I just removed some errors of my code, and i see characters floating on my screen

If I have romoved all my bugs, i'll post the code.

i should use ~ instead of ! thanx for the tip

I use an stk500 so I use the LED's on the kit to check the codes instead of a scope.

When I use "~" instead of "!" I still don get the text on my screen :"(

this is my current complete source,
if i use that initialization it still wont work


//////////////////////////////////
// main //
//////////////////////////////////

main()
{
init_devices();
init_lcd();
sendtest();
while(1)
{
}

}

//////////////////////////////////
// initialisations ...

the r/w is connected to the ground, because I only need writing and no reading back

Im having problem initializing my AL-162A, does anyone has any idea what I am doing wrong?

PORTA : 0 - 7 (DB0 - DB7)
PORTC : 0 = register select 1 = Enable

the source is written for an ATmega uC

void init_devices(void)
{
cli();
DDRA = 0xFF;
DDRC = 0xFF;
PORTA = 0x00;
PORTC = 0x00;
sei ...