Author Archives: Forest

About Forest

Forest had been the lead software developer at Logic Supply since April 2005 before starting his own software company, RapidRollout in 2009. He occasionally peeks back in with us from time to time, but dedicates his energy to developing open source software platforms. We maintain his posts here, but he no longer writes for our blog. To contact him, you can visit RapidRollout.

How To: Build A Read-Only Linux System

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Forest

There seem to be a lot of people out there looking to run a custom application on a Linux-based platform running on a solid-state storage device. From time to time, we receive questions from customers looking to make their Linux … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Linux | 58 Comments

VT6655 Patch For Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Forest

Please note: A new version of this driver is available that does not require patching.  This driver is also GPL-licensed, making it suitable for eventual inclusion in the kernel.  These instructions are now obsolete.  Download the updated driver source from … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | 5 Comments

Patching and Building The VT6655 Driver On Ubuntu 7.10

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Forest

Please note: A new version of this driver is available that does not require patching. This driver is also GPL-licensed, making it suitable for eventual inclusion in the kernel. These instructions are now obsolete. Download the updated driver source from … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Linux | 8 Comments

Building the VT6656 Linux Driver for Ubuntu

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Forest

Please note: A new version of this driver is available that does not require patching. This driver is also GPL-licensed, making it suitable for eventual inclusion in the kernel. These instructions are now obsolete.  Download the updated driver source from … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Linux | 38 Comments

Linux & the Unichrome Families (Part 2)

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Forest

In the first part of this series of posts, I presented a brief overview of the history behind the various X drivers available for Unichrome hardware. I’ll continue with an overview of the major differences between the three most relevant … Continue reading →

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