Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Newbie Roadmap? | From | Howard Owen <> | Date | Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:39:44 -0700 |
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On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 23:27 +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > > > What I've done so far: I've picked up and started reading "Linux Device > > Drivers" both editions 2 and 3. I'm about half way through Love's "Linux > > Kernel Development" > > Good choice of books. >
Thanks for that feedback. They seemed like good choices, but I couldn't be sure.
> [...] > > I'm starting > > out running Slack 10.1, so I'll probably tackle the 2.4 driver first. > > > Slackware runs just fine with a 2.6 kernel. I've been running 2.5.x > and 2.6.x kernels on Slack for ages and I'm currently running > 2.6.13-rc1 with Slackware-current.
I had planned to switch to the 2.6.x kernel after doing the 2.4 work. Something tells me there will be a lot of documentation about porting a driver from 2.4 to 2.6, and somewhat less in the other direction. 8)
> And this I find to be a good website for new kernel hackers : > http://kernelnewbies.org/
Thanks for that pointer. Although for someone pushing 50, the picture of the nursing penguin is a little incongruous. 8)
-- Howard Owen hbo@egbok.com "Even if you are on the right EGBOK Consultants Linux Architect track, you'll get run over if you fwd:50279 pstn:+1-650-218-2216 just sit there." - Will Rogers
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