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Re: RedBoot remote GDB support
- From: Andrew Lunn <andrew at lunn dot ch>
- To: Mike Playle <mike at cambridgematrix dot co dot uk>
- Cc: ecos-discuss at ecos dot sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:54:34 +0100
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] RedBoot remote GDB support
- References: <47EA98FF.1050903@cambridgematrix.co.uk>
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 06:42:07PM +0000, Mike Playle wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I've been told by a colleague that RedBoot's debugging support allows
> you to attach a remote debugger to a running board after it's been
> booted up, with no physical access to the board (eg when it's been
> installed at the top of an antenna pole).
>
> However I can't find anything in the documentation describing this.
> As far as I can see the GDB support only applies when booting up the
> application and won't be much use once the board has been installed
> into the final system.
>
> In case it matters the platform in question is an Intel Xscale
> (Gateworks Avila board).
>
> Am I missing something?
It depends on your configuration, but ^C on the serial port should
drop you into the gdb stub. Also, try gdb over Ethernet should also
work if you have your IP addresses set up correctly.
Andrew
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