Re: Re: Debugging via JTAG - problems?

[Edgar Grimberg <edgar dot grimberg at gmail dot com>]

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On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Edgar Grimberg
<edgar.grimberg@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Lukas Riezler <lukas.riezler@gmx.net> wrote:
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>> Hi Ilija!
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>> > How do you get to main? by single stepping? Breakpoint?
>> > Put breakpoint on hal_system_init() . That's an early breakpoint and
>> > will give you chance to step through system booting.
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>> Yes, I did it by single stepping. Like you advised I tried it now with a breakpoint at hal_system_init().
>> Eclipse shows me that this breakpoint exists and it also shows me that the breakpoint is located in the correct file! That's good.
>> Now I try to "run" (with "Resume" / F8) the program until the breakpoint should halt it. But unfortunately nothing happens?
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> Hi Lukas,
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> Some advices related to debugging:
> - Be sure everything is compiled with -O0 (no optimization).
> - Try using the gdb in command line until you are sure you are doing the right thing.
> - If you are trying to debug I/O, don't mouse around in Eclipse, as you might trigger an unwanted read operation by hovering over a variable.
> - Be sure you have compiled the latest version of the source code.
> - Be sure you have loaded the elf file to the target (I assume it's a RAM application, isn't it?)
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> Post the exact steps you are doing in command line gdb (copy + paste commands and output), it might be clearer like that.
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> Regards,
> Edgar
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>> With kind regards,
>> Lukas
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