Problems with program_flash utility, or is it?

Greetings,

I downloaded ecos just recently. I have gone through the "getting started" documentation and I have run into problems. Here's my situation (note that I have used the standard example design from the kits/examples/vhdl/1s10ES/standard):

1) I ran the nios2configtool --ptf=std_1s10ES.ptf --cpu=cpu

2) I changed the Startup type to ROMRAM

3) I saved the project as first.ecc, then built the library.

my problem occurs when I try to run the application:

>first_install/program_flash examples/hello

here's the error:

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/cygdrive/c/qdesigns/nios_designs/std_1s10_ecos/ecos_files

[SOPC Builder]$ first_install/program_flash examples/hello

Generating flash file for device ext_flash...

Programming device ext_flash...

Expected integer value for option &#39;base&#39;

* Value was: &#39;&#39;

* Using default value: -1

Apr 12, 2005 10:24:26 PM - (SEVERE) nios2-flash-programmer: No flash base specif

ied

nios2-flash_programmer is a utility for programming various types of

data into flash memory connected to an Altera FPGA.

usage: nios2-flash-programmer [--silent] [--debug] [--sof=file]

* * [--log=file] [--cable=cable name] [--device=device number] [--verbose]

* * [--help] [--relocate] [--instance=node index] [--input=file] [--quiet]

* * [--erase] [--nothing] [--epcs] [--base=addr]

Options may be specified in any order.

* * --base=<addr>* * * * * * * flash base address

* * --cable=<cable name>* * JTAG cable name

* * --debug* * * * * * * * * * debug mode

* * --device=<device number> JTAG index of FPGA

* * --epcs* * * * * * * * * program an epcs flash

* * --erase* * * * * * * * * * completely erase the flash

* * --help* * * * * * * * * print this message

* * --input=<file>* * * * * input Flash file to program

* * --instance=<node index>* * OCI node index

* * --log=<file>* * * * * * file for logging progress

* * --nothing* * * * * * * * * only download flash programmer design and

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * verify communication

* * --quiet* * * * * * * * * * only print errors

* * --relocate* * * * * * * relocate code following a SOF (EPCS mode

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * only)

* * --silent* * * * * * * * silent mode - same as quiet

* * --sof=<file>* * * * * * location of target flash programmer

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * design SOF.

* * --verbose* * * * * * * * * lots of interesting information

The nios2-flash-programmer utilizes a special target design to program

the flash memory on a board.* This design is seamlessly downloaded to

the target by nios2-flash-programmer when using a Nios Development

Board.* If you wish to program flash on a custom board, you must first

create your own flash programmer target design.* Please refer to the

"Nios II Flash Programmer User Guide" for details of this procedure.

You may use the --erase option either stand-alone, or with an input file

to program.* If used with an input file, the flash will be completely

erased before programming.

The --relocate option is used with EPCS serial configuration devices.

If data has already been programmed into the EPCS device, it will be

relocated at a higher address to make room for the new data being

programmed.

...done[/b]

It appears as though it is trying to find the &#39;base&#39; address of my ext_flash device, and comes back with an error ( &#39;-1&#39; ).

Not too sure why, so I went back to the configtool to see whether I needed to make any changes. When I rebuilt the library, I realize that I may have overlooked an error.

Check this out (refer to error at bottom of quote):

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Here there appears to be an error because system.h could not be built? which is needed by heapgeninc.tcl

Does anyone know what steps I need to take to resolve?

Thanks,

-Terry