Note to self: How to flash .bin files via “raw” gdb

At the first glance, it’s a very easy task. However it has a number of less obvious pitfalls when you’re working with microcontrollers via some kind of gdb stub or openocd and the memory you’re actually uploading your .bin file is the flash memory of an MCU (e.g. stm32). I decided to gather the common pitfalls in a single blog post.

Typical starter kit: A Chinese stlinkv2 clone flashed as black magic probe and an stm32f4 discovery board
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