The use of Unix in embedded computer systems such as networking equipment, mobile phones, media players, set-top boxes, etc.
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Open Source router firmware options?
What distro's exist that are designed for routers? Please include the following
link to the project page
link to supported hardware list
what distinguishes them, why pick this option
friendly web ...
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Debugging ethernet before NFS boot
I'm trying to boot Linux from U-boot on an embedded ARM board using a filesystem on a remote machine served via NFS. It appears that the ethernet connection is not coming up correctly, which results ...
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How to check password with Linux?
I want to check, from the linux command line, if a given cleartext password is the same of a crypted password on a /etc/shadow
(I need this to authenticate web users. I'm running an embedded linux.)
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Which minimal but extendable Linux distribution to choose
I need an extendable Linux distribution which I can easily reduce in size so much that it fits into a 64 mb CF card.
In this stripped version it will run on a Via C7 and needed is Kernel, ...
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Is using a read only root file system a good idea for embedded setup?
I have been tasked with running Linux as an operating system on an embedded device.
The target has an x86 processor and has 8 GB CompactFlash device for storage.
I have managed to use buildroot to ...
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Confusion with how to restore corrupt ext3 files if power outage occurs during a file write
I am running a small embedded system. Because the system will never be gracefully shutdown and will just have the power cable unplugged, I am running an initramfs but mounting an ext3 partition on a ...
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How do I install GCC on a system with no compiler?
I've been messing around with my NAS which runs on Linux. I have root access, but there is no compiler. I seem to remember something about being able to compile on another system, but I'm not certain.
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lsmod returns nothing on my embedded device
I have put a vendor supplied embedded Linux installation (called X-Linux) onto a hardware device. I ran lsmod to see what modules are loaded and nothing at all is shown. Also there is no /proc/modules ...
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How do I cause a watchdog reset of my embedded Linux device
Is there a command like
vi > out
vi | out
That I could use to cause a watchdog reset of my embedded linux device?
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Unable to get embedded device to ping anything on the network
I have an embedded device, built using buildroot, kernel version 3.6.11 running busybox. The kernel is built with completely default options. I have configured the device according to what the network ...
