Quick Start Guide 03/27/2017 Egan Ford egan@sense.net

NOTE: READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS

Prereqs:

• MacOS 10.12 64-bit:

  • Install XQuartz, Xcode (from your installation media) in that order.
  • Install Macports (macports.org), then:

  sudo port install gtk2 pkgconfig gcc6
  sudo port select --set gcc mp-gcc6
  export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH

• Ubuntu:

  sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev 

• RedHat/CentOS:

  sudo yum install subversion gtk2-devel

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Start up X11 and use xterm

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Download x49gp source:

git clone https://github.com/datajerk/x49gp.git

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Edit FIRMWARE (optional):

The default firmware will be 4950_92.bin, for HPGCC3 development copy 49_hpgcc.bin in to x49gp and change FIRMWARE in the Makefile.

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Build:

cd x49gp
make
make sdcard
make config

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Mount SD card:

OS/X:

open sdcard.dmg

Linux:

sudo mkdir -p /Volumes/X49GP/
sudo mount -o loop sdcard /Volumes/X49GP

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Put stuff in SD, e.g.:

OS/X:

cp BACKUP /Volumes/X49GP/

Linux:

sudo cp BACKUP /Volumes/X49GP/

NOTE: If using HPGCC2 don't forget the the ARMToolbox.

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Eject SD:

OS/X:

hdiutil detach $(df | grep -i x49gp | head -1 | awk '{print $1}')

Linux:

sudo umount /Volumes/X49GP

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Run:

./x49gp config

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Where's the key labels?

Good question. This is a bug when compiled for 64-bit platforms.

Hack:

cp hp50g-hack.png hp50g.png

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Do stuff, e.g.:

Restore backup:

BACKUP
3
->TAG
RESTORE

Install ARMToolbox (HPGCC2):

2
SETUP.BIN
3
->TAG
RCL
EVAL

(Right Click ON, Left Click C)

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To Exit Emulator

• ctrl-c to exit (from launch window)

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Start Over:

• clean slate?

rm -f flash-49g+ flash-50g flash-noboot sram s3c2410-sram
make flash-49g+ flash-50g flash-noboot sram s3c2410-sram
./newconfig

• soft reset only?

./newconfig

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Known Limitations:

• HPGCC SD Card I/O . libfsystem unavailable. . f* calls unstable (HPGCC2) . f* calls stable (HPGCC3)

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Change Log:

Additional note: August 22, 2013

Updated this so that it'll compile on Ubuntu 12.04.

--Nicholas Kirchner