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Software => BSD, Linux, and Unix => Topic started by: krisri on May 19, 2007, 11:21:05 PM

Title: device drivers
Post by: krisri on May 19, 2007, 11:21:05 PM

is that necessary to have electronic based knowledge for writing the device drivers programs plz answer this one

Title: Re: device drivers
Post by: banjo67xxx on May 20, 2007, 08:32:00 AM

Quote from: krisri on May 19, 2007, 11:21:05 PM

is that necessary to have electronic based knowledge for writing the device drivers programs plz answer this one

You need to know a lot of detail about the kernel, interrupts, IRQs, timing, chipsets, etc, so I would assume that electronics would be very useful. Its definitely in the realms of "rocket science"

Title: Re: device drivers
Post by: satheesh on May 20, 2007, 09:15:09 AM

hi
        its better for u to have electronic knowledge . i wont say its must but it will be really helpfull in programming for device drivers.