Tag Archives: Device Drivers

Project 05: Character Device Driver

Posted on November 2, 2012 by spatlou

Makefile for a basic kernel module

obj-m += hello-1.o

all:
make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules

clean:
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What is Device Drivers

Posted on January 12, 2012 by spatlou

People new to Linux often hear that it has excellent support for all kinds of cards and that the device drivers are stable and fast. Sometimes, though, setting up devices under Linux is often not all plug-and-play. Everything is a … Continue reading →

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