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Altera_Forum
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20 years agoProgram entry point
hello we are using nios ii 5.1. we are had create a custom bootloader for remote firmware updates via custom interface (no jtag cable will be available on fw update process). previosly, in nios...
Altera_Forum
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20 years agoHi m_fox,
> why it doesnot make from offset address 0? Because your .text section is not in the same memory as your reset address. Roughly speaking, if your .text _is_ in the same memory as your reset address, system.h defines ALT_NO_BOOTLOADER. This in turn causes the reset code to be included and placed in the .entry section. It goes like this: -- The symbol "__reset" (and reset code) is located in section .entry. -- The section .entry is located in the memory block named "reset". -- The memory block "reset" has its origin at the system reset address. > and is it possible to change some setting to make the compiler to generate > entry point at address 0? There are a bunch of ways you could do this. I would probably just leave all the automated stuff alone and add a small assembly module that jumps to _start, that's in section .entry. Then just use objcopy to create the binary ... so you don't have to create custom linker scripts, change syslib properties, etc. etc. Regards, --Scott