Hello, For some time now I have been working on putting together documentation to help developers use Linux in embedded systems without requiring the purchase of any product or the use of any pre-packaged distribution: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/belinuxsys/ The approach I've documented requires only that you have an Internet connection to download the various packages straight from the source. The complete procedure to obtain a functional embedded system based on those packages is detailed in the book.
The book covers the use of many different hardware platforms, including the PPC, and does not focus on any single architecture. Among other things, the configuration, installation, and use of U-Boot on a PPC platform is amply covered. In order to further increase the level of technical discussion around the use of Linux in embedded systems and provide up-to-date information, I've also set up a web site and a mailing list at: http://www.embeddedtux.org/ As the site states, hype and other marketing-related material aren't welcome on embeddedTUX.org. I think many will agree that there has been enough of that already on the subject of "embedded Linux." My intent with writing the book and building the site was to bridge the gap that exists between embedded systems developers that use open source and free software packages, and the open source and free software community that produces these packages. My hope is that we will see mainstream embedded developers make more contributions to the open source and free software packages they use in building embedded Linux systems. Ultimately, this will ensure Linux remains the best choice for an embedded OS. [There is, of course, more detail to these ideas than I can fit in an email. I invite you to take a look at the book and the site if you're interested.] HTH, Karim =================================================== Karim Yaghmour karim at opersys.com Embedded and Real-Time Linux Expert =================================================== ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
