Gary Thomas wrote: > > grahamlab wrote: >> >> >> Chris Zimman wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> I have just installed Cygwin and ecos. >>>> I have built the test cases for my ecos configuration. >>>> When I try to invoke the arm-eabi-gdb command from a Cygwin command >>>> window I >>>> get retruned to the command prompt immediately. >>>> >>>> Does anyone know why this happens >>> Graham, >>> >>> There are virtually unlimited reasons that things can be not working. >>> There's no information in your post that would in any way enable anyone >>> to >>> help you any further. >>> >>> I suggest that: >>> >>> (1) Please stop top posting -- if you don't understand what that is, >>> it's >>> when you reply to a message and put your reply above original message. >>> While >>> I don't personally care either way, top posting is not looked upon well >>> on >>> this list. >>> >>> (2) Make sure your Cygwin (or whatever you're using) environment is >>> working >>> OK first before you worry about getting GDB to talk to Redboot. If you >>> are >>> having general Cygwin troubles, there are Cygwin specific mailing lists >>> that >>> assist with such things. There is also commercial support (Gary and/or >>> eCosCentric), which I have been pointing a lot of people to as of late, >>> since >>> some of the questions that have been coming up are more suited to that >>> level >>> of support. >>> >>> (3) Don't repost the same question if you don't get an answer >>> immediately. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> --Chris >>> >>> -- >>> Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos >>> and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss >>> >>> >>> >> >> Chris >> >> I started a new thread as this is a different (although related) topic. >> I have read the eCos documentation and followed the instructions for >> downloading Cygwin and then installing Ecos. >> I can run the Ecos configuration tool and build. >> Cygwin appears to be installed correctly. >> But when I type >> arm-eabi-gdb -help >> nothing happens and I get returned to the command prompt. >> my path is set correctly and arm-eabi-gdb exists >> I am getting very frustrated at this point and would be grateful of any >> information anyone can supply in this regard > > Actually, Chris did give you some valuable feedback. You had > the basic stuff going using VirtualBox, albeit with problems. > Now that you've tried CygWin, you can't even get that far. > Not surprising given all the troubles folks have had with > CygWin over time. > > Go back to VirtualBox and _really_ try to figure out what your > trouble is. This does work - has for many folks - so you must > just have something setup wrong, most likely the actual serial > connection to your board. > > One question - when you originally reported that you could > get the RedBoot prompt in your minicom window and then had > trouble getting code to download via GDB, did you still have > the minicom window open? > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Gary Thomas | Consulting for the > MLB Associates | Embedded world > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos > and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss > > > I did not have mincom running. I type arm-eabi-gdb -nw DevBoard_install/tests/kernel/v3_0/tests/bin_sem0 at the gdb prompt set remotebaud 38400 target remote /dev/ttyS0
After this according to the ecos documentation I should see some information about the current loaction and language. What I get is Remote Debugging using /dev/ttyS0 0x08003b3a in ?? () I dont get any extra information. Is this a problem? Thanks again Graham -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/arm-eabi-gdb-tp22908205p22910997.html Sent from the Sourceware - ecos-discuss mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss
