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20 years ago

Microtronix linux doesn't appear in Nios II IDE

I have winXP SP2, Quartus II v5.0. I was working with Nios II v1.1 and µClinux for nios 1.3 and everything was all right. After I uninstalled the both last Soft (µClinux then Nios II v1.1) I've installed Nios II v5.0 then µClinux 1.4, but when I can't find microtronix linux on New Project.

I've uninstalled and installed several times, no way, but when I installed µClinux 1.3 with Nios II v5.0 I could saw again the linux project but I can't build anything du to several errors.

Did anybody has a solution for Windows before I turn on Linux. Thnx

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    15 years ago

    i am trying to load Mircotronix uClinux into my DE2 board using Quartus 2 9.1. There is a problem i cant get to the kernal menuconfig . I dun understand what it mean by Upload using command line.After i install mircotronix with the quartus 2 9.1 This msg show on my command shell

    removing old path, because a copy of cywin1.dll was found at: /usr/bin/cywin1.dll

    what is the problem here
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    15 years ago

    >> i am trying to load Mircotronix uClinux into my DE2 board

    Don't ! (Read this thread and look for a current Linux for NIOS distribution.)

    -Michael
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    15 years ago

    can u give me some guide how to load uClinux on Nios 2 for my DE2 board. i am a newbie in linux , i am not quite understand how to install the OS. can u share me some link .

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    15 years ago

    You need to read in the NIOSWiki., Its a lot harder to use since it has been integrated in the Altera WIKI, but the information should still be there.

    http://www.nioswiki.com/

    BTW, you can't "load" or "install" Linux for NIOS you need to _build_ it.

    -Michael
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    15 years ago

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    can i build the linux for Nios 2 using window environment PC?

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    No.

    It does not make any sense to do Linux development - be it system or user space - on a Windows PC.

    If you don't understand how Linux works on a PC, don't try to use it in an embedded device.

    For some initial tests you can use Virtual Box to install some standard Linux (Suse, Debian, ...) on your Windows PC.

    -Michael