I think you are taking on too big a project. To succeed, and get your
paper in by the 22nd, you will need to look at an existing port of a
real time operating system. Porting Linux will be too big a job for you.
Concentrate on presenting a high quality paper on a realistic timeframe.
That's what will get you the good grade and score points.

After you do the paper you can start exploring a Linux port, but this is
a big, tough job.

I'm a Linux person myself. I'm just getting into PIC microcontrollers
and I don't feel like I'm in the nursery at all. I know I'm in the
nursery. One easy step at a time, there is so much to learn...I might
even become as good as some of the others here, after several years...

Bob Cochran



Vishal Changrani wrote:

> hi,
> hi to all you big guys there..man ..after reading your questions and answers i feel i m still in nursery :(
> anyway heres my question:
> I want to develop (or rather 'Port') the linux kernel on to the Pic16f877. Now the reason I wish to do this is:
> 1. I have to present a research paper due on april 22nd on the topic Real Time operating Systems: Case Study Microcontrollers.
> 2. I think since both Linux and PIc are so very commercially successful in there respective domains that it would be good idea to combine them in some way.
> 3. I love linux and the PIC and couldnt think of a better topic.
> About the Real time part I think i will save that till later that is after I have finsihing porting Linux to the PIC (if I am able to do it i.e.)
>
> Now i went through a book - Building Embedded Linux Systems ..and it says that it isnt easy (not impossible ) though to port linux on to a 'less than 32 bit' microcontroller or microprocessor. So I am stuck now! since Microchip doesnt offers a 32 bit microcontroller.
> Please suggest me something! anything!
>
> Thankyou
> Bye
> Vishal
>
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