Embedded Linux for Intel IXP425 using Avila Gateworks Board

Avila Gateworks GW2348-4

Intel IXP425 was a network processor, I'm using Avila Gateworks GW2348-4 at my company during the development of first version of wimax project at the year of 2006. This is my first project using embedded linux. Main tools used were buildroot with kernel 2.4 patched by timesys along with its toolchain. It's not a free ones so not many explanation available at that time. These day I had success recreated a free source code using kernel 2.6 with some modifitacation that i took from avila BSP and I manage to add atheros wifi device driver support for the kernel and madwifi application at the buildroot.

Introduction to Embedded System using Zoom ColdFire M5474LiteKit Development Board

Zoom ColdFire M5474LiteKit Development Board

This was taken from a training session I held at the LIPI Bandung back at the October 2009, the course were building embedded linux on Zoom ColdFire M5474LiteKit Development Board with major problem occurred due to the lack of the flash size and inactive compact flash adapter by default. I don't know the reason why Freescale or Logic-PD doesn't activate the compact flash by default at shipment. I've been trough alot of process getting binary for PLD to make the compact flash slot active. After i got it, one last thing i forgot, idon't have a jtag adapter to dowload it, bah!. Any way after all i've try to make the board work via NFS, and finished. Then i made a presentation to LIPI people on their project using this board. You may also download the copy of the presentation here.

Here's captured slide how to build linux image for the board
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Embedded Linux on Alix3d2 board PC Engines

ALIX3D2 BOARD

PC Engines ALIX3D2 Board is low cost embedded system based on i386 AMD Geode LX800.
My company purchased at the cost arround 100$, quite cheap compared to arm based embedded with the same features, also amd geode had encryption engine for networking support.