Index: gdb/valops.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/valops.c,v
retrieving revision 1.200
diff -u -p -r1.200 valops.c
--- gdb/valops.c	11 Sep 2008 14:27:34 -0000	1.200
+++ gdb/valops.c	26 Sep 2008 17:32:56 -0000
@@ -839,6 +839,12 @@ value_assign (struct value *toval, struc
 	/* Figure out which frame this is in currently.  */
 	frame = frame_find_by_id (VALUE_FRAME_ID (toval));
 	value_reg = VALUE_REGNUM (toval);
+	
+	/* Get sentinel frame.  For remote targets that just
+	   booted, there will be no frame to work with.  Use registers
+	   instead (sentinel frame).  */
+	if (!frame)
+	  frame = get_current_frame ();
 
 	if (!frame)
 	  error (_("Value being assigned to is no longer active."));