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Re: Gumstix Programming
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Originally Posted by gobeavs
If I'm familiar with linux (gui and command line), is a gumstix easy to get running? Or is there some setup that needs to be done or any kind of learning curve?
You shouldn't have any problem. The Gumstix boards come preloaded with u-boot (the bootloader) and a 2.4.x kernel. I am not that familiar with the other Linux software that's included since I reflash them with a CE image as soon as I get them.