Posts on The Unfed Watchdoghttps://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/Recent content in Posts on The Unfed WatchdogThe Unfed Watchdoghttps://akshatsharma05.github.io/logo.pnghttps://akshatsharma05.github.io/logo.pngHugoen-usThu, 21 May 2026 02:51:05 +0530Setting Up a Framebuffer Display over SPI on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with Buildroothttps://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/buildroot-2/Thu, 21 May 2026 02:51:05 +0530https://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/buildroot-2/Setting Up a Minimal Linux Image on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W using Buildroothttps://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/buildroot-1/Thu, 21 May 2026 00:51:05 +0530https://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/buildroot-1/<p>NOTE: This is not a tutorial. Just stuff I understood from watching videos and reading forums/articles.</p> <h2 id="what-is-buildroot">What is Buildroot?</h2> <p>I&rsquo;d been curious for a while about why certain Linux-based gadgets feel so snappy — fast boot times, no bloat, just doing exactly what they&rsquo;re supposed to do.</p> <p>I started reading about it and kept running into the name Buildroot.</p> <p>Buildroot is a build system that compiles a complete Linux image from scratch, tailored exactly to your target hardware, with nothing on it that you didn&rsquo;t explicitly ask for. That minimal footprint is precisely why these devices boot so fast.</p>Bare-Metal "Hello World" on RISC-V - Part 2https://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/riscv-2/Tue, 19 May 2026 01:08:05 +0530https://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/riscv-2/<p>Let&rsquo;s actually build the thing</p>Bare-Metal "Hello World" on RISC-V - Part 1https://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/riscv-1/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:51:05 +0530https://akshatsharma05.github.io/posts/riscv-1/<p>Everything your OS hides from you, laid bare</p>