Thoughts on this embedded Linux course ?

[shariharan]

Hello All,
I came across this course on embedded Linux offered by UC Berkeley extension :
http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/eng/short/338194.html

Im an embedded software chap trying to broaden my horizons and improve job prospects. At $1600 this course seems steep so I would like to get your thoughts if you have taken this course before or what you think about this course looking through the course details.
Thanks
Sriram

[yongbeng]

embeddeding linux???how do we start actually???re-complie the source code from linus trovalds??

[2ndsign]

cant tell you what to do ,but if it was me and i had the money id go for it!

[yongbeng]

while...I'm just confuse here...I find alot of distrbution of linux around...so...issit possible to have our own??if yes...where do we start???
and what's the difference between embedded and making our own distribution in terms of developing??? I mean I want to touch on embedded linux...but i don't know how to start...

[michaelk]

It sounded like an excellent course.
Here is an example of an embedded PC with linux.
http://www.embeddedx86.com/epc/
http://www.embeddedx86.com/~grimiore/

Examples of embedded microprocessors can be found in everyday consumer products like microwaves, TV's, Cell phones and radio communication scanners. One of the most popular microprocessor sold today is still based on a 8 Bit design by Intel called the 8051. These examples don't have an OS but the instructions are stored in some form of read only memory.

More complex designs use small single board computers where there is sufficient memory to have what we know as an OS. Of course since they are not the equiv of a desktop PC in terms of hardware (like a PCI bus or hard drive, video graphics card etc) this requires a version of an OS designed for this product.

My suggestion for starting is to buy a development kit similar to the link above. You can use your desktop PC to compile and download programs.

[yongbeng]

hmm...thanks michaelk!!

for the website you gave me....the links that you gave me are on TS board...wat about my own motherboard??? I mean the target device is my own motherboard.. would the procedure be the same???