Heeeeeeey linux cats!
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Heeeeeeey linux cats!
I would like to learn how to do kernel work and closer to the grain hardware work. Anyone know of any reasonably-priced device (wifi card? PCI-E card? even if it's a laptop, so long as it's relatively inexpensive for the whole shebang) that oh my god no one gives a shit about enough to write a driver but it would be super cool if it did work?
If you know of any listing of anything of this type or anything, that would be really helpful. I dunno what my price point is but given that it's education to increase my skillset for employability (and to possibly help stave off more compute lockdown in the future) I do have some budget for it. I'm not really a hardware kitten so I'm not quite sure where to begin to look for this kind of info.
Boosts very much appreciated!
#linux #hardwareHacking #linuxDriver #linuxDevelopment #linuxHardware #tech #techPosting -
("why not start with something you own?", you may ask, unaware that I have the good fortune to have everything I own work with Linux).
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@aud V4L2 driver for cheap USB thermal cams like Seek. Requires RE'ing the protocol though I think.
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@[email protected] That's even better in this case because ... uh, like, 9 times out of 10 how I go about "engineering" is basically hacking and reverse engineering until I understand it well enough to do it "correctly".
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@aud If you'd like somthing that works, but not correctly, (iommu=soft is required), look for a PCIe to USB 3 card that uses the VL805 chip. Perhaps you could track down the issue and write a fix.
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@[email protected] Something... like this, for instance? https://www.amazon.com/PCI-Express-4ports-Expansion-4xusb3-0-adapter/dp/B074SZ9QZS
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@[email protected] ooof! Alright, I admit that I didn't expect $150+ based on you saying they were cheap. That's not impossible but maybe more than I want to spend on that particular device since I have some... mixed feelings about improving the use of cameras like that.
