[ECOS] guidnace needed on steps to build your own embedded linux device?

[ECOS] guidnace needed on steps to build your own embedded linux device?

[badeguruji]

hello,

what do i need to build my own embedded linux device? how does one go about it?
is redboot and ecos a complete system?

As an example:
Has anyone here on the forum worked with/used Freecom FSG gateway? If yes, would you please help me understand  how does one goes about building such a device? what comes first and in what order? what established companies like processor manufacturer  / [you gys eCos and Redbbot] can do and what user has to do?

mainboard: readymade by intel?<who else makes them?>
main_processor? intel / arm ?
video processor? <which> / <what are the possiblities>
sound processor?
other adapters like sata/e-sata/usb/wlan etc. <is this hardware seperate or onboard?>

If you have a better example can you please help me understand using that?

with warm regards.

-BG
*developer level: novice

 
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[ECOS] Re: guidnace needed on steps to build your own embedded linux device?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2008-05-01, badeguruji <badeguruji@yahoo.com> wrote:

> what do i need to build my own embedded linux device?

Circuit boards, parts, solder, comilers, source code, etc.

> how does one go about it?

There are a number of good books on the subject.

> is redboot and ecos a complete system?

Yes, but neither is Linux.

RedBoot can be used to load a Linux kernel, but so can a
half-dozen other bootloaders.

eCos is pretty much completely unrelated to Linux, unless you
count commonalities like "both are OS kernels built using GCC".

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