Flash Image too large for License

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Wed Oct 21 10:04:57 MST 2015
Hi,

I am new to using LPCXpresso but find it a great IDE tool, however I have now hit a problem debugging.  I have version v7.9.2 installed on Fedora release 22.  LPCXpresso License type says FULL with Debug Limit of 256k.

All was ok for a while but now the code size has crept up (obviously beyond 8k) I get the error 'Flash Image too large for License' error when trying to debug.  It seems to report that Download Limit is 8K (UNREGISTERED) !  I have run 'crt_emu_cm3_nxp -info-license' command in the LPCXpresso/bin directory and this reports:

    Ni: LPCXpresso Debug Driver v7.9 (Aug 11 2015 15:50:39 - crt_emu_cm3_nxp build 262)
    Cr:f LPCXpresso Free License - Download limit is 8K (UNREGISTERED)

Any suggestions on how to resolve 8k limit so I can continue debugging.

Thanks
Nick

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Mon Oct 26 10:46:29 MST 2015
Hi,

I have managed to resolve the problem.  I have included a brief outline of the issue below and hopefully it may prove helpful.

I have two machines running Fedora with the same configuration, which I use in different parts of the building for various projects. I had LPCXpresso and other tools installed on both. Unfortunately on one of the machines I lost the root partition (SSD Fault I think) so I took a copy of the other machine's SSD (using linux dd command) and then used this in place of the faulty disk. All works correctly except the LPCXpresso tools.  Where I believe the problem occurred is that I think the LPCXpresso debug tools required the MAC address or something to tie up with the License or activation code.  Now as I had copied the disk image from the other machine I concluded that naturally the hardware MAC address doesn't match the one the copied version was activated against.  

I have now re-installed LPCXpresso and re-registered and got a new activation code and all works as it should.

I hope that all makes sense.
Nick   

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Mon Oct 26 07:14:45 MST 2015
Hi,

Reply to email sent.

Regards
Nick

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by lpcxpresso-support on Mon Oct 26 02:36:39 MST 2015
Nick,

We would like to investigate in more detail so sent you a direct email requesting more detailed information on the 23rd. If you can respond to that, we will investigate further as to why your Fedora  free license is not working.

Regards,
LPCXpresso Support

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Thu Oct 22 03:20:26 MST 2015
Hi,

Just thought I'd update you in case it helps.  I have installed LPCXpresso on my Debian machine (32bit) and transferred the project and am able to build and debug without the problem. I have run the crt_emu_cm3_nxp command and this time it reports that my Download Limit is 256k.  All as expected ! 

So, I guess the issue is something to do with the Fedora install, which is strange in so much that as far as I know Fedora is supported but Debian isn't officially.

Hope that may shed some light on things.
Nick

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Thu Oct 22 03:05:05 MST 2015
Thanks,

Have posted the contents of /usr/share/NXPLPCXpresso.

Output from crt_emu_cm3_nxp as in original post.

Nick

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by lpcxpresso-support on Thu Oct 22 02:28:19 MST 2015
You can just zip up the files and post them here, along with the output from "crt_emu_cm3_nxp -info-license".

Regards,
LPCXpresso Support

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Thu Oct 22 02:11:36 MST 2015
Hi FallGuy,

Yes, I read that post but doesn't seemed to have helped I'm afraid.  It doesn't seem to really give any info if you're running Linux other than run the commands I have already attempted.

I have the files from the directory /usr/share/NXPLPCXpresso it mentions but not sure where to send them?

Thanks
NIck

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by TheFallGuy on Thu Oct 22 01:46:52 MST 2015
Did you read this FAQ?
https://www.lpcware.com/content/faq/lpcxpresso/flash-image-too-large

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nickhi on Thu Oct 22 01:19:01 MST 2015
Hi,

I can read and write files to /usr/share.  I have also re-activated my license, but still get them same result.  However I have noticed that when starting the debugger the Error Report details imply it is using 'crt_emu_lpc11_13_nxp'.  Not sure if that helps.  Again running  'crt_emu_lpc11_13_nxp'  from the LPCXpresso/bin directory it reports the same information as before, ie Download Limit is 8K (UNREGISTERED).

Thanks for any help
Nick  

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by lpcxpresso-support on Wed Oct 21 13:56:04 MST 2015

Ensure that /usr/share has read/write access, then reactivate your license. Report back how you get on, please.

Thanks and regards,
LPCXpresso Support