Porting Linux Kernel on PPC Target Boards
by Madepogu Rajendra Prasad, HCL Technologies
Abstract
This paper describes the procedure for porting embedded Linux to PPC based custom boards, which means making the operating system work on unfamiliar hardware. This paper also describes the procedure for setting up the development environment on host PC, obtaining kernel source, configuring the Linux kernel, how to cross compile […]
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