One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

Embedded Linux systems are becoming increasingly common due to their superior accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and ...

Linux continues to outpace every other operating system as the software of choice in the embedded systems space, finds market researcher Venture Development Corp. (VDC) in Natick, Mass. A recent VDC ...

Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. is partnering with embedded operating system vendor Wind River Systems Inc. to jointly create Red Hat’s first-ever embedded Linux operating system, while Wind River plans to ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. On its continuing march to the mainstream, Linux is now approaching the frontier of real-time computing. Linux vendors last week forged partnerships and rolled out products that move ...

Where code meets reality, embedded systems come at that intersection, demanding precision, efficiency, and careful planning.

Not to be outdone by Red Hat and Wind River’s embedded Linux news last week, MontaVista announced Version 3.1 of its Consumer Electronics Edition operating system. The software, based on the Linux 2.4 ...

Raspberry Pi has introduced and released the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. I happen to have four Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 devices on my bench along with a couple of Raspberry Pi Compute ...

Rochester, N.Y.-based Performance Technologies announced Tuesday additions to its NexusWare Linux-based operating system and development environment to include support for a wide range of single board ...

Red Hat Inc. will make a Linux operating system for embedded devices through a partnership with Wind River Systems Inc., which specializes in software for this type of device, the companies announced ...