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14 years ago

Linux on Nios- where to start?

Hello, After I installed all development tools and was able to run a sample linux project from alterawiki I discovered that there are no books or at least tutorials on first steps in Linux on N...
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14 years ago

In my understanding I need to find a description of a couple procedures. I guess that I can compile a Linux application on my PC and upload the application to Nios with some tool. So, I am looking for a sample project, that shows how to:

-compile my application to run on Nios

-upload the application to Nios

-access peripherals

For the peripheral access, I am not sure if I can use the addresses from the memory map, since probably Linux creates a separate memory space for each process. If such a simple project or tutorial, exists please let me know its name.