Hiya,
>
> Ive got a few questions and im a little puzzled,
>
> Basically im new to embedded linux (not linux been using it for a
> while build my own distro with LFS)
Then all you are missing is cross compilation :-)
32 bit, MBytes of storage and RAM (for smaller systems there are better fits)
> How do you determine whether a microcontroller/evaluation board is
> suitable for embedded linux??
> Whats the point of putting it in something with no screen or
> ethernet,?
- Posix programming model.
- Ported to almost anything (like Xilinx Microblaze) - you can choose the architecture that fits your application!
- Need an application? Recompile it for your target.
> What are the benifits?
- Device drivers for almost anything are ready. Serial ports, USB, hardisks, flash memory, ...
- Infrastructure.
> What are the best sources for learning how to create an embeddded
> linux system?
I like the book "Building Embedded Linux systems" by Karim Yaghmour (ISBN 0-596-00222-X) [Will fit your distribution building skills] and
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> im not interested at present about buying a board, just reading about
> it is good enough for the time being
You do not need to buy a board, use one of those i386 - Pentium class computers that people trows away as your target.
/RogerL