Re: [ECOS] gdb remote debug problem...running an ecos application...

[Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>]

Srinivasan Sriram wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> Could someone help me fix this problem -
> I use Linux as host and PC as target.
> Using
> dd conv=sync if=./gdb_module.bin of=/dev/fd0h1440
> I copy the .bin file on to a floopy.
> I connect my host to target via a null modem cable.
> When my target PC boots from this floppy, I see the
> following line on the target monitor-
> ++$T0508:a43.....and so on.

This looks right.
 
> I type i386-elf-gdb -nw hello, then I get the (gdb)
> prompt.
> I type the following -
> (gdb) set remotebaud 38400
> (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0
> Remote debugging using /dev/ttyS0
> Ignoring packet error, continuing....
> Ignoring packet error, continuing....
> Ignoring packet error, continuing....
> Couldn't establish connection to remote target
> Malformed response to offset query, timeout
> (gdb)load
> You can't do that when your target is 'exec'.
> 
> ----
> 1.Is this due to mismatch of baudrate of host and
> target?
> Setting baudrate to 19200 gives me the same output.
> 2. How do I run my application on the target?

It could be a serial overrun. Try again with "set remotedebug 1" fist
before the target remote and post the results here.

Jifl
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