Raspberry Pi System Software Reference

by Warren Gay

Overview

Raspberry Pi is Linux, but it's a unique flavor of Linux, specifically for the ARM-based Pi. Raspberry Pi Software Reference guides you through the boot process, including options for tweaking HDMI, memory, and other boot options. You'll learn the details of run levels and creating new services, and how to use the custom command vcgencmd for doing things like reporting temperature, clock speeds, and voltage. And while there are cross-compilers available for some flavors of Linux, one of the most important things you'll get from Raspberry Pi Software Reference is how to build your own Raspberry Pi cross-compiler on your Mac OSX, Linux, or Windows computer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484207963
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	11/24/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	132
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Warren Gay has been an electronics enthusiast since childhood and often dragged discarded TV sets home after school. In high school he learned to program the IBM-1130 and then pursued a career in software development at Ryerson Polytechnical, in Toronto. Since then he has worked professionally for over 30 years, mainly in C/C++, under Unix and Linux. Meanwhile, the love of electronics has never faded since the early creation of his home-brewed Intel 8008 system in the 70's to the present day projects employing the Raspberry Pi. Warren also holds an advanced amateur radio license and was able to work the Mir space station (U2MIR) using packet radio in August 1991.He's authored other books including Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours, Linux Socket Programming by Example, and Advanced Unix Programming.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1 - Preparation

Ch. 2 – Booting ARM Linux

Ch. 3 – Initialization: Working with Runlevels

Ch. 4 – vcgencmd: Reporting Voltages and Temperatures

Ch. 5 - Linux Console

Ch. 6 – Building a Cross-Compiler

Ch. 7 – Cross-Compiling the Kernel

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: Power Standards

Appendix C: Raspbian apt Commands

Appendix D: ARM Compile Options

Appendix E: Mac OS X Tips