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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.
Rejoice, Linux kernel newbies. Last week, I hacked an Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel, but the hack didnโ€™t work; it turns out that the driver I chose isnโ€™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.
Iโ€™ve gotten all of my Christmas shopping done early, so I managed to make some time for exploring our ScanWorks test tool. Iโ€™m taking a โ€œnewbie approachโ€ to using the tool, initially for hacking around with boundary-scan test. Thereโ€™s some pretty cool technology here.
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