WinXinu/Installation

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

• Step 1: Copy the WinXINU-Installer folder via SSH to your desktop: web location ~ http://www.mscs.mu.edu/~nmcmilla/WinXINU-Installer/
• Step 2: Go into Cygwin Install Folder
  • 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