From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 17 15:33:31 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F1BA16A420 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:33:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3654113C45A for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:33:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m0HFV75e093639; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:31:07 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m0HFV7Pb093638; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:31:07 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:31:07 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Bob Hall , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080117153107.GC93480@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <6efa8680801161248r4ef067a8u5d6480d996e37f9e@mail.gmail.com> <20080116214248.GB89024@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20080117033053.GA14728@kongemord.krig.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080117033053.GA14728@kongemord.krig.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jerry McAllister Subject: Re: how to be *nix programmer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:33:31 -0000 On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:30:53PM -0500, Bob Hall wrote: > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 04:42:48PM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 03:48:47PM -0500, Radheshyam Bhatt wrote: > > > > > Hello People, > > > > > > How's it going? I am interested in to developing drivers > > > for FreeBSD. How do I go about start learning program for that? What > > > books & resources I should look in to. I know C, and I am learning about > > > processes, and system calls. Also where would I take my questions to if I > > > don't get something and need help for something in system's programming... > > > Please email me back.. > > > > Learning C and probably C++ and maybe some Assembly is good. > > > > After that, you might want to absorb the McKusic books: 'Design and > > Implementaiton of the (4.3 and) 4.4 BSD Operating System. > > Actually, McKusic's 'Design and Implementaion of the FreeBSD Operating > System' might be more useful. It's based on FBSD 5.2, but it's still > more up to date. Yes, I forgot he had a newer one out now. ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"