NEEK Linux Tutorial

[Altera_Forum]

Hi All 

 I'm new to Nios, but have been working with FPGA for some time now. Is there a tutorial or step by step for getting Linux with MMU up and running on NEEK? Including peripheral support (TFT, Ethernet, etc)?  Regards Pierre

[Altera_Forum]

Welcome. 

 Please look at the wiki and there is a user guide. http://nioswiki.com/linux  Cheers, Thomas

[Altera_Forum]

I'm using Suse with KDE 4 with many dynamic effects enabled and I'm very pleased :). Looks nice and sometimes even is helpful. 

 -Michael

[Altera_Forum]

Hippo 

 I have downloaded neek_web_server_mmu.zip and took the custum_fpga.h from the archive and placed it in: ~/nios2-linux/linux-2.6/arch/nios2/include/asm with make menuconfig, changed to custom FPGA ran make  with the resulting linux.initramfs.gz and  cycloneIII_embedded_evaluation_kit_web_server.sof (renamed to neek.sof) from neek_web_server_mmu.zip I tried the steps below, but the LCD on the NEEK stays blank and nios2-terminal reports nothing  Any ideas?  [NiosII EDS]$ nios2-configure-sof /cygdrive/c/NEEK/neek.sof  Info: ******************************************************************* Info: Running Quartus II Programmer Info: Command: quartus_pgm --no_banner --mode=jtag -o p;c:/NEEK/neek.sof Info: Using programming cable "USB-Blaster [USB-0]" Info: Started Programmer operation at Tue Nov 24 15:39:56 2009 Info: Configuring device index 1 Info: Device 1 contains JTAG ID code 0x020F30DD Info: Configuration succeeded -- 1 device(s) configured Info: Successfully performed operation(s) Info: Ended Programmer operation at Tue Nov 24 15:39:58 2009 Info: Quartus II Programmer was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings  Info: Peak virtual memory: 64 megabytes  Info: Processing ended: Tue Nov 24 15:39:58 2009  Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:07  Info: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:03 /cygdrive/c/altera/90/nios2eds/examples [NiosII EDS]$ nios2-download -g /cygdrive/c//NEEK/linux.initramfs.gz Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-0]", device 1, instance 0x00 Pausing target processor: OK Initializing CPU cache (if present) OK Downloaded 3019KB in 52.1s (57.9KB/s) Verified OK Starting processor at address 0xC0000000 /cygdrive/c/altera/90/nios2eds/examples [NiosII EDS]$ nios2-terminal nios2-terminal: connected to hardware target using JTAG UART on cable nios2-terminal: "USB-Blaster [USB-0]", device 1, instance 0 nios2-terminal: (Use the IDE stop button or Ctrl-C to terminate)

[Altera_Forum]

Hey,  

 I was going to post the same thing, I believe you beat me into it.  Can ALTERA guys update Wiki? It seems outdated and irrelevant, people keep on posting on forum when instead it should be cleared in Wiki.  And, have you found the solution? I used standard from CD and web_server, both are same.   I compiled my kernels with steps exactly mentioned in the Wiki, perhaps there are some implicit steps that we beginners are not aware of.  Thanks.

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  Can ALTERA guys update Wiki? I  --- Quote End ---   Of course they can, and sometimes they in fact do. But essentially the NIOS WIKI and the "uCLinux-NIOS" build system project are community driven.  -Michael