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Most Linux-based home routers (which means most routers) have raw access to flash. If you ever just wanted to play with it you can just find some old router ou
by tenebrisalietum 6y ago
Most Linux-based home routers (which means most routers) have raw access to flash. If you ever just wanted to play with it you can just find some old router out of a local thrift shop, check if it can handle a DD-WRT or OpenWRT, then experiment.
You just have to be careful because the bootloader and NVRAM partitions are crucial to the device booting. Serious experimenters would find the serial port header pins and have a working serial port.
- duskwuff 6y agoMost home routers use serial NOR flash, not NAND flash. Lower capacity, but easier to interface with. No wear leveling is supported or required, as the expected write count is much lower than the endurance of the device.