-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Walter Spicker wrote: > I'm a long time user of the MSP430 tool chain currently running under > Fedora Core-5 > > I've been experiencing a lock up problem with the parallel port FET > tool. It works well for long periods of time, but occasionally it gets > stuck in a mode where neither msp430-jtag.py nor msp430-gdbproxy will > work. > > msp430-gdbproxy gives the error "Could not find device (or device not > supported)" > > and msp430-jtag.py gives the error "An error occured:" "Can't open > interface" > > Normally both these tools work fine. However once the condition occurs, > the only way I am able to clear it is to disconnect all cables and power > from both the FET tool and from the target device. This is not normally > a big deal, except that I have been working remotely of late, and I > don't have physical access to the target and the FET. > > Does anyone know of a way to clear this condition remotely? Or, is > there a way to prevent it from occurring? >
Does a reboot have any effect? It may be possible that the system's printer driver is causing problems, but you have probably already disabled that. I think some people have added a reset button to their FET tools for this same reason, although I have never had any problems with mine. Brian - -- - ---[Office 69.5F]--[Outside 50.6F]--[Server 79.9F]--[Coaster 69.7F]--- Linux Software Developer http://www.brianlane.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Remember Lexington Green! iD8DBQFE1fOFIftj/pcSws0RAri0AKCEhun3jOcF8iw7AQnpKymt7N1kiQCfdRNy kom2CX8Zuiyl4RgCleuGhRU= =dCXp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
