Linux Main

This page is the central location for information relating to the use of the Linux and other Open Source software on EMAC systems. The majority of EMAC Linux systems utilize the EMAC OpenEmbedded Linux distribution (EMAC OE). See the pages below for detailed information.

Use the links below to navigate the wiki. For questions or feedback, contact support.

General Information

Linux

• About Linux
• Embedded vs Desktop Linux
• Getting Started with Linux

EMAC OpenEmbedded

• About EMAC OpenEmbedded
• EMAC OpenEmbedded Fact Sheet
• Getting Started with EMAC Embedded Linux Development
• Standard EMAC OE Build Features
• EMAC OE Add-on Packages
• Quick Reference

Licensing

• Open Source Licensing

System Configuration

• Serial Connections
• Network Connections
• System Log In
• User Account Configuration
• Network Configuration
• Setting the System Time

System Operation

• USB Gadget Connections
• Editing a File
• Getting Started with EMAC Realtime OpenEmbedded Linux
• Boot Process Customization
• Mounting a Flash Filesystem

Software Development

Overview

• Development Process
• Development System Configuration

Software Development Kit (SDK)

• Introduction
• Installation
• Configuration
• Using the Example Projects
  • The 'atod_test' example project
  • The 'brightness' example project
  • The 'c++ person' example project
  • The 'egpc' example project
  • The 'example' example project
  • The 'fbench' example project
  • The 'getkey' example project
  • The 'i2c test' example project
  • The 'io demo' example project
  • The 'mcp4922 test' example project
  • The 'pthread demo' example project
  • The 'pthread hello' example project
• Creating a New Project
• Remote Debugging with gdbserver
• Building Existing Software

Eclipse IDE

• Introduction
• Installation
• First Time Starting Eclipse
• Using the Eclipse Terminal View
• Importing EMAC OE SDK Projects
• Using the EMAC OE SDK Projects
• Creating New Projects
• Remote System Explorer
  • RSE Setup
  • RSE SFTP Setup
  • Remote Shell and Terminal Setup
• Executing Remote Applications
• Debugging Remote Applications

Custom Development

• Building the Linux Kernel
• Using the EMAC GPIO Class
• Building and Customizing EMAC OE
• Custom Software Deployment
• Custom Linux Kernel Development

Graphics

• Framebuffer
• X Windows

Working with Filesystem Images

Media Cards

• Loading Linux Images to a Compact Flash Disk

MTD Flash

• Creating JFFS2 Images
• Mounting JFFS2 Images on a Linux PC
• Archiving JFFS2 Images from Flash
• Loading JFFS2 Images Onto a Board
• Loading Linux Kernels Onto a Board

Network Filesystems

• Setting up an NFS File Server
• Booting with an NFS Root Filesystem

Working with Partitions

• Repartitioning Root Storage Devices for Linux
  • Repartitioning a CompactFlash Disk for Linux
  • Repartitioning NAND Flash with JFFS2 for Linux

Bootloaders

U-Boot

• U-Boot Overview
• Loading Images with U-Boot

RedBoot

• Loading Images with RedBoot

LILO

• LILO Overview
• Installing LILO
• Configuring LILO

TFTP Server

• Installing TFTP server

Support

• EMAC Support Services
• Linux FAQ
• Open Source Community
• Quick Reference