Building Embedded Linux Systems 2e - Softcover

Yaghmour, Karim; Masters, Jon; Gerum, Phillipe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596529686 ISBN 13: 9780596529680

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2008

Synopsis

<div><p>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. <em>Building Embedded Linux Systems</em> offers an in-depth, hard-core guide to putting together embedded systems based on Linux. <br/><br/> 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.<br/><br/> This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented procedures for: </p><ul><li>Building your own GNU development toolchain</li> <li>Using an efficient embedded development framework</li> <li>Selecting, configuring, building, and installing a target-specific kernel</li> <li>Creating a complete target root filesystem</li> <li>Setting up, manipulating, and using solid-state storage devices</li> <li>Installing and configuring a bootloader for the target</li> <li>Cross-compiling a slew of utilities and packages</li> <li>Debugging your embedded system using a plethora of tools and techniques</li> <li>Using the uClibc, BusyBox, U-Boot, OpenSSH, thttpd, tftp, strace, and gdb packages</li> </ul><p> By presenting how to build the operating system components from pristine sources and how to find more documentation or help, <em>Building Embedded Linux Systems</em> greatly simplifies the task of keeping complete control over your embedded operating system.<br/><br/></p></div>

About this title

About the Author

Karim Yaghmour is the founder and president of Opersys, a company providing expertise and courses on the use of open source and free software in embedded systems.Jonathan Masters works on the Linux kernel for Red Hat.Gilad Ben-Yossef is the cofounder and CTO of Codefidence LTD. and has been assisting OEMs make use of free and open source software in commercial products and services since 1998. He is also cofounder of Hamakor, an NPO devoted to the promotion of FOSS in Israel, and afounding organizer of "August Penguin," an Israeli community FOSS conference.Philippe Gerum is the founder and maintainer of the Adeos and Xenomai projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596529686
• ISBN 13: 9780596529680
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 462