AM335x JTag Debugging GDBinit

  • AM335x JTag Debugging GDBinit

    Hello
    i try to debug uboot on an board with AM3356 and DDR Ram. I use Ubuntu12.04, JLinkGDBServer and eclipse. I can connect to the target, but i can not debug. When i start debugging the server sends an errror, that it is not possible to write to the ram. I think the problem is, that i need a gdbinit-file which initialises the core and the memory interface before starting the debugging. Has anyone an template file for the AM3356 ?
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    root@ubuntu:/opt/SEGGER/JLink# ./JLinkGDBServer -device AM3356
    SEGGER J-Link GDB Server V4.78j Command Line Version
    JLinkARM.dll V4.78j (DLL compiled Nov 22 2013 20:10:16)
    -----GDB Server start settings-----
    GDBInit file: none
    GDB Server Listening port: 2331
    SWO raw output listening port: 2332
    Terminal I/O port: 2333
    Accept remote connection: yes
    Generate logfile: on
    Verify download: off
    Init regs on start: on
    Silent mode: off
    Single run mode: off
    ------J-Link related settings------
    J-Link script: none
    Target interface: JTAG
    Host interface: USB
    Target endian: little
    Target interface speed: 500kHz
    Connecting to J-Link...
    J-Link is connected.
    Firmware: J-Link V9 compiled Oct 18 2013 17:37:30
    Hardware: V9.00
    S/N: 609100526
    Feature(s): RDI, FlashBP, FlashDL, JFlash, GDB
    Checking target voltage...
    Listening on TCP/IP port 2331
    Connecting to target...
    J-Link found 2 JTAG devices, Total IRLen = 10
    JTAG ID: 0x3BA00477 (Cortex-A8)
    Connected to target
    Waiting for GDB connection...Connected to 127.0.0.1
    Reading all registers
    Reading all registers
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0xFFFFFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0xFFFFFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0xFFFFFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0xFFFFFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0xFFFFFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0xFFFFFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0xFFFFFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0xFFFFFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x00000000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00000000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    Downloading 16304 bytes @ address 0x80800000
    Downloading 16304 bytes @ address 0x80803FB0
    Downloading 16304 bytes @ address 0x80807F60
    Downloading 16304 bytes @ address 0x8080BF10
    Downloading 16256 bytes @ address 0x8080FEC0
    Downloading 16320 bytes @ address 0x80813E40
    Downloading 16288 bytes @ address 0x80817E00
    Downloading 16320 bytes @ address 0x8081BDA0
    Downloading 16240 bytes @ address 0x8081FD60
    Downloading 4304 bytes @ address 0x80823CD0
    Downloading 16128 bytes @ address 0x80824DA0
    Downloading 16272 bytes @ address 0x80828CA0
    Downloading 11650 bytes @ address 0x8082CC30
    Downloading 68 bytes @ address 0x8082F9B4
    Downloading 2996 bytes @ address 0x8082F9F8
    Downloading 12 bytes @ address 0x808305AC
    Downloading 1960 bytes @ address 0x808305B8
    Downloading 16288 bytes @ address 0x80830D60
    Downloading 5448 bytes @ address 0x80834D00
    Downloading 192 bytes @ address 0x80836248
    Writing register (PC = 0x80800000)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x807FFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x807FFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x807FFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x807FFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x807FFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x807FFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x807FFFFC
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x807FFFFC (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)
    WARNING: Failed to read memory @ address 0x80800000
    Read 4 bytes @ address 0x80800000 (Data = 0xAAAAAAAA)

  • Hi,

    Yes, of course you need an init script which initialises the SDRAM/DDRAM, before you can access it.
    Unfortunately, I do not have such an init script ready...
    As an alternative, you may load & execute a second level boot loader ELF file that performs all initialization
    prior to downloading the main application. This becomes more and more popular for complex target systems that require a lot of initialization.

    The process would look like this:
    file btl.elf
    load
    break <EndOfBTL>
    c
    file Application.elf
    load
    break main
    c


    Best regards
    Alex
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  • Hi,

    You're welcome. Good to hear that it is working on your side now.


    Best regards
    Alex
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    Keep in mind, this is *not* a support forum.
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