WinXinu/Installation
Contents
System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
- Ability to connect to XINU server
- Microsoft .Net Framework v3.0 or higher
- Cygwin w/ Development package
- HDD Space: 250mb (with Cygwin Installation)
Installation Instructions
Installing Cygwin
- Step 1: Go to Cygwin.com
- Step 2: Download the installation file, setup.exe
- Step 3: Run Cygwin Setup
- Note: During setup, the only package that needs installation is the devel package; all others can be set to uninstall or default
Installing WinXINU
- Step 1: Download the setup file
- Step 2: Run the WinXINU setup file
Program Setup Instructions
- Modify the make file of your code
- a) Run Setup.exe
- b) Select Install from Local - Folder is the only other folder in the Cygwin Install directory
- c) Click ALL to set it to Uninstall all packages its at top of package selection screen
- d) Click Devel package to set it to Install it is found within in the package listings
- Step 3: Change the first line of the compiler/makeVars file (found in your XINU code directory) to the location of the WinXINU cross compiler bin
Example: MIPS_ROOT = "C:\Documents and Settings\nmcmilla\Desktop\winx\compiler\cross\bin"
Program Setup Instructions
- Step 1: Alter the Server Settings XML file
- a) Ensure the server IP is correct
- b) Ensure that the port number is correct
- Step 2: Run WinXINU executable
- Step 3: Navigate to config tab, change location of cygwin\bin to location on local machine
- Step 4: Navigate to config tab, change location of compile directory where the Makefile is located for final image build
