Driver Programming - super ugh!
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From: Poly-poly man on 19 Dec 2005 08:00 I posted a question like this to comp.lang.c++, and they said to post to a more linux oriented group. How do I go about writing a driver for linux in any language, preferrably c++? I'm trying to write something for the RTL8185L wireless chipset. Ndiswrapper works, but only for about 3 seconds before locking up the computer. Preexisting wireless driver are *probably* not the best solution, but if you can direct me to a good one, go ahead (means less work :) ) Any help? poly-p man
From: Mungo on 19 Dec 2005 12:29 Poly-poly man <pyrophobicman(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:v9ypf.47458$fY5.27372(a)trnddc02: > I posted a question like this to comp.lang.c++, and they said to post to > a more linux oriented group. > How do I go about writing a driver for linux in any language, > preferrably c++? I'm trying to write something for the RTL8185L wireless Straight C works well. Get the book "Linux Device Drivers" written by Rubini, Corbett, et. al. and published by O'Reilley. It contains everything you need to write a generic linux driver. Before writing the driver, you need to know about the hardware's input, output, etc. This information is not always disseminated by the manufacturer and I do not know if the chipset to which you refer is documented anywhere. regards, mungo ----- The backhoe is the natural predator of the fiber optic cable
From: Poly-poly man on 19 Dec 2005 13:31 Mungo wrote: > Poly-poly man <pyrophobicman(a)gmail.com> wrote in > news:v9ypf.47458$fY5.27372(a)trnddc02: > > >>I posted a question like this to comp.lang.c++, and they said to post to >>a more linux oriented group. >>How do I go about writing a driver for linux in any language, >>preferrably c++? I'm trying to write something for the RTL8185L wireless > > > Straight C works well. Get the book "Linux Device Drivers" written by > Rubini, Corbett, et. al. and published by O'Reilley. It contains everything > you need to write a generic linux driver. > > Before writing the driver, you need to know about the hardware's input, > output, etc. This information is not always disseminated by the > manufacturer and I do not know if the chipset to which you refer is > documented anywhere. > > regards, > > mungo > ----- > The backhoe is the natural predator of the fiber optic cable > > Found the book online, really helpful. Thanks, poly-p man -- Oh, Auntie Em, there's no place like ~ (seen on a sign in December): Have a Happy & A Merry!
From: Grant on 19 Dec 2005 13:38 On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:00:11 GMT, Poly-poly man <pyrophobicman(a)gmail.com> wrote: >How do I go about writing a driver for linux in any language, >preferrably c++? linux-kernel is written in C, see linux-2.6.15-rc6/Documentation/HOWTO Grant.
From: wmreinemer on 20 Dec 2005 00:57
Poly-poly man wrote: > I posted a question like this to comp.lang.c++, and they said to post to > a more linux oriented group. > How do I go about writing a driver for linux in any language, > preferrably c++? I'm trying to write something for the RTL8185L wireless > chipset. Ndiswrapper works, but only for about 3 seconds before locking > up the computer. Preexisting wireless driver are *probably* not the best > solution, but if you can direct me to a good one, go ahead (means less > work :) ) > > Any help? > > poly-p ma ** Check out #12 at: http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/227801/realtek-rtl8185l-wireless-utility-program-3.5.0.6-free-download.html Walt R. ** |