Re: [Openocd-development] Who needs hardware debuggers anyway?

[Jeff S. <je...@fo...>]

On Friday 29 February 2008, Øyvind Harboe wrote:
> It is my impression that hardware debuggers are mainly used for
> porting Linux and writing apps without an OS or some deeply embedded
> OS.
>
> Anyone using Linux w/an MMU would simply use "normal" GDB remote
> debugging as one would for PCs. I have never seen a hardware debugger
> for a PC in use. I'm sure they exist. :-)
>
> I'm a little puzzled about the lack of interest/testing in the XScale.

I'm waiting for my pxa255 board to be returned from getting the processor 
replaced (I don't have a hot air rework machine handy).  Seems that power 
sequencing or AC leakage or some other unknown or even ESD (although we DO 
have a static free work area and take all precautions) caused my Olimex TINY 
dongle to fry the PXA on my board :-(  Will test Xscale things once again as 
soon as I am able.

Regards,
-Jeff