On 2008-06-11, Stephen Glow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if the '2618 device is supported by any version of
> msp430-gdbproxy?
>
> I've tried the version on the sourceforge page, and also the version on
> soft-switch.org, but so far I consistently get an error when starting
> msp430-gdbproxy:
>
> --->msp430-gdbproxy msp430 /dev/ttyUSB0
>
> Remote proxy for GDB, v0.7.1, Copyright (C) 1999 Quality Quorum Inc.
> MSP430 adaption Copyright (C) 2002 Chris Liechti and Steve Underwood
>
> GDBproxy comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
> use `--warranty' option. This is Open Source software. You are
> welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. Use the
> '--copying' option for details.
>
> debug: MSP430_Initialize()
> debug: MSP430_Configure()
> debug: MSP430_VCC(3000)
> error: msp430: External power detected (38)
> debug: MSP430_Identify()
> error: msp430: Could not find device (or device not supported) (4)
> debug: MSP430_VCC(0)
> debug: MSP430_VCC(3000)
> error: msp430: External power detected (38)
> debug: MSP430_Reset(ALL_RESETS)
> debug: MSP430_Close()
> msp430-gdbproxy: target_msp430.c:746: msp430_open: Assertion
> `!msp430_status.is_open' failed.
> Aborted
>
> Sorry if this is a dumb question, is it documented someplace that I'm
> missing?
Nope, that's pretty much what I see when I try to use it with
the 23x0 parts also.
> If this processor isn't supported, are there any plans to update
> gdbproxy to add support for it?
I've been trying for almost a year to find out how one goes
about getting support for a specific part added to
msp430-gdbproxy. AFAICT, the answer is "you don't".
> How are people working with this chip if it's not supported by
> gdbproxy? I really just need to program the flash, I can live
> without a debugger if necessary.
Try using msp430-jtag to program flash. Even though gdbproxy
doesn't support the 23x0 parts, msp430-jtag does.
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