<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:11 AM, shampavman <<a href="mailto:shampavman.cg@gmail.com">shampavman.cg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I've followed up LDD3 and started off with writing device drivers . As</div><div class="gmail_extra">usual i've started with char drivers given in that book and also started</div>
<div class="gmail_extra">to make minor modifications to learn it better and so on.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Now i would like to know how to take it forward and start writing</div><div class="gmail_extra">
drivers for a profession.</div><div class="gmail_extra">I know its too early to call myself a guy writing device drivers but how</div><div class="gmail_extra">do i take if forward from here so that i can become one.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Is the only solution to pick up a device which does not work on linux</div><div class="gmail_extra">and get it working? Are there any other ways as well?</div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Shampavman</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">_______________________________________________</div><div class="gmail_extra">
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<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_extra">Hi Shampavman</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">There are many ways to became a Linux Device Driver Developer. </div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-> New Embedded platforms ; There are many platforms with none official Linux kernels ( came to my mind some with HDMI like DN2800MT) </div><div class="gmail_extra">-> Fix and test the current development kernel. Check on Bugzilla the thousands of bugs that haven't been fixed ( waiting for you ) </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Hope it helps </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Regards</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Victor Rodriguez</div>
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