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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/12/2013 07:06 PM, Victor
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<div class="gmail_extra">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 8:11 AM,
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<div class="gmail_extra">Hi all,</div>
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<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>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Now i would like to know how to take
it forward and start writing</div>
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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>
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<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>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Shampavman</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Hi Shampavman</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">There are many ways to became a
Linux Device Driver Developer. </div>
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<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) <br>
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I had to state my other problem here. Without actual hardware to
work on its not possible to do much right.<br>
In such a scenario what can i do?<br>
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<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>
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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
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<div class="gmail_extra">Hope it helps </div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Regards</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Victor Rodriguez</div>
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