Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded systems, and the Internet (with CD- ROM) (Programming Series) [Paperback]

Ashfaq A. Khan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Programming Series | Publication Date: February 27, 2002

Linux is becoming the OS of choice for embedded system designers and engineers, due to its real-time power and flexibility. Written for engineers and students, Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded Systems, and the Internet is about designing and developing embedded systems, using Internet technology as a user interface. The book emphasizes the use of three different technologies for embedded system design and development: the Web, the Linux kernel, and SQL queries. From a software design point of view, device driver design, interprocess communication usage, Perl programming, shell programming, HTML tags, and SQL queries are covered in detail. The examples demonstrate the guidelines for designing an embedded system that requires interaction of different software modules and show how an operating system like Linux helps glue your software modules together. The book is presented as a tutorial for students and engineers who wish to learn the process of designing an embedded system application using Linux as the real-time operating system and the Internet as the user interface.

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About the Author

Ashfaq A. Khan (Baton Rouge, LA) is a senior software engineer for LIGO Livingston Observatory, with over 20 years of experience in system design. He has conducted several workshops and is the author of Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded Systems, and the Internet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Charles River Media; 1st edition (February 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584500964
• ISBN-13: 978-1584500964
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,802,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Linux Programming, October 6, 2004

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ceramicbrad "ceramicbrad" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded systems, and the Internet (with CD- ROM) (Programming Series) (Paperback)

This book does have lots of typo's. you will find it somewhat frustrating.BUT- do not worry. Once you are familiar with Linux then you can overcome them. What the books strong point is:
It shows what commands/files/procedures you need to use to set up a linux embedded system.That alone is worth its Used price. You will need another such as the linux desk reference to get around better.but really, this is not so bad of a book as to be forgotten. You might consider it a good mid level computer science elective type book that needs someone like an instructor(or a google search engine) to clear up certain issues.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not a book for beginner, February 19, 2003

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A Linux programmer (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded systems, and the Internet (with CD- ROM) (Programming Series) (Paperback)

Typos and mistakes all over the book. Beginners will find it frustrated.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible and Quite scattered, February 22, 2003

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T. Fitzpatrick "Thornite" (Mid-State NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded systems, and the Internet (with CD- ROM) (Programming Series) (Paperback)

There aren't enough politically correct words to describe how awful this book was. I wasted money on books before, and this is another to add to the pile. Jim Carey (as Ace Ventura) might say "Editor's Mmmuch?"

The type-o's in the book are one thing, but the amount are strictly appaullyng (<-purpose). I couldn't recommend this book to a guru nor a beginner. It takes a spreadshot approach to a web server setup, and the postgresql setup section didn't work on RedHat platforms 6.x through 8.x .

You /will/ have an awful time with this onslaught of what more practiced authors only joke about. I think you get my drift, don't buy it. Sadly, i did.