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14 years ago

uClinux on Terasic Altera Boards

Hi all,

I am aware that many of us are interested in running uClinux on various FPGA boards. Therefore, I am sharing the work we are doing at the Virginia Tech CCM Lab of running uClinux on various Terasic Altera FPGA platforms. Following the links below, you will be provided with detailed instructions on how to compile, download and run uClinux. A functioning SOPC configuration and a uClinux distro can be downloaded. Instructions on how to configure devices such as Ethernet, GigE, LCD, USB and others are also presented.

Running uClinux on DE2-70:

http://www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/twiki/bin/view/main/linuxonnios2installation

Running uClinux on DE4:

http://www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/twiki/bin/view/main/linuxonnios2installationde4

Running uClinux on DE0-Nano:

http://www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/twiki/bin/view/main/linuxonnios2installationde0nano

Thanks,

Tony

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    14 years ago

    Looks like you are using a fairly old version (20090929) any reason you don't post instructions for the latest?

    If this documentation is generally useful, why not put it on the altera wiki?
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    14 years ago

    ykozlov,

    When we first started the work, It made sense to use that distro. I haven't look at newer versions of uClinux, but given the instructions on the wiki, I believe it should not be difficult to move to a newer distro. One *might* face some challenges in some device drivers which *might* require code changes. In any case, I don't have the time to do the work for the moment, but I am willing to provide feedback/recommendations for anyone who has the time and the interest to do it.

    Thank you for your comments.
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    14 years ago

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    If this documentation is generally useful, why not put it on the altera wiki?

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    As a structured set of step-by-step instructions, it doesn't fit well into the convoluted mess that is the Altera Wiki :wacko:
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    14 years ago

    Thank you for your constructive comment. How do you suggest we improve the wiki?

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    14 years ago

    I don't mean to trivialize the amount of work and content that has been put into the wiki. It contains a huge amount of useful information. However, I think that it has become fragmented and difficult to navigate, especially for new users (this group includes me earlier this year). I also think that the lack of intuitive structure may cause unfamiliar users to be hesitant to contribute to the wiki.

    Perhaps a sitemap or wiki outline of some sort would be beneficial?
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    14 years ago

    For historical reasons all not MMU depending topics are in the no-MMU branch of the Wiki and traditionally called "uCLinux".

    This should be restructured so that the not MMU depending stuff (by far the most pages) is the main-line and links to the "with-MMU" and the "without-MMU" are provided as appropriate (dropping the ambiguous uCLinux name).

    -Michael