kevinselwyn / dev-patel

Linux pseudo-device to display a picture of everyone's favorite British actor

/dev/patel

Linux pseudo-device to display a picture of everyone's favorite British actor

Installation

First, install the necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install make module-assistant linux-headers-`uname -r`

Then, install the device:

sudo make install

To uninstall the device:

sudo make uninstall

To install using Vagrant:

vagrant up && vagrant ssh
sudo make install

Usage

$ cat /dev/patel
?PNG

IHDk?XT`PLTE????j?h?????q????ZC\?{Z?²?G.???????????`??|????????a??????ܟ????#tnn?

To see what the device is outputting:

$ cat /dev/patel > dev-patel.png

Acknowledgements

I don't know Mr. Patel, but I'm a fan of his work and his convenient first name.