Archive for the "Linux / Unix" category

 

Using mdev of busybox

 
Overview mdev is a device manager like udev, actually it is a "mini udev". mdev is very useful in embedded system as it is included in newer version of busybox. mdev can also shorten boot up time significantly compared to udev. This can be vital to some embedded system. Below shows a sample [...]

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Writing, Starting and Stopping Linux daemon (w/ start-stop-daemon)

 
Overview The first page written by Devin Watson shows a tutorial on how-to write a daemon (with an example). The second one at Tony’s Cafe shows how to write scripts for Debian Linux to run the daemon. The last one is the Manpage of "start-stop-daemon" program. Reference Linux Daemon Writing HOWTO [...]

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U-Boot related documentation

 
Overview I have been fighting with embedded Linux system for the past two months, here is what I found when the card crash and I have to flash the Kernel. Reference U-Boot bootloader Wiki (Gumstix) U-Boot Environment Variables

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