2002-06-19 21:32:46

by Sam Halliday

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Subject: introduction

hello there,

i am keen to do a little bit of kernel programming, but i don't really
know where to start... i have programmed in c for a few years now in
mostly numerical stuff, and i think i could write a device driver if i
really needed to, what would some people reccomend reading before
starting?... i'd be keen to have a pet project of maybe totally
replacing an essential component (just as practice not to make it better
or anything!)

also, my kernel always says "Unknown Bridge Resource 2: Assuming
Transparent" on bootup, why would it be doing this? I have accounted for
everything on my system in the compile

thanks in advance!
Sam
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A penny saved is a penny to squander.
-- Ambrose Bierce


2002-06-19 21:44:10

by John Levon

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Subject: Re: introduction

On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 11:32:45PM +0200, Sam Halliday wrote:

> also, my kernel always says "Unknown Bridge Resource 2: Assuming
> Transparent" on bootup, why would it be doing this? I have accounted for
> everything on my system in the compile

Well why don't you find out what this means and what you could do about
it ? An excellent starting point, no ?

Anyway, visit http://kernelnewbies.org/ which amongst other things has a
large selection of links, and a suitable mailing list

regards
john

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