Do I really have to delete these same emails over and over again. Manish please figure out what is wrong with your system an fix it. If anything it seems to be getting worse. I'm not counting, but it feels like I'm seeing all your emails at least 5 times each. Quite frustrating. Greg On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Rangankar, Manish<manish.rangankar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Please mentioned more *practical* details about your device. > > [#]If it belongs to some standard bus like USB and if kernel detects it then > you will see entry in *proc* and *sys*. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Radu > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:25 AM > To: Manish Rangankar > Cc: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: getting started with drivers > > > > Thanks, I am already reading Linux Device Drivers and I am subscribed to > lkml from which I read whatever I understand :) > I was asking about something more practical ... how do I know that the > device is connected? Does it make sense to do it, when obviously it is > already detected by the kernel? > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Manish Rangankar > <rangankarmanish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think you should first go through LDD book, then try running some sample > programs given in the book. Also go through pdf *lkml*. Both LDD and lkml > are available on net. After this try to get understanding of the ALSA or > OSS. > > > > May be try writing your own driver which will play MP3 on you PC console > speaker. > > > > -Manish R > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Radu <radu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying for some time to write some kernel code, but as we all know > that's not that easy. I want to write a driver for a no-name mp3 player, > just for academic purposes, but I am not sure how should I tackle the > problem - will it be a char driver ? how can I detect when it's plugged > in/do I need to do that?. Where do I start? How do I do it? Is there any > place where I can read about something similar? I've been reading quite a > lot lately, but probably not enough. > > Thanks a lot for any hints, > Radu. > > P.S: Sorry if this message has already sent to the list from another address > of mine, but I couldn't get subscribed with it (probably I am greylisted). > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > This e-mail message may contain proprietary, confidential or legally > privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this > message was originally addressed. Any review, e-transmission dissemination > or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by > persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > have received this e-mail in error kindly delete this e-mail from your > records. If it appears that this mail has been forwarded to you without > proper authority, please notify us immediately at netadmin@xxxxxxxxx and > delete this mail. > _____________________________________________________________________ -- Greg Freemyer Head of EDD Tape Extraction and Processing team Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer Preservation and Forensic processing of Exchange Repositories White Paper - <http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/tng_whitepaper_fpe.html> The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ