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Altera_Forum
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19 years agoThe Microtronix Linux Plugin only works with Nios 5.0 IDE if you use 5.1 then you get the error message that the programmer has been updated.
You can use 5.1 but you must upload the Kernel and Filesystem from the commandline. Use these commands in the nios2-terminal: >>We currently do not support Nios II Linux with Quartus II v5.1 >>In the interim, the kernel and filesystem projects can be uploaded manually >>from the command line using the following procedure: >>Upload the .sof file for your hardware design first, then run the following >>commands. [SOPC Builder]$ cd $ECLIPSE_WORKSPACE/<project>/build [SOPC Builder]$ nios2-elf-objcopy -O binary vmlinux vmlinux.bin [SOPC Builder]$ bin2flash --location=0x0 --input=vmlinux.bin --output=vmlinux.flash [SOPC Builder]$ nios2-flash-programmer --base=0x800000 vmlinux.flash