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The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 41: Hacking the Kernel, Part 2

Alan Sguigna

December 23, 2018
4:17 pm

Rejoice, Linux kernel newbies. Last week, I hacked an Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel, but the hack didn’t work; it turns out that the driver I chose isn’t used in my native Linux image on my PC. This week, I tackled the problem again, with success! And if I can do it, you can, too.

Unboxing Boundary-Scan Test

Alan Sguigna

December 16, 2018
8:26 pm

I’ve gotten all of my Christmas shopping done early, so I managed to make some time for exploring our ScanWorks test tool. I’m taking a “newbie approach” to using the tool, initially for hacking around with boundary-scan test. There’s some pretty cool technology here.

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.

Testing DDR4 Memory with Boundary Scan/JTAG

Michael Johnson

December 5, 2018
2:28 pm

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.

Using U-boot as production test strategy — really?

Larry Osborn

November 1, 2018
9:53 am

Increase your Memory and Device Test Coverage by Example with the UltraZed Board.

Larry Osborn

October 16, 2018
11:56 am

Optimize your DDR3 tuning in the i.MX 6Quad with less frustration

Larry Osborn

September 11, 2018
11:02 am

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 41: Hacking the Kernel, Part 2

Unboxing Boundary-Scan Test

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

Testing DDR4 Memory with Boundary Scan/JTAG

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

Using U-boot as production test strategy — really?

Increase your Memory and Device Test Coverage by Example with the UltraZed Board.

Optimize your DDR3 tuning in the i.MX 6Quad with less frustration

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