Re: RE: [PIC] Mini Howto: Microchip tools under Linux wi th Wine

Chen Xiao Fan([email protected]) is reported to have said:
> Trying Wine with anything related to serial communication will be
> difficult due to the broken serial support in newer versions.
>
Interesting.  I wonder why my serial programmer is working?
Wine version is 0.0.20050628-2

> I guess Wisp628 Windows binary will not work even though you solve 
> the errors. I feel a bit strange that ic-prog working under Linux
> with Wine. Are you using a parallel programmer? Maybe Wine support
> of parallel port is okay.

The Olimex Pic-pg2c is a JDM type Serial Programmer with sockets and
an ICSP connector.  I haven't had any trouble using it with icprog
under wine. Of course I have only used it with the 12F509, 16F84A and
16F628 so far.

> Olin's EasyProg does not work with Wine and I have tested out this.
> ICD2 serial version also not working under Wine. I've tried out
> this as well. USB is of course more difficult and I will doubt
> that any USB device will work under Wine for now.

Well that leaves EasyProg out.
> 
> So far there is no Linux program developed for EasyProg.
> 
> As for the segmentation fault problem of xwisp2u, maybe you can
> use gdb to debug the application and posts your trace. I think there
> will be people in this list who can help you debugging this.

As I don't have the Wisp628 I'll wait for Rob to work out the kinks.
I'll have to drop the Wisp from the list, at least for now.

There is an Olimex PicStart+ programmer that does have linux support.
It costs less then EasyProg and does all of the Pics that the PicStart
does. Jeff Post has written a PicStart+ linux program that should work
with the Olimex.  


Thanks for all the info.

Wayne

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