Ben Greenfield | 9 Feb 2009 20:14

Re: Embedded NETBSD Driver Devolpment


On Feb 9, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Arnaud Lacombe wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Hubert Feyrer <hubert <at> feyrer.de>  
> wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 Feb 2009, KunalGoel wrote:
>>>
>>> So how to do similar things on NETBSD. i mean what to install and  
>>> how to
>>> go
>>> ahead.
>>
>> I don't know what a BSP is, but for general development, see
>> http://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/part-compile.html
>>
> A BSP is a Board Support Package, ie, all you will need to build the
> software you'll run on the target board. The include cross-compiller,
> scripts to prepare image, sources... In short, our common work
> environment (with some tweaking) :-)

I have chosen netbsd because the documentation truly reflects the  
experience.
I'm totally serious one can follow the documentation for setting up a  
tftp server with dhcp and it works.
I would recommend installing netbsd on your target device following  
the directions at

Look on this page for the processor that most resembles your host. I  
think the arm stuff is under the acorn family.

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