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Building Embedded Linux Systems: Concepts, Techniques, Tricks, and Traps
There's a great deal of excitement surrounding the use of Linux in embedded systems -- for everything from cell phones to car ABS systems and water-filtration plants -- but not a lot of practical information. Building Embedded Linux Systems offers an in-depth, hard-core guide to putting together embedded systems based on Linux.
Updated for the latest version of the Linux kernel, this new edition gives you the basics of building embedded Linux systems, along with the configuration, setup, and use of more than 40 different open source and free software packages in common use. The book also looks at the strengths and weaknesses of using Linux in an embedded system, plus a discussion of licensing issues, and an introduction to real-time, with a discussion of real-time options for Linux.
This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented procedures By presenting how to build the operating system components from pristine sources and how to find more documentation or help, Building Embedded Linux Systems greatly simplifies the task of keeping complete control over your embedded operating system.
Updated for the latest version of the Linux kernel, this new edition gives you the basics of building embedded Linux systems, along with the configuration, setup, and use of more than 40 different open source and free software packages in common use. The book also looks at the strengths and weaknesses of using Linux in an embedded system, plus a discussion of licensing issues, and an introduction to real-time, with a discussion of real-time options for Linux.
This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented procedures By presenting how to build the operating system components from pristine sources and how to find more documentation or help, Building Embedded Linux Systems greatly simplifies the task of keeping complete control over your embedded operating system.
462 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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June 15, 2008
This is the best book I've found on embedded development. It covers everything and all that you'll need to do for getting a real product done.
Thank the maker he came out with a new edition.
If you're working in this part of the industry you're probably looking for a book like this that is going to make your job easier.
I don't know about easy, but I wasted so much money on books that didn't do squat to help me get anything done, a total waste of time.
This book was a real help.
Thank the maker he came out with a new edition.
If you're working in this part of the industry you're probably looking for a book like this that is going to make your job easier.
I don't know about easy, but I wasted so much money on books that didn't do squat to help me get anything done, a total waste of time.
This book was a real help.
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January 31, 2016I bought this book for its chapter on cross-compilation to setup a toolchain for building an ARM kernel on an existing linux box. There is also an interesting section on u-boot.
May 20, 2016
Although the book has some good concepts, I believe the content is out of date. I stopped reading the book after the first 4 chapters.
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