From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: shampavman.cg@gmail.com (shampavman) Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:11:55 +0530 Subject: Writing device drivers In-Reply-To: References: <51B87382.8070000@gmail.com> Message-ID: <51B87AA3.3010108@gmail.com> To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org List-Id: kernelnewbies.lists.kernelnewbies.org On 06/12/2013 07:06 PM, Victor Rodriguez wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:11 AM, shampavman > wrote: > Hi all, > > I've followed up LDD3 and started off with writing device drivers . As > usual i've started with char drivers given in that book and also started > to make minor modifications to learn it better and so on. > > Now i would like to know how to take it forward and start writing > drivers for a profession. > I know its too early to call myself a guy writing device drivers but how > do i take if forward from here so that i can become one. > > Is the only solution to pick up a device which does not work on linux > and get it working? Are there any other ways as well? > > > Shampavman > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > > Hi Shampavman > > There are many ways to became a Linux Device Driver Developer. > > -> New Embedded platforms ; There are many platforms with none > official Linux kernels ( came to my mind some with HDMI like DN2800MT) I had to state my other problem here. Without actual hardware to work on its not possible to do much right. In such a scenario what can i do? > -> Fix and test the current development kernel. Check on Bugzilla the > thousands of bugs that haven't been fixed ( waiting for you ) > here again the same thing, Unless I have the right hardware i dont know what the heck works and what doesn't . Or is there another way to work around this limitation? > Hope it helps > > Regards > > Victor Rodriguez > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/attachments/20130612/acd36178/attachment-0001.html