RE: [ECOS] Problem in installing redboot

[Suresh N <nsuresh at cdotb dot ernet dot in>]

hi

I am using objcopy version 2.9-ecosSWtools-990319.. downloaded from ecos
website...

bye

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				N.SURESH
		            Research Engineer,
		  Centre For Development of Telematics,
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Gary Thomas wrote:

> 
> On 07-Jun-2001 Suresh N wrote:
> > Hi,
> >     while building redboot for mbx board i am getting error in this
> > command to get redboot.ppcbug
> > 
> > <cut>
> > powerpc-eabi-objcopy -O srec
> > /export/home1/nsuresh/ecos/redboot-build/install/bin/redboot.elf
> > /export/home1/nsuresh/ecos/redboot-build/install/bin/redboot.srec
> > powerpc-eabi-objcopy -O srec --change-address=0x02040000
> > /export/home1/nsuresh/ecos/redboot-build/install/bin/redboot.elf
> > /export/home1/nsuresh/ecos/redboot-build/install/bin/redboot.ppcbug
> > 
> > powerpc-eabi-objcopy: unrecognized option `--change-address=0x02040000'
> > </cut>
> > any idea why this change address is required ?
> 
> What version of powerpc-eabi-objcopy (where'd you get it) is this?
> 
> The option is used to move the code [relocate] so that RedBoot can
> be programmed into the Flash by EPPCbug.  The Flash chips actually
> change addresses based on a jumper, so the device that RedBoot will
> actually be in is at 0xFE000000, but EPPCbug sees it at 0xFC000000.
> The "change-address" option takes the image destined to load at
> 0xFE000000 and move it so that it will load at 0x00040000.
>