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19 years ago

Why linux not run until connected to terminal

My custom linux doesn,t run until connected to terminal.Why I tested a small program "hello.c"(which lets leds flashing),and after some operation,I copy "hello.exe" to linux file"/bin/".And ad...
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19 years ago

You use JTAG-UART, right?

That's normal operation for JTAG-UART. Program execution is stopped when the UART's buffer is full.

I don't know if you can change this bahaviour.

JTAG-UART is mostly used for debugging purposes where you don't want to miss a message.

I switched to a 'normal' RS232 UART.

For this you need to activate Altera UART support and console on serial UART support in the kernel configuration.