Brian's Own Embedded Linux, or BOEL as it is affectionately known, was created as part of the SystemImager Project. SystemImager is a tool used for, well, imaging systems and distributing live updates ...

Today's developers are not asking, “Should I use Linux for my embedded system?”, but instead are asking questions like, “How can I get more performance out of my embedded Linux design?” Reducing boot ...

New Linux kernel "lockdown" module to limit high-privileged users -- even root -- from tampering with some kernel functionality.

A recent Linux kernel is rarely if ever compiled for something as small as a floppy disk, so getting one to boot from such ancient media appeared to be a challenge.

Unless your computer is pretty old, it probably uses UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) to boot. The idea is that a bootloader picks up files from an EFI partition and uses them to start … ...

The slak boot disk ata66.i or ata100.i has support for the Promise ATA66. The kernel source or any other boot disks do not. The 2.2 kernel requires an ide kernel patch from andre hedrick to use ...

And thats it. This is Slack 9.1 on a Dell Precision 610 (Dual Xeon 550). I've tried enabling and disabling SMP, removing nearly everything from the kernel, adding most things back in, and various ...

Given the range and diversity of hardware that Linux supports, it would be impractical to build a kernel image that included all of the possible device drivers. Instead the kernel includes only ...