[ECOS] running ecos 2.0 on Excalibur

[Fernando Herrera]

Warwick Brown wrote:

> Fernando Herrera wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>  I am trying to run eCos 2.0 example applications over excalibur EPXA1.
>> I made a default configuration and compiled the examples to generate
>> the .elf file. I tried to load and run it through the arm-elf-gdb 
>> provided
>> with the arm gnu pre-compiled toolchain provided in the ecos site. 
>> This was
>> in a Linux PC.
>> I connect arm-elf-gdb remotely to the gdbstub aplication running on a
>> Windows PC. This PC is connected through the Byteblaster II cable to the
>> Excalibur.  It seems that the elf file loads right, but when I run 
>> it, i obtain
>> swi 0x50 error appearing at the hyperterminal. It is a problem with this
>> arm-elf -gdb? (The configuration of the stripe that I use is that by
>> default with the getting started example).
>>
>> I have read the past posts, but it did not gave me clues enough to 
>> solve this.
>> If somebody already ran eCos on excalibur board, is there some tricky
>> points to keep into account (maybe variables to modify, memory map,
>> compilation swichtes, toolchain versions,...)
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help
>>
>> regards!
>>
> Hi Fernando,
>
> I saw from your post to the eCos mailing lists that you are trying to 
> get eCos working on the Altera EPXA1 board. I am also doing this but 
> am yet to get the machine to boot. Could I ask you how far you have 
> got in terms of running eCos and redboot on the board, and how you did 
> it, eg. did you use Quang Huang's patch ( 
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/ecos-patches/2003-07/msg00060.html ) or 
> did you make the port from scratch?
>
Hi again Warwick!

I tried to install this package but i got a window with the next message:

"Command Execution Error:
 Invalid argument and "


Any idea?

Thanks in advance again!
kind regards


> I am using the patch, which was against the cvs source tree as of 
> around february 2003, and am currently stuck with my programs being 
> loaded at 0x40000h, rather than at 0x0h. Any information you could 
> give would be greatly appreciated, and likewise if I can answer any of 
> your questions, i'd be happy to help.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Warwick Brown
>


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