I'm running a small test program on an embedded Linux target (a Freescale i.MX25), which I'd like to debug using GDB. I connect to the system using an FTDI USB-RS232 cable through am Ubuntu VM. GDBserver is installed on the target. I do not have Ethernet or USB support on the target, so I'm trying to use GDB over serial.
When I log into the target using Minicom, I get:
login[1691]: root login on 'ttymxc0'
which I presume means that the console is using ttymxc0. Then, I try to start GDBserver listening for connections from the VM to the test program, residing in /home:
$ cd /home
$ gdbserver /dev/ttymxc0 test
which gives the output (repeatedly):
Remote debugging using /dev/ttymxc0
readchar: Socket operation on non-socket
Remote side has terminated connection. GDBserver will reopen the connection
Is this an error in the way I'm trying to use GDBserver, or something else? Is there another way to debug the program?
You can not use ttymxc0 for two things at the same time (serial console and serial gdb). Disable the getty on that serial line and replace it by the gdbserver.