Re: stuck with driver development

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Hi,

Le Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:14:07 -0500,
"tejas khatiwala" <socretez@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

>              I've been trying to learn writing device drivers in
> linux.. I read bunch of books including ldd3 (cover to cover), other
> OS books, bunch of net-articles, some network device driver codes
> etc. I asked for help earlier in this group for some sample
> manufacturer's specification so that I can compare associated driver
> code in linux source with its specification.. somebody helped too
> (provided spec. for Realtek 8139c+) and I could understand most part
> of the code also.. now I want to write a driver (preferably network
> device driver) on my own.. where do i start ? is there any open
> source project developing device drivers going on where I can join
> and contribute ? please help..

Take some unsupported, or not completely supported, hardware and write
a driver for it. That's the best to start, I suppose.

Sincerly,

Thomas
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