after 5 days of self-study in using linux, i can say that i have improved for about 50%, specially with the command line and the bash scripting(thanks to linuxquestions.org, where i got a big help to mods and fellow members)...now,im almost ready to learn c++ using linux as my environment...and my training starts today...part of my c++ training is to be able to control hardware devices(specifically dvd-rom, hard disk)..sadly, i am not yet familiar on how to control these hardware in the command line interface/bash scripting...do anybody here knows a tutorial that i could use for my training...before diving to c++ language, i want my self to be armed ultimately with linux commands...im planning to start first in creating a script that will control the dvd-rom to open and close(since linux treats hardware devices as files)...it would be of good help if you can post tutorials or sample commands/scripts for my reference...help! lol...im half there dude, thank you to everyone here...

I don't want to discourage you, but "5 days of self-study on Linux" is probably not the halfway point to writing device drivers in C++....

Do you already have some programming skills? What languages do you already know?

I am currently working my way thru "Beginning Linux Programming" from Wrox. There is a chapter on device drivers. Another popular book is "Linux Device Drivers" by Greg Kroah-Hartman. Both of these--and others--should be on Amazon.

Google will probably give a bazillion hits also.

hehe..maybe 10%...i have to learn a lot from linux, i think..im a java programmer..and it's my first time to handle both linux and c++ programming..what about the net, is there any online tutorial? iv'e been googling around and i get no good response..

I have found lots of tutorials and such, but not necessarily for C or C++. I think you need to buy at least one book.

Find the source for the command line tool 'eject'. It opens
and closes CD-ROM trays.

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/uti...t-2.1.5.tar.gz



Cheers,
Tink

There are lots of tutorials and such here: CProgramming. I have been using the site quite a bit. Not sure if it has what you are looking for but it is a place to start.

John