free linux distribution for microblaze?

[c.schmidt]

Hi all,

I'm a newbie on embedded linux. I use the spartan 3A dsp 1800A evalboard / microblaze.

First I tried to run some reference designs (BlueCat linux) what is no problem.

Now I want to set up my own project and therefore I need an embedded linux

distribution. I read about Petalogix/Petalinux, but I have to use a windows machine

what is not possible with Petalinux (despite of a virtual machine, also not possible).

Could anyone please tell me where I could get an embedded linux distribution

for free?

Regards Chris

[linnj]

If you can't use a Linux development host or a virtual machine you won't find anything you can use for Microblaze.  We haven't released our Microblaze work yet, but plan to soon.

-- John

[jothiadithya]

Hi

Please look at git.xilinx.com

[linnj]

The tools from Xilinx for Microblaze Linux will not run on a Windows platform unless you run a Linux virtual appliance.

[morphiend]

Chris,

Allow me to introduce to you the single most important piece of software for developing for Linux, while using Windows: VirtualBox. It's a free virtual machine that will run on your system and allow you to install and run Linux natively on top of your Windows OS. I have used it for many of my developments where my hands were tied on having a Windows host OS.

On top of that I recommend you grab the latest Ubuntu ISO CD and install that as your development environment, since its the easiest-to-use distro for what you'll want to do.

-- Mike

[c.schmidt]

Hi Mike,

Thanks a lot for your post! I know that there is the possibility

to use a virtual machine or something like coLinux / andLinux.

But this is not the way we want to develop our applications.

In addition: I made very good experiences with coLinux/andLinux

when developing private software.

Regards Chris