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RE: FW: GDB Stub and Redboot
- To: 'Gary Thomas' <gthomas at redhat dot com>
- Subject: RE: [ECOS] FW: GDB Stub and Redboot
- From: Anthony Massa <amassa at logici dot com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 10:37:49 -0800
- Cc: "Jonathan Larmour (E-mail)" <jlarmour at redhat dot co dot uk>, "eCos (E-mail)" <ecos-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
Does this redboot network stack support DHCP?
Is it configurable to use static IP addresses as well?
> > What does the Generic Flash Memory support do?
> >
>
> It enables FLASH support. You use this with RedBoot to allow
> it to manage
> the on-board FLASH memory device.
>
> >
> > So, I don't need to add the Networking package? Is that
> somewhere in the
> > redboot template?
> >
>
> No, RedBoot uses it's own network stack, separate from the
> eCos network
> package.
>
> >
> > Also, why is PowerPC QUICC/SMC serial device drivers greyed
> out in the
> > config tool?
> >
>
> Because you've not enabled generic serial I/O. You shouldn't do this
> anyway. The PowerPC/QUICC packages are set up to include
> certain functions
> (like the serial drivers) once the generic support is turned on.
>
> Again, RedBoot does not use any of this.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >> > Additional questions inline...
> >> >
> >> >> > I want to be able to have GDB access to my MBX board to use
> >> >> the debugger. I
> >> >> > would like to connect to the
> >> >> > board using the Ethernet port so I can have the serial port
> >> >> available for my
> >> >> > own I/O. Do I build the GDB stub
> >> >> > and add the redboot package or is it an either or
> type of thing?
> >> >>
> >> >> It's sort of an either or thing. Redboot includes a GDB stub.
> >> >>
> >> >> > If it is a choice of either redboot or GDB, what packages
> >> >> do I need to add
> >> >> > for networking support under GDB?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > What additional packages do I need to add for networking
> >> >> support in redboot?
> >> >>
> >> >> You should be able to get what you want either by just
> >> installing the
> >> >> prebuilt images, or:
> >> >>
> >> >> ecosconfig new mbx redboot
> >> >> ecosconfig import
> >> >> PATHTOREPOSITORY/hal/powerpc/mbx/current/misc/redboot_ROM.cfg
> >> >> ecosconfig tree
> >> >> make
> >> >
> >> > I haven't used ecosconfig before. I use the Windows config
> >> tool. So, for
> >> > this would I just select the redboot template?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Are there any other options or packages that I need to add?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Will networking support be added to communicate with
> >> redboot via Ethernet?
> >>
> >> You'll need to use the RedBoot template and then add
> >> 'Generic FLASH memory support'
> >> 'Common ethernet support'
> >> Also, be sure and set the startup type to ROM (it won't
> >> default that way)
> >>
>