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Subject: Re: LINUX device driver help
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On Tue, 2006-05-02 at 21:52 +0530, Sanal V wrote:
> I am a young linux application programmer. I dont have any experience
> in writing linux device drivers. I want to learn how to write drivers.
> Please can anyone tell me where to start and how ???

a good resource is the LDD3 book; and the www.kernelnewbies.org website
and respective IRC channel and mailing list...