Problem with downloading elf file to ML403 using XMD
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Thomas
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:15 pm    Post subject: Problem with downloading elf file to ML403 using XMD Reply with quote
Hi,

I am currently working on a new board based on a Xilinx Virtex-4
FPGA.We are using a ML403 board as SW a development platform. The plan
is to run VxWorks (Tornado 2.2.1/Vxworks 5.5.1) so now I am trying to
get the VxWorks bootrom to run on the ML403.

I have used the XPS - Base System Builder Wizard to build a base system
that seems to work (I can run the memory test application Ok).
Using the VxWorks BSP from XPS I have build a VxWorks bootrom
(bootrom_uncmp) without any errors. I have used a Xilinx app. note as a
reference for building the bootrom.

I connect to the ML403 using JTAG cable and download my design (.bit
file), then I connect to to PPC using XMD with no problems. When I try
to download the bootrom file (dow bootrom_uncmp) I get the following
error form XMD: "Invalid Profile Start & End Memory Address". The crazy
thing is that if I keep trying to download then sometimes it downloads
Ok:

XMD% dow bootrom_uncmp
section, .text: 0x00c00000-0x00c72a10
section, .data: 0x00c72a10-0x00c79ed0
section, .bss: 0x00c79ed0-0x00c7cfa0
Downloaded Program bootrom_uncmp
Setting PC with program start addr = 0x00c00000
PC reset to 0x00c00000, Clearing MSR Register

I can then execute the bootrom using 'run'. It doesn't work but that is
the next problem ;)

Have anybody seen the error: "Invalid Profile Start & End Memory
Address" before?
And what does it mean?

TIA,
Thomas
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Florian
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:15 am    Post subject: Re: Problem with downloading elf file to ML403 using XMD Reply with quote
Hello Thomas,

Quote:
Have anybody seen the error: "Invalid Profile Start & End Memory
Address" before?

I had also a problem with this error message wen i tried to generate an
ACE file with the genace.tcl script and also in the XMD.
In my opinion the problem is in the Cygwin enviroment which is used for
the xbash.
I get the error when I run the command "xmd -tcl genace.tcl ..." from
the xbash. If I run the same command with the same tools from the
Windows command prompt it runs ok.

The last comment from the Xilinx webcase support was to reinstall the
ISE and EDK. But I am afraid to do it. With the workaround everything
works good.

Perhaps this is not the solution for you but it might can help.

Quote:
And what does it mean?

???
I think it mean nothing. Perhaps in the software (Cygwin/Xilinx, I
don't know) is a NULL pointer assignment or buffer overflow which
causes an random error.

See you later
Florian
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