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14 years ago

nios2-download zImage troble

Hi friends...........

I had to format my machine and now several things have stopped working :eek:

i install the usb blaster and i can download the .sof ....... 

$ nios2-configure-sof ~/altera/ca1_sopc.sof 
Info: *******************************************************************
Info: Running Quartus II Programmer
Info: Command: quartus_pgm --no_banner --mode=jtag -o p;/home/franz/altera/ca1_sopc.sof
Info: Using programming cable "USB-Blaster "
Info: Using programming file /home/franz/altera/ca1_sopc.sof with checksum 0x00AC92FE for device EP4CE75F23@1
Info: Started Programmer operation at Mon Aug  1 11:46:25 2011
Info: Configuring device index 1
Info: Device 1 contains JTAG ID code 0x020F60DD
Info: Configuration succeeded -- 1 device(s) configured
Info: Successfully performed operation(s)
Info: Ended Programmer operation at Mon Aug  1 11:46:29 2011
Info: Quartus II Programmer was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings
    Info: Peak virtual memory: 88 megabytes
    Info: Processing ended: Mon Aug  1 11:46:29 2011
    Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:04
    Info: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:01
~/altera/linux/nios2-linux/uClinux-dist/images

ok .... but i cant download the zImage on my system........ 

$ nios2-download -g zImage 
There are no Nios II CPUs with debug modules available which match the values
specified.  Please check that your PLD is correctly configured, downloading a
new SOF file if necessary.

I've tried everything possible !!!! if i copy zImage to windows machine and download with nios2 command shell it works !!!!!!!

if i copy zImage to another linux machine works too...........

the problem is my machine......:mad:

anyone can save me not use a windows......

please.........

( i use ubuntu 10.10 and quartus 10.0 , but i try ubuntu 10.04 and quartus 9.1 too and had same result)

Franz Wagner

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    Altera_Forum
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    14 years ago

    hi all ........

    finally i solve the problem .......

    was my usb blaster instalation............

    here step by step what i do to install usb blaste at 10.10

    1 - at /etc/rc.local add this lines 

    mount --bind /dev/bus /proc/bus 
ln -s /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices /proc/bus/usb/devices
    2 - at quartusdir/bin do it 

    chmod 755 jtagd jtagconfig
    3 - at /etc/udev/rules.d/ do it : 

    sudo gedit 51-usbblaster.rules
    at this text editor add : 

    # Altera USB-Blaster rule to set mode to 666.
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666", NAME="bus/usb/$env{BUSNUM}/$env{DEVNUM}", RUN+="/bin/chmod 0666 %c"
    save the file....

    4 - reboot the system......

    voila

    Franz Wagner