From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: sonikernel1@gmail.com (subham soni) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:14:53 +0530 Subject: Kernel Development In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org List-Id: kernelnewbies.lists.kernelnewbies.org Which of the Linux Distros should I take into consideration?Debian,Fedora,Gentoo,Slackware,openSUSE,etc.. there are so many, which distros should I take into consideration, consider the limitations and start working?Secondly, is the kernel (if the same version is considered) same on two different distros? That is , distributions differ at the Kernel level as well? On 2/24/14, priyaranjan wrote: > On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 10:54 PM, subham soni > wrote: >> Hello, >> I am a newbie to kernel development. I would like to develop my >> own >> kernel from scratch. From where should I start from? I have a good >> experience of the commands in Linux (Ubuntu,Fedora,Debian,Slackware). > > You can start with reading Linux kernel development by Robert Love. > Also look at minix3 microkernel and its feature. You need to understand the > various modules of OS before writing a one.... > > >> I >> googled out and I came to know that I should start from Device Drivers. >> Now >> which device driver should I code? Or should I master Shell Scripting? >> For >> developing a kernel (my aim here would be to increase the battery life, >> since most laptops have only 1.30 hrs or 2.00 hrs in Linux OS) and 3.00 >> hrs >> in Windows Environment. How should I start and from where? >> > > I don't think drivers is the good place to start. > >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org >> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> >