IBM only supplies programs to run the RISCWatch on Windows, RS/6000, and Sun (no Linux). As an alternative to buying a separate box, you can also run the Windows version of the software under VMware on Linux. You still have the "access to sources" problem, though.
-- David Wright, InfiniSwitch Corp. > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Anderson [mailto:scott_anderson at mvista.com] > Felix Radensky wrote: > > Can someone please explain what BDI2000 can do that > > RiskWatch cannot. > > To me, the main thing is that it integrates well with a Linux > development box. I use my normal debug tools (ddd/gdb) and > the BDI2000 > acts like a gdbserver for the kernel. For things such as > FLASHing code into the target, you just telnet into the BDI2000. > > Bottom line: If you are developing on Windows, the RiscWatch > is probably > what you want. If you are developing on Linux (which I hope is the > case), you want a BDI2000. Otherwise, you're going to need a Windows > box for RiscWatch to run on and then you'll have to set up > Samba or some > other mechanism for the Windows box/RiscWatch to see your > sources, etc. ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
