I got a board with a 16F874 and a Max 232 on board
(TX data and RX data goes to the normal PIC pins RC6 and RC7)

16F874 (20 Mhz) is OK (tested with a Blink program !)

SO, I try to use MCloader (version 1.0.1.7)
I burn bootloader file to the 16F874
I use my blink (Pic Basic pro 2.60) with the define user command
compilation ...
start MCloader ... reset MCLR .. nothing append .. still the message on MCloader about waiting a reset !
question :
is the DTR signal is used to reset the pic via the MAX232 and the 100 ohm resistor
is it used with the "software reset" option I see in MCloader setup

Can I use bootloader without this software reset option (I have just a push button on MCLR) ?
thanks.
Francois F1CHF