Building Embedded Linux Systems, Second Edition--New from O'Reilly

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Building Embedded Linux Systems, Second Edition
Concepts, Techniques, Tricks, and Traps

Sebastopol, CA--There's a great deal of excitement surrounding the use of
Linux in embedded systems -- for everything from cell phones to car ABS
systems and water-filtration plants -- but not a lot of practical
information. A new release from O'Reilly Media, "Building Embedded Linux
Systems, Second Edition" ($49.99), fills this gap by offering an in-depth,
hard-core guide to putting together embedded systems based on Linux. 

Updated for the latest version of the Linux kernel, this new edition gives
you the basics of building embedded Linux systems, along with the
configuration, setup, and use of more than 40 different open source and
free software packages in common use. The book also looks at the strengths
and weaknesses of using Linux in an embedded system, plus a discussion of
licensing issues, and an introduction to real-time, with a discussion of
real-time options for Linux.

In the preface, the book states that it "…makes no assumptions as to the
tools you have at hand or the scope of your project.  All that is
required…is an Internet connection to download the necessary packages,
browse specific online documentation, and benefit from other developers'
experiences, as well as share your own.  Besides giving the  greatest
degree of freedom and control over your design, this approach is closest
to that followed by the pioneers who have spearheaded the way for Linux's
use in embedded systems."

This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented
procedures that explain how to:

- Build your own GNU development toolchain
- Select, configure, build, and install a target-specific kernel
- Create a complete target root filesystem
- Set up, manipulate, and use solid-state storage devices
- Install and configure a bootloader for your target
- Cross-compile a slew of utilities and packages
- Debug your embedded system using a plethora of tools and techniques
- Use the uClibc, BusyBox, U-Boot, OpenSSH, thttpd, tftp, strace, and gdb
packages
- Exploit real-time feature with Xenomai or the RT kernel patch

By presenting how to build the operating system components from pristine
sources and how to find more documentation or help, "Building Embedded
Linux Systems" greatly simplifies the task of keeping complete control
over your embedded operating system.

Advance Praise:
"...there's enough background on FireWire, I/O requirements, distribution,
patent issues, storage methods, GRUB with DiskOnChip devices, and other
considerations to give even the most sophisticated developer a new lease
on life. If you are an experienced embedded system developer and you want
to start using Linux, there's no other book for you."
-North Bay Multimedia Association

Karim Yaghmour is the founder and president of Opersys, a company
providing expertise and courses on the use of open source and free
software in embedded systems.

Jonathan Masters works on the Linux kernel for Red Hat.

Philippe Gerum is the founder and maintainer of the Adeos and Xenomai
projects.

Gilad Ben-Yossef is the cofounder and CTO of Codefidence TD. and has been
assisting OEMs make use of free and open source software in commercial
products and services since 1998. He is also cofounder of Hamakor, an NPO
devoted to the promotion of FOSS in Israel, and a founding organizer of
"August Penguin," an Israeli community FOSS conference.

For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bio, and samples, see:
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529680

Building Embedded Linux Systems, Second Edition
By Karim Yaghmour, Jonathan Masters, Gilad Ben-Yossef, and Philippe Gerum
ISBN: 978-0-596-52968-0, 462 pages, US $49.99
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