Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 18:03:50 +0100 From: Ben Paley <ben@spooty.net> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Internal SD card reader, Dell laptop Message-ID: <200509051803.51130.ben@spooty.net> In-Reply-To: <20050905160330.GB99602@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <200509051036.41105.ben@spooty.net> <200509051526.22644.ben@spooty.net> <20050905160330.GB99602@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Monday 05 September 2005 17:03, Roland Smith wrote: > > Thanks a lot for your advice - I shall follow it, even if it is slightly > > dispiriting. Perhaps I should learn C properly and start writing some > > drivers... :-) > > Not that I want to discourage you, but that seems like a tall > order. Apart from knowing C, you'd have to get familiar with the FreeBSD > kernel and writing device drivers. I'm not entirely serious - that is, it's certainly the Right Thing To Do, but I know my limitations as a programmer! Perhaps I'll start with something simpler. > If you are serious about writing a driver, I would recommend reading > "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" by > McKusick and Neville-Neil. Good advice, once again! Thanks very much. Cheers, Ben
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