Also, vision* only runs under Microsoft OSes (currently). BDI2000 supports the GNU gdb target server protocol over ethernet, so any OS that supports gdb will be supported by the BDI2000. That is a LARGE list.
gvb > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org > [mailto:owner-linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org]On Behalf Of Wells, > Charles > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:02 AM > To: 'Thamarai Selvan'; linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org > Cc: uclinux-dev at uclinux.org > Subject: RE: Need clarity on compiler & emulator usage > > > > Thamarai Selvan wrote: > > >can we use vision ice emulators to download the image if not why? > > I realized I didn't answer this question in my last response. The > short answer is yes. visionICE will download a Linux image just fine. > > I successfully ported Linux to our custom MPC850 hardware and I used > visionICE/visionEVENT/visionCLICK to do it. The problem arises when > the startup code turns the MMU on. At that point, the visionICE/ > visionCLICK combination becomes useless. Further, there is no support > for either kernel or user-land debugging once Linux is up and running. > > Note that our visionICE hardware and visionCLICK software is a couple > of years old and WRS may have added some Linux support since > that time. > > I'd still like to have a BDI2000. > > Regards, > Charlie > > > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
