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Why my system cannot boot from EPCS

I can download hardware and software files to EPCS and CFI flash, and my system can boot from Flash. While, after I programmed hardware and software files into EPCS, the EPCS can config FPGA, but...
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originally posted by mir@Jun 13 2005, 03:05 AM

remymartin,

you also have to make important settings in nios ii ide -> system library properties. did you choose the appropriate memories in the linker sections: .text .rodata .rwdata to where your software should run and fetch data?

mike

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Would you want the .text to point to epcs_controller (the EPCS device) while the .rodata and .rwdata point to ext_ram (SDRAM)?

-Jon