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Beginners > Setting up. Insight GDM crash and burn

#62313 - jimbob - Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:57 pm

Hi,
Just starting GBA development. Downloaded DevKitPro & VisualBoyAdvance. Installed etc. Setup Visual Studio 6 for compilation. All works fine. Can build and execute built code on VBA emulator. So far so good.

When I come to debug using Insight GDB & VBA, when I use the File Open command to load the .elf file into Insight, the Insight GDB application crashes and ends.

I'm guessing version differences etc. but I guess as a newbie on GBA I might have fallen into a popular trap.

Any ideas anyone?
Cheers
Jim

#62317 - NoMis - Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:07 pm

What versions of Insight, VBA and Devkitarm do you have?
VBA 1.7.2 the previous insight release of devkitpro cant handle thumb code compiled with any devkitarm version newer than r8.

You might either update to Insight 6.4.50 provided by devkitpro or compile your code as ARM.

NoMis
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#62325 - jimbob - Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:37 pm

Nice one!.

I was using VBA1.7.2 & GDB 5.2.1 (devkit_arm_r17). This was all downloaded from the same site via links.

I have now downloaded Insight 6.4.50 as you suggested and hey-presto! it's all working.

Many thanks
Jim