Buildroot is a quite useful tool when working with small-to-medium embedded systems. It helps you to create the toolchain, the rootfs and, of course, building the kernel and hundreds of packages normally found in standard Linux distributions. For using Buildroot you need several mandatory and optional requirements in your host machine. They’re listed in the… Read More: Missing requirements when building with Buildroot »
In many small embedded systems it doesn’t make much sense to have a powerful Relational Data Base Management System (RDBMS) such as MySQL because there is only one application that access the database or one that writes and one/many that reads. In these cases, the best option is SQLite that is may be the widest… Read More: Running MySQL with »
Recently, I needed to install and configure a Wireless 802.11/b/g/n USB Adapter in an ARM-based device that runs a 2.6.35 Linux. The adapter was an Edimax EW-7811Un. There are several wireless USB adapters that run under Linux, you can have a look at the official site here for supported devices and their chipsets. However, this… Read More: Installing the wireless USB adapter Edimax EW-7811Un in an embedded… »