Re: [ECOS] RedBoot remote GDB support

[Mike Playle <mike at cambridgematrix dot co dot uk>]

Gary Thomas wrote:
> Mike Playle wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I've been told by a colleague that RedBoot's debugging support allows
> > you to attach a remote debugger to a running board after it's been
> > booted up, with no physical access to the board (eg when it's been
> > installed at the top of an antenna pole).
>
> It depends on what application you are running.  If it's an
> eCos application (not RedBoot itself), then this should work.
> If it's Linux (more likely knowing what this board is used for)
> then the bets are off.  There are other ways of debugging Linux
> applications, but once it's launched, RedBoot is out of the picture.

Thanks! Yes, we're running a Linux application - I should probably
have been clearer about this - I'm asking specifically about RedBoot,
not any debugging support that the application might have.

Mike

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