linux versions of nios2-download

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Does anybody know if there is a Linux version of "nios2-download"? If not, is anybody working on developing one? 

It seems a shame that I can escape Windows by using the build scipt (great job) and then I have to reboot my laptop just to go into Windows to dwonload the linux image.

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I don't think there is a linux version yet, but I agree it would be useful. 

 Das U-BOOT would probably do the trick, but I guess you'd want to burn U-BOOT into EPCS so its available on bootup (is this right Scott)?

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by hootsmon@Mar 30 2006, 05:36 PM i don&#39;t think there is a linux version yet, but i agree it would be useful.  das u-boot would probably do the trick, but i guess you&#39;d want to burn u-boot into epcs so its available on bootup (is this right scott)? <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=13931)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---    Yes, that&#39;s exactly correct. If I had u-boot, I could burn it (the kernel and rootfs) into flash. Can you point me to the thread that expains how to get u-boot for the NIOS2 eval baord and build instructions?

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Hi fmcmurra, 

 there is a linux version of the whole Nios2 IDE tools (Eclipse plugin and command line tools, including nios2-download, nios2-terminal, flash programmer....).  You can freely download it from Altera website, if you need anything that is not apparently downloadable from the site, you can always try Altera&#39;s FTP (ftp://ftp.altera.com/outgoing/release). There is a lot of interesting things there.   Note that to run Nios2 IDE for Linux, you will need to install quartus for Linux (Web Edition is enough, and can be downloaded from the FTP too). On Linux, you have to install quartus (quartusii_51_linux.tar), and the devices support for FPGAs you want (quartusii_51_unix_device_info.tar).  I think it is possible install Nios2 IDE without quartus, but you have to modifi one or two things in the install scripts.  Hope it helps,  Pierre-Olivier

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> Can you point me to the thread that expains how to get u-boot for the NIOS2 

> eval baord and build instructions?  This might be helpful:  http://forum.niosforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3571 (http://forum.niosforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3571)  Technical documentation for u-boot is contained in the source tree. See the top-level README and a variety of documentation in the doc directory. General and user documentation is available at:  http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/dulg/uboot (http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/dulg/uboot) http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/ubootdoc/presentation (http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/ubootdoc/presentation)  Source code is available from:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot) (main source tree) http://www.psyent.com/download (http://www.psyent.com/download) (latest Nios-II tree)  The source code at psyent contains the latest patches/updates that have been submitted to the u-boot maintainers, but have not yet been merged into the main source tree.  Regards, --Scott

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by cetic@Apr 2 2006, 07:01 AM hi fmcmurra,  there is a linux version of the whole nios2 ide tools (eclipse plugin and command line tools, including nios2-download, nios2-terminal, flash programmer....).  you can freely download it from altera website, if you need anything that is not apparently downloadable from the site, you can always try altera&#39;s ftp (ftp://ftp.altera.com/outgoing/release).  there is a lot of interesting things there.    note that to run nios2 ide for linux, you will need to install quartus for linux (web edition is enough, and can be downloaded from the ftp too).  on linux, you have to install quartus (quartusii_51_linux.tar), and the devices support for fpgas you want (quartusii_51_unix_device_info.tar).  i think it is possible install nios2 ide without quartus, but you have to modifi one or two things in the install scripts.  hope it helps,  pierre-olivier <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=13972)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---     Thanks,  That&#39;s exactly what I was looking for...