From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail5.hsphere.cc (mail5.hsphere.cc [216.157.145.25]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 908CB2BF09 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:05:30 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <4191694C.60305@esteem.com> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:05:16 -0800 From: Conn Clark MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Wolfgang Denk References: <20041109195141.82111C1430@atlas.denx.de> In-Reply-To: <20041109195141.82111C1430@atlas.denx.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org Subject: Re: How much easier makes owning a BDI2000 things? List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > In message <4190FE1F.4080105@esteem.com> you wrote: > >> Its worth it weight in gold bringing up custom boards the first time >>and writing/debuging the boot rom. It allows you to change register > > > ... or when debugging the Linux kernel, device drivers and especially > RTAI real-time modules (because you can really freeze the CPU state, > including timers etc.). > > >> We haven't used ours much for debugging once things were up and >>running(we have fallen back to using printk statements for debugging). >>Though it can be used for that and some core kernel developers do use >>it. (probably for debugging the printk code of the kernel ;-) ) > > > Seems you never had to deal with any time critical problems, then. > I have, however I used I/O bits and an Oscilliscope ;-) > > Best regards, > > Wolfgang Denk > Best Regards -- Conn Clark ***************************************************************** Give a man a match and you heat him for a moment. Set him on fire and you'll heat him for life. ***************************************************************** Conn Clark Engineering Stooge clark@esteem.com Electronic Systems Technology Inc. www.esteem.com Stock Ticker Symbol ELST