[OT] bdiGDB connection problems

[Perri, Joe]

You've probably already tried this, but on my BDI-2000, I have
to power-cycle after talking to it on the serial port, otherwise
it will not respond to ethernet communications. This is an older
version of firmware however.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xisto.garcia [mailto:xisto.garcia at bol.com.br]
> Subject: Re: [OT] bdiGDB connection problems
>
> > Change the BDI-2000 subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. Make sure your
> > RedHat 8.0 host also uses same subnet mask. Delete the entry for
> > gatweay, it is not needed. BDI does not support ping. However, if
> > you can see arp request-replies, all is well. Fix your subnet mask.
>
> Hummm... changing the submask doesn't work... about the gateway, I
> did'n't find a way to delete it. Anyway, they are on the same subnet!
>
> I wonder whenever my firmware is broken 8) By the way, does anybody
> has a working 1.15 firmware?
>
> > >I'm new to bdiGDB and I'm facing some problems with it. I've got
> > >a bdiGDB for a 82xx PPC and I've correctly updated its firmware
> > >and configured it through the RS232 interface, specifying its IP
> > >address, my host IP, bla bla bla. But when I try to communicate
> > >through the ethernet, by a telnet section, it doesn't seem to
> > >respond at all.
> > >
> > >Some facts:
> > >
> > >- Target MPC8260 in a MPC8260ADS board;
> > >- RedHat Linux 8.0 as the host;
> > >- dump from the bdi200 setup:
> > >
> > >BDI Type : BDI2000 Rev.C (SN: xxx)
> > >Loader   : V1.05
> > >Firmware : V1.15 bdiGDB for PPC6xx/PPC7xx
> > >Logic    : V1.02 PPC6xx/PPC7xx
> > >MAC      : 00-0c-01-xx-xx-xx
> > >IP Addr  : 192.168.0.2
> > >Subnet   : 255.255.255.255
> > >Gateway  : 255.255.255.255
> > >Host IP  : 192.168.0.1
> > >Config   : mpc820ads.cnf
> > >
> > >- The 'load mode' was correctly closed;
> > >- The ethernet 'link' led is on and the 'rx' led blinks as packets
> > >  ares sent on the net;
> > >- The bdi doesn't even answer my pings!
> > >- Sniffering the net, I've seen several ARP request and replies,
> > >  exchanged by bdi->host and host->bdi.
> > >
> > >Some questions:
> > >
> > >- Do I need to have my target conected to bdi in order to
> > >  stabilish the telnet connection?
> > >- What about the tftp server, does it have to be running at
> > >  this point?
> > >- What services are provided by the bdi? Telnet on TCP port 23?
> > >  ICMP also? And what about the debugger, does it listen to
> > >  port 2001?
> > >- How can I get it running?

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