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16 years ago

Problem Launching NIOS-II Debugger

I am experiencing a problem debugging my project. When I launch the debugger I get the following error in a dialog box: --- Quote Start --- 'Launching Nios II Hardware' has encountered ...
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11 years ago

I discovered that if I open a "Nios II 14.0 Command Shell" and run eclipse-nios2.exe from the resulting Cygwin bash shell, then Eclipse is able to start gdbserver and run the debugger in the "Nios II Debug" perspective correctly. Previously, I had been using the "Nios II 14.0 Software Build Tools for Eclipse" shortcut installed in the Start menu by the Altera installer and encountered the gdbserver problem.