Messages in this thread | | | From | "texelsoft" <> | Subject | RE: Writing a Linux Device Driver | Date | Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:05:47 -0500 |
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I'd second the recommendation for "Linux Device Drivers" + source is available for all examples from O'Reilly's website.
-evt
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > [mailto:owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu]On Behalf Of Jordan > Mendelson > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 3:35 AM > To: G Jalaja Devi > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > Subject: Re: Writing a Linux Device Driver > > > G Jalaja Devi wrote: > > > > We are into development of a device driver in linux. The requirement is > > the driver should support Plug and Play. I need documents in > this regard. > > I tried downloading from ftp.redhat.com, but the server is not > responding. > > Please send me some documents in this regard. > > [psst, next time send a subject.. linux-kernel gets several hundred > messages a day :)] > > First off, the Linux kernel can be obtained at one of the many mirrors > around the world by looking at http://www.kernel.org/mirrors/. Of > course, in order to test anything you will need a copy of linux > (www.redhat.com, www.debian.org, www.caldera.com, www.slackware.com, > etc). You can take an existing Linux device driver (linux/drivers/*) and > see how it's done, it's fairly straight forward. > > If you are not the hack and slash type of programmer, there are a few > books available on the Linux kernel worth mentioning, Linux Device > Drivers has very good reviews ISBN: 1565922921. > > Online documentation including howtos, whitepapers, drafts, specs, > notes, dooddles, etc can be found at http://www.linux.org/help/. > > And of course, if you really need help with a specific area, in the > linux kernel there is a MAINTAINERs file containing the mailing list of > every single peice of the kernel. Or you can just bug Linus and Alan, > they love email.. don't you guys? :) > > > > Jordan > > -- > Jordan Mendelson : http://jordy.wserv.com > Web Services, Inc. : http://www.wserv.com > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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