# Altera jblaster # Linux Version 1.1L ## As far as Altera does not claim any rights, i would like# this code to be distributed in terms of the GPL## (c) Altera Corporation # (c) GPL 2002 Robin Gareus <robin@gareus.org# $Id: readme.Linux,v 1.1.1.1 2002/12/03 23:49:20 x42 Exp $#For the very fast: * Adjust Configuration in the Makefile * run 'make clean all'* try './jtagblaster samples/chain1.cdf' (with an KIP-ACEX Board on LPT0)* run 'make install' as rootHi there. I have not found any patch to the https://www.altera.com/patches/programming/jblaster/jblaster_nt.zipAltera Jblaster for Linux, so I decided to do the hacks for myself.jblaster controlls a jtag chain connected on the parallel port and can configure the jtag devices with Raw Binary data Files (rbf).----Configuration & Compilation: The Linux version can access the parallel port via /dev/parport (kernel driver)or directly (inb/outb on device memory) which requires root privilegies.You can choose one version on compile Time. default is /dev/parport0 change the configuration values in the header of the Makefile.I added a simple Makefile, that should work on any gnu/Linux system.just type : make and as root "make install" to install it to /usr/local/bin (see configuration)Description:jblaster takes a Chain Description File (cdf) as input, and parses the jtag chain information and location of the rbf files.   I adjusted the jblaster parser not to discard the case of path and filenames :) As well fixed the parser to directly read Quartus(TM) generated cdf files.You still have to change your filename in rbf. (see note in readme.txt.)Usage:I added some command line options to jblaster. You can specify the device fileor address with the -d option. Examples :   jblaster -d /device/parport0 file.cdf          or jblaster -d 378 file.cdf (when not compiled with parport)Further Notes. I added an EPC device as "blank" to the jb_hardware. Right now I did not try to write files to a EEPROM or Flash over the JTAG. In principle this shouldbe possible, but I am lacking time to implement this right now. If you do, please send me an email.have fun,robin