Embedded Linux getting started

[martin roth]

I am a newbie to Linux (after short embedded Linux course) although I have
a lot of experience on embedded systems OS(Vxworks, PSOS, etc.). I haven't
decided for sure which Linux.
Can somebody recommend me some books or pointers to start with Linux.

Martin Roth

[fishwarp]

If you're actively involved in getting Linux working on an embedded
system, I'd certainly recommend getting hold of a copy of "Building
Embedded Linux System, Karim Yaghmour" available as a free download and
published by O'Reilly.

Post by martin roth
I am a newbie to Linux (after short embedded Linux course) although I have
a lot of experience on embedded systems OS(Vxworks, PSOS, etc.). I haven't
decided for sure which Linux.
Can somebody recommend me some books or pointers to start with Linux.
Martin Roth

[Jukka Aho]

Post by martin roth
I am a newbie to Linux (after short embedded Linux course) although
I have a lot of experience on embedded systems OS(Vxworks, PSOS,
etc.). I haven't decided for sure which Linux.
Can somebody recommend me some books or pointers to start with Linux.

See these:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEmbedded>
<http://www.openembedded.org/>
<http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/SuccesStories>

Basically, once you have the suitable tools installed, a single "make"
command can build the whole cross-compile toolkit _AND_ a complete Linux
distribution, with kernel, apps, libs, filesystem images, and, finally,
a ready-to-flash image for your target device. (That's how it works for
the Dreambox set-top boxes [1], for example.)

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[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox>
<http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7482684956.html>