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help about debugging embedded linux by GDB target remote debugging
- To: "Andrew Cagney" <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: help about debugging embedded linux by GDB target remote debugging
- From: "agan" <sharegan at sh dot t2-design dot com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:05:39 -0700
- Cc: <gdb at sources dot redhat dot com>
- References: <s8vbskzf6pa.fsf@naga.suse.cz> <3B8D0480.9020902@cygnus.com>
hi,
I want to use GDB for mips , to remote debugging vmlinux(embedded linux
for mips) , I have builded vmlinux by adding gdb_stub.c for mips , add
set_debug_traps() , and breakpoint() function into vmlinux top, and
configure debuging vmlinuc kernel by GDB remote serial line.
but I cannot get remote serila connection by typing 'target mips
/dev/ttyS0' or 'target remote /dev/ttyS0' ; what the matter that I face is
the same as the attach mail archive"Problem on gdb (insight) under cgywin!
".
please help me find tha matter. tks a lot.
my debugging environment:
host:
cpu arch: x86, os: linux (redhat 6.2) ,
run gdb: for target MIPS target ( configure --target=mips-elf )
target:
cpu arch: mips, os:wince 3.0( pocket pc) ,
i download the vmlinux into the pocket pc, and start to run it.
matter:
gdb cannot connect vmlinux(gdb_stubs) by serial line.
best regards.
agan shao
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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:08:40 -0400 )
<Obvious question:
<To use GDB this way you must be running the GDB stub on your target
<board. Are you running the stub?
<What are you running on the 68K target?
<Also if this is an embedded target then are you sure that the
<console_output is being piped through the GDB stub?
<At 10:13 AM 4/18/01 +0800, you wrote:
>Hi:
> I've build insight under cygwin for my m68k target.
> I have some problems.
>
> 1.First I execute m68k-coff-gdb.
> and open a m68k-coff image, but a error occur
> => Error loading "...../test.coff"
> bad offset (0x12264) in compilation unit header(offset 0x0+6)
> The test.coff is workable when running in target.
> So I have no idea about why GDB don't accept the coff image?
>
> 2.Using File->target setting,I set target using
Remote/serial,57600,com2.
> and Run->connect to target.
> After a long time,there is a message->"connected successfully".
> But When I ececute a "console_output" command at the target,
> sending a string like "Hello,Insight" to insight.
> I think I should see this string at the console window?
> But nothing there.Do I make any mistake?
>
> 3.I try another method.
> I open insight and use console window to connect to target.
> (gdb)target remote com2
> After long time,the message appear."Ignoring packet
error....continue"
> Why?
>
> 4.Because I only see baud setting and com port selection in insight.
> But I set following configuration in target's uart:
> =>baudrate 57600,8-bits data,1 stop-bit,no parity.
> How do I make sure inshgt on the host can recognize this
>configuration at the target?
>
> 5.I've see a message at the ecos-discuss mailing list about ignoring
>packet error
> The author said he wired up the connector at the PC end to connect
>RTS&CTS,DSR&DTR,
> and permanently enable DCD.Then it works fine?
> What did he mean? Do I need a special serial line?Or I can use
common
>serial line that buy from store.
>
>Thank very much!
>B.R.
>