Hi,
I'm trying to learn how to develop Linux device drivers and I thought that "embedded" could be an interesting choice, knowing that I have an IPAQ 4150 available at home.
"Unfortunately", I guess that all possible drivers are available already (I can't check that at the moment, handhelds.org is down). I have no special hardware, just a plain standard IPAQ 4150 (and two PCs, Intel and AMD based). The perfect case for me would be if I could adapt or port an existing driver.
I also thought of maybe buying some kind of very cheap and very simple robot that I would connect to my serial port and try to control it from my PC.
My final aim is to find a job in that kind of area (Linux kernel development) in 6 months or so.
In the mean time, I have plenty of time and enthusiasm. I'm just lacking the inspiration. My background is in software development although a bit rusty.
I believe in "learning by doing" and am looking for an example as close as possible to real life. Even a real life project would be welcome although I wouldn't be able to give any garantees in terms of completion time.
I welcome any idea.
Cheers,
Alain