Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 23:51:27 +0200 (CEST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: ken@plutotech.com (Kenneth D. Merry) Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Getting Pioneer CD changer to work Message-ID: <199904122151.XAA03836@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199904122057.OAA07372@panzer.plutotech.com> from "Kenneth D. Merry" at "Apr 12, 1999 2:57:32 pm"
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As Kenneth D. Merry wrote ... > Wilko Bulte wrote... > > As Kenneth D. Merry wrote ... > > Correct me if I'm wrong but I think I just hit a brick wall: > > > > - my testbox with the Pioneer changer on it is 4.0-current > > - my 'production' box is 2.2.8-stable > > > > What I need to do a remote kdebug is a gdb running on 2.2.8 (so aout itself) > > while at the same time smart enough to understand elf (the 4.0-current > > kernel). > > > > Would/should the following work: > > > > - export OBJFORMAT=aout on the 4.0 machine > > - run a local make in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gdb > > - take the resulting gdb binary to the 2.2.8 machine > > ? > > > > Or is this cutting too many corners? Maybe also link gdb static? > > Yikes. You might be able to get away with it if you run a statically > linked ELF gdb from your 4.0 box on your 2.2.8 box. I'm not sure, though. Yikes indeed. > Obviously you'll need the source and binaries on your 2.2.8 box, which I > assume you'll compile over NFS from the 4.0 box. That is exactly the config I'm using. > That might work, but I'm really no expert on this. All of my machines are > ELF now, running either -current or 3.1-stable. > > > Alternative: could I use a 4.0-current *Alpha* box to remotely gdb? I.e. > > can gdb read other architectures execs/dumps? Probably not I guess.. > > I doubt that'll work. Wouldn't you need an i386 gdb to understand the > debugging kernel and talk over the serial port? I don't know. It is just a thought. A bit bizarre one maybe :) I decided to bit the bullet: 2.2.8 is going to be 3.1 via an upgrade, probably tomorrow evening. Should give me elf support et al. And a working gdb :) > One other thing that would work is you could send me the changer. :) Of > course the postage from there would probably be more than the thing is > worth...and then there's customs and all. It's not worth it. And given it's sort of fragile nature I don't think it would still work after a transatlantic trip. Groeten / Cheers, Wilko _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte WWW : http://www.tcja.nl _______________________ Powered by FreeBSD ___ http://www.freebsd.org _____ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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