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i'm a beginner in using embedded linux and so i'm looking for a literature about embedded linux.
the main issues in such a book should be:
-develop software (device driver, applications) for el.[/b]
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the autobook for user level applications (gnu/autotools). can be read on the net or bought on e.g. amazon.
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originally posted by maico@dec 1 2005, 10:43 am
-kernel modification.
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o'reilly has 2 good books about this one; one about the kernel and one about device drivers; check their site or amazon
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originally posted by maico@dec 1 2005, 10:43 am
-booting el.
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e.g. wolfgang denk's das u-boot; he maintains a good portion of documentation on his bootloader.
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originally posted by maico@dec 1 2005, 10:43 am
-debugging on el.
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several resources, mainly running on gdb (ddd). i guess you'll find the most documentation about this on the net.
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originally posted by maico@dec 1 2005, 10:43 am
-real-world interfacing with el.
-root filesystem creation.
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depends on what you're doing; but checking buildroot might be a good start; for a nios fs, you need little more than the basic directory structure and the device nodes (you should not use devfs, since it's being ripped out in the later kernels).
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originally posted by maico@dec 1 2005, 10:43 am
-using serial, parallel, memory i/o, usb, graphic displays and interrupt-driven hardware.
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check the o'reilly books...
<!--quotebegin-maico@Dec 1 2005, 10:43 AM a book like this is "embedded linux" written by craig hollabaugh. --- Quote End --- I think O'Reilly has one titled 'embedded systems'; a very good book. --- Quote Start --- originally posted by maico@Dec 1 2005, 10:43 AM but it's include only x86, strongarm and powerpc as examples of platforms, not nios.
should i make the compromise to buy it or
does somebody knows a better book? --- Quote End --- I don't think you'll find better resources on Nios II; since it is not, and will likely never be, a very wide spread and accepted solution for (uC)Linux; Altera ppl actually say this in between the lines.
