire to the breadboard.

2. The oscillator on the breadboard itself is not running (could be
anything).

3. Configuration improperly set when switching from programming mode
back to debugger mode.

Good luck!

--Bob

Grinder Smith wrote:

>subject:  [PIC]:  ICD2 programming failure:  ICD0083:
>Target not in debug mode, unable to perform operation
>
>[Olin]
>  
>
>>>>Have you tried putting 47pF caps on the PGC and
>>>>        
>>>>
>PGD pins as close to the target PIC as possible?
>
>[Grinder]
>  
>
>>>No, and I will not.
>>>      
>>>
>
>[Olin]
>  
>
>>Oh well then.  I've got better things to do.
>>    
>>
>
>Them's fightin' words!
>
>What's up, Olin?
>
>Why will you not use a meaninful quotation?  You
>deleted the important part!  I am using a new
>Microchip PIC dem HPC Explorer and it worked just fine
>the last time that I used it.  I remain unconvinced
>that it needs modifications.
>
>Do you really expect that I need to modify Microchip's
>proven circuit that worked perfectly the last time
>that I used it?
>
>Sheesh!
>
>
>Grinder
>
>
>		
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