This article explains how to install Debian Linux on a Lippert Thunderbird mini-ITX motherboard based on a Pentium-M processor. Though not specifically an embedded project, it does involve a form-factor — mini-ITX — that's increasingly popular with embedded device and system developers. And, it involves an operating system — Debian Linux — that is the third-most popular source of Linux among embedded developers. Additionally, the project presented obstacles similar in nature to those faced by embedded Linux developers working with any board with relatively new chipsets. Thus, the techniques used — and lessons learned — in this process may be useful to many developers of embedded systems.

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