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The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 43: Exploring the Linux Kernel with SourcePoint

Alan Sguigna

January 27, 2019
10:48 am

I keep taking detours! This week, I built a Linux debug image, and looked at kernel source and symbols using SourcePoint, our JTAG-based hardware-assisted debugger.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 42: Hacking the Linux Kernel, Part 3

Alan Sguigna

January 13, 2019
2:54 pm

In Episode 41, Hacking the Linux Kernel, Part 2, I successfully hacked the Linux kernel, both on a native Linux partition, and within a Ubuntu VM on VirtualBox, by using the general directions within the Linux Newbies First Kernel Patch tutorial. This week, I worked towards hacking the Linux kernel using a Yocto-based qemux86 on VirtualBox, as a final step towards actually hacking the kernel on my MinnowBoard.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 40: Hacking the Kernel, Part 1

Alan Sguigna

December 10, 2018
7:36 am

This week, I decided to do a deeper dive into the Linux kernel, actually compiling and installing a new version on my PC. I’m in hacker’s paradise.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 39: Eureka! Successful MinnowBoard Image Builds

Alan Sguigna

December 2, 2018
1:54 pm

This past week, I tried a few more things to get my AMD PC to successfully build a bootable Linux image for my MinnowBoard. Then, I got my hands on a Microsoft Surface Pro.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 38: Yocto Build Problems with my AMD Ryzen 7 1700X PC

Alan Sguigna

November 25, 2018
1:01 pm

It’s been a few months since I did any work with my MinnowBoard; time seems to fly by during the summer. In this episode, I pick up where I left off, doing various Yocto builds as I worked towards source-level debug of the Linux kernel. But, I’m having mysterious build failures, with some of the segmentation fault symptoms I had months ago before I RMA’ed my AMD CPU. Could this be raising its ugly head again?

Updated eBook on UEFI Debugging

Alan Sguigna

November 13, 2018
2:33 pm

You can always count on Larry Traylor to crank out useful new content for engineers. This time, he’s updated our Application Note on UEFI Debugging using SourcePoint on Intel Platforms.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 37: More Explorations in SMM

Alan Sguigna

August 12, 2018
5:09 pm

In the last episode of the Chronicles, I explored System Management Mode on the MinnowBoard. SourcePoint helped me see its basic operation, but only in object code format. Can I learn more by exploring the source code?

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 36: Explorations in SMM

Alan Sguigna

July 15, 2018
11:46 am

System Management Mode (SMM) is an x86 operating mode in which all normal execution, including the operating system, is suspended. SMM is of interest to cybersecurity specialists (black hat and white hat) because it can also be abused to run high-privileged rootkits. This week, I decided to use SourcePoint to explore some of its mysteries.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 35: Linux kernel debug & trace

Alan Sguigna

July 1, 2018
8:31 pm

After last week’s distraction, I do a deep dive into the debug & trace tools that are built into the Linux SDK.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 34: Sato SDK running inside VirtualBox

Alan Sguigna

June 24, 2018
4:20 pm

In the last episode, I got the Sato SDK Yocto image running on my MinnowBoard, and explored some of the debug and trace tools therein. This week, I took a side trip to see if I could get the Yocto image running within Oracle’s VirtualBox.

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The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 43: Exploring the Linux Kernel with SourcePoint

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 42: Hacking the Linux Kernel, Part 3

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 40: Hacking the Kernel, Part 1

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 39: Eureka! Successful MinnowBoard Image Builds

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 38: Yocto Build Problems with my AMD Ryzen 7 1700X PC

Updated eBook on UEFI Debugging

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 37: More Explorations in SMM

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 36: Explorations in SMM

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 35: Linux kernel debug & trace

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 34: Sato SDK running inside VirtualBox

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