HI Abu, > What I want is some directions. > I want to learn hardware intimately. If you mean H/W design this is not the good place to ask. If you mean programming H/W (aka firmware) then I would start by building some H/W basic knowledge and I would want to practically implement and play/exercise the functionality I study. Get a basic SBC (Single Board Computer) and start programming and debugging each functional block. I posted a link to such affordable device. Get it and start playing with. You can implement a timer and see how it works in less than ten instructions. The good thing with the board I point to is you get an symbolic debugger too. This means you are able to execute your code in "step-by-step" mode and see at each step how the CPU registers are modified and how the H/W reacts at your programming. In my opinion this is the best way to learn firmware. >I am interested in MIPS and Intel (i386) platforms. What would be a good way to >start ? Well, both platforms (architectures) are complex and difficult to learn. I would start with something simpler. x86 represents an enormous volume of information and complexity. Focus on one of its block/functions and start to play with. You can use your PC to play with. Start by getting the technical doc from Intel. Scan the net for examples. Hope this helps, Stephan. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
