[U-Boot] Uboot Remote gdb gives segmentation fault and hangs

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>]

On 11:07 Fri 24 Apr     , alfred steele wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to debug u-boot using arm-elf-gdb on the PDK board. I have been
> succesfully using this gdb to a great extent. However, when i try my
> vanilla u-boot image with debug, i get a "segfault".
which ICE do you use?
> 
> $ arm-elf-gdb  u-boot
> GNU gdb 5.3 (eCosCentric)
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> This GDB was configured as "--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=arm-elf"...
> 
> (gdb) symbol-file u-boot
> Load new symbol table from "u-boot"? (y or n) y
> Reading symbols from u-boot...done.
normally no need
> (gdb) target remote 206.44.17.238:2001
> Remote debugging using 206.44.17.238:2001
> Segmentation fault
> 
> AT this point, even the running u-boot on the console hangs/crashes.
> 
> Could it  be something wrong with the uboot binary itslef. If so, any
> hints as to what
> could be wrong?
> I have been using theis arm-elf-gdb sucessfully with Redboot in the past.
I use arm-elf-gdb for years on u-boot and the kernel without any problem

I use the PEEDI or the BDI2000

Best Regards,
J.