Linux USB JTAG Cable Driver for Xilinx Impact

[Ron Aikins]

I've read much on this topic elsewhere, but I'm confused on some things, not to mention some of what I've read is out of date w.r.t. s/w versions, etc.. I've been frustrated on a previous attempt to get things going, but am now starting with a fresh OS installation and hope to resolve compatibility issues up front.

So, I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and have downloaded but not yet installed Xilinx LabTools 14.7. I also have the infamous usb-driver-HEAD.tgz from http://rmdir.de/~michael/xilinx/ but have not yet installed it.

First, my OS is 64-bit. In spite of that, do I need to install the 32-bit version of LabTools to be compatible with the usb-driver? From what I've read, it doesn't sound as though there is a 64-bit version of the driver. Is that true?

I'm not sure what runs with what, but need to find out what to do to get this running.

Would be nice to find a "current" list of installation instructions...

Thanks,
Ron

 

[Jon Elson]

Ron Aikins wrote:

I've read much on this topic elsewhere, but I'm confused on some things,
not to mention some of what I've read is out of date w.r.t. s/w versions,
etc. I've been frustrated on a previous attempt to get things going, but
am now starting with a fresh OS installation and hope to resolve
compatibility issues up front.

So, I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and have downloaded but not yet installed
Xilinx LabTools 14.7. I also have the infamous usb-driver-HEAD.tgz from
http://rmdir.de/~michael/xilinx/ but have not yet installed it.

First, my OS is 64-bit. In spite of that, do I need to install the 32-bit
version of LabTools to be compatible with the usb-driver? From what I've
read, it doesn't sound as though there is a 64-bit version of the driver.
Is that true?

I'm not sure what runs with what, but need to find out what to do to get
this running.

Would be nice to find a "current" list of installation instructions...

I went through FITS trying to get the old Parallel Cable III to work on
64 bit OS, and finally gave up. I bought a Chinese (clone??) USB
cable on eBay, and it worked right away on the 64-bit OS. I'm running
Ubuntu 12.04 and the full Xilinx iSE suite. (I think that is 14.04,
will check on that.) I think the Digilent pod also works on 64-bit
when you install their driver.

Jon