nios ii linux release topic (http://forum.niosforum.com/forum/index.php?act=st&f=13&t=2006&st=0&#entry7949)

What will it take to get a linux version of the uClinux development environment? Be specific, please. Windows with a barely working installation of cygwin is not a viable development environment for linux applications. What will it take, or how much will it cost, for a version of microtronix uClinux that works with the linux tools provided by Altera? Thanks.

It&#39;s been looked at as a potential project here but no commitments as to when or if we&#39;ll proceed.

Since we need this project (the cygwin port of the altera tools is so anemic it&#39;s frustratingly difficult to get anything real (i.e. pre-packaged open source software) compiled under it; besides which, windows is just not a convenient development platform for linux applications), what can we (SolarTech) do to get this project moving forward? Thanks,

Development on Linux is not a problem as long as long as you ditch that pesky IDE. Nothing&#39;s better than the good old command line. We have a linux 2.6.11 kernel (custom port based on Microtronix 2.6.9) with a lot of open source apps up and running, and all of the development is done on Linux. If you need some tips and hints, please let me know. Atle N.

Did you just take the source to the microtronix stuff, pick a target directory to be root, and then start compiling uClibc et al into it? Are all of the tools easy enough to use that building an image and sending it up the USB byteBlasterII was easy enough? In short, if you could provide an outline of what it took you (I&#39;m not looking for details -- I&#39;m pretty comfortable reading man pages etc (and besides wouldn&#39;t ask you to do the work for me) and also prefer the command line). Something like a mildly detailed overview -- not guidelines to follow, but something that gives a rough idea of the work involved -- would be very kind of you and extremely helpful. Many thanks,

Nios II Linux v1.4 released | Altera Community

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Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
would you tell us your problem？
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Well, this virsion of Linux is really cool, like it ! :D
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
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Any one can guide me how to load uClinux into Nios 2 for DE2 board.
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Hello!! Im also looking for a step by step tutorial on this. I found lots of links and solutions but all of them are very old and not supported anymore...

How do I do this, which files to download?? Where?? How do I install it and get it working?

Thanks a lot
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Please refer to the Altera Wiki article at http://www.alterawiki.com/wiki/linux_for_the_nios_ii_processor

it describes how to get started with the most recent version Linux for Nios II.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
Yep but it doesnt say anything about QSys. Is it even possible to run uCLinux based on a QSys system?
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
14 years ago
sounds cool

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