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[HELP NEEDED] PowerPC and ICE BDM

Started by gilles-nw-Fr June 26, 2008
Hi,

I'am working with a MPC855T PowerPC microprocessor and i try to debug
my soft using ICE/BDM.
My application raises a "Software Emulation" exception that is catched
by emulator and i would like to know which software instruction raised
this exception but SRR0 register is 0 (zero).
This register should contain the last instruction before exception ?
should it not ?

Is it possible to get others informations after an exception ?
Information like "call stack frames" ?

thank you for your help
Gil
On Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 4:58:05 AM UTC-4, gilles-nw-Fr wrote:
> Hi, > I'am working with a MPC855T PowerPC microprocessor and i try to debug > my soft using ICE/BDM. > My application raises a "Software Emulation" exception that is catched > by emulator and i would like to know which software instruction raised > this exception but SRR0 register is 0 (zero). > This register should contain the last instruction before exception ? > should it not ? > Is it possible to get others informations after an exception ? > Information like "call stack frames" ? > thank you for your help > Gil
I know this will likely not reach the original author but hopefully someone will see this and know something about it.. To the OP: did you ever find answers? To anyone/everyone who sees this: I have an avocent cyclades alterpath ACS8 ((ATP0120-001) the processor is of course the venerable MPC855T and it has test points clearly labeled BDM but I haven't been able to find any information as to connecting to this interface with the end goal being installation of a different linux kernel/distro or at least learning what I can in the process. If anyone has any information please let me know. -- river@xenador-hermes.com