You can find free legitimate reading material easily on the web. LDD ( Linux Device Drivers is one example ).
Not to mention sites like http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/ddcommand.htm and https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration Note that both those came up off of a google search, so yeah google is probably the most important resource. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Joshua Datko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Tim Cole <[email protected]> writes: > > > Agreed -- you can't learn a damned thing without putting in your own > > skull time. Perhaps I'm too distrustful of internet search engines -- > > I like a good reference handbook. If there isn't one available, I'll > > just have to make do. > > By far, the number one reference on the BeagleBone Black is the System > Reference Manual: > > https://github.com/CircuitCo/BeagleBone-Black/blob/master/BBB_SRM.pdf?raw=true > > It's impressively complete. > > However, that mainly covers the hardware. Since hardware doesn't change > as often as software (although it's becoming more that way) any other > reference is a snapshot in time, especially for Linux resources. > > In increasing specificity, one would need (supplied with links to books > I like): > > - A good Linux reference > http://www.nostarch.com/howlinuxworks.htm > > - A good Debian reference > http://www.nostarch.com/debian.htm > > - A good embedded Linux reference > http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Embedded-Systems-Experts-Voice/dp/1430272279 > > - A good Linux programming reference > http://www.nostarch.com/tlpi > > The difficulty in writing books on the BeagleBone is that the community > moves incredibly fast. This is the sign of a healthy and vibrant > community. > > Josh > > p.s. There are, of course, great *free* resources too. One would have to > use a distrustful search engine to find them :p > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
