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redeeman@redeeman # avrdude -p m128 -c pony-stk200 -U flash:r:/home/redeeman/flash.hex

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9702
avrdude: reading flash memory:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 69.13s

avrdude: writing output file "/home/redeeman/flash.hex"
avrdude: error opening /home/redeeman/flash.hex: No such file or directory
avrdude: output file /home/redeeman/flash.hex auto detected as invalid format
avrdude: invalid output file format: -1
avrdude: write to file '/home/redeeman/flash.hex' failed

avrdude: safemode: Fuses OK

avrdude done.  Thank you.