GDB server on AT91SAM9260EK - How to ?

antonioderenzis · **Joined:** Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:05 pm **Posts:** 7

Hi,
I have installed Linux Kernel 2.6.22 from Linux4SAM on my AT91SAM9260EK board . I've installed also a toolchain for cross-compiling under Windows (the toolchain is Eclipse-based) and all seems to work fine . Now I would like to debug my applications without using JTAG but using instead the GDB on TCP/IP and Ethernet connection : what I need to do ?
I see that on busybox the GDB Server is not present : I suppose this is the problem , but does anybody has the same problem ? Must I recompile the busybox adding the GDB server ? and if yes, which are the steps to do this ?
Any suggestions ?
Thanks

koan · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:53 pm

You have to use gdbserver on target side and gdb on host side.
gdbserver is not in busybox but it is into gdb packsge.

Here we use KaeilOS linux that includes both gdb and gdbserver more many other packages ;-)

bob · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:46 pm **Posts:** 44

I'm using KaeilOS for pm9263 with openembedded linux, I'm building successfully console-image image, now I'm trying to find the gdbserver to run on the target but I can't find the compiled software and rootfs: where is the gdbserver? is already included in the build image if not how I ca do it?
Thanks
bob

Odulo · **Joined:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:13 am **Posts:** 31

Hello,

You will find your image into tmp/deploy/eglibc/images or something like that.

Your package is included into this image but you can also find it into tmp/deploy/eglibc/ipk/armv5te/

Ludovic

bob · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:46 pm **Posts:** 44

Hello Ludovic,
thanks for your suggestion.
I'm looking into the tmp/deploy dirs but I cannot find any reference with GDB and/or GDB server....maybe is not included in the image console-image ?
thanks
bob

Odulo · **Joined:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:13 am **Posts:** 31

Hello Bob,

On the top of my head it is not into this image.

You can create a new image based on this and add the gdb package into the image recipe. If you don't know how to do this, have a look into recipes/images.

I have not checked if it's ok but I think you have another way to do this by doing bitbake gdbserver then you will only have to deploy the package (and maybe some dependency packages before) with opkg.

Regards,

Ludovic

bob · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:46 pm **Posts:** 44

done!
1- compiled the recipe for the gdbserver
2- install the gdbserver.ipk into the target

Odulo · **Joined:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:13 am **Posts:** 31

Great if it goes on !

koan · **Posted:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:35 am

[quote="bob"]done!
1- compiled the recipe for the gdbserver
2- install the gdbserver.ipk into the target[/quote]

Well done.
Happy hacking ;-)

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