[ECOS] Help with floppy start up type

[mohanlal jangir]

> Hey There,
>
> I built eCos library for i386 PC target. Then i compiled the sample hello
> program in examples dir in ecos distribution. Then with the following
> commands copied the hello binary onto floppy.
>
> $fdformat /dev/fd0H1440  (format floppy drive)
> $i386-elf-objcopy -O binary hello hello.bin (convert elf to binary)
> $dd conv=sync if=app.bin of=/dev/fd0H1440 (copy onto floppy)
>
> But when i tried to boot with the floppy disk to test the 'hello' binary ,
> the binary boots properly(I can see the dots). But after that I see an
> empty screen with cursor blinking.
>
> Any help on where I am going wrong. In the configuration tool, I have
> chosen Startup Type = FLOPPY and enabling the Build GDB Stub option.
>
> Regards,
> Praveena
>
Why don't you try to boot the i386 PC with redboot and then download the
binary via redboot.
Regards
Mohanlal

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