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I asked myself why I was toying around with OpenWRT and DD-WRT when my N66U router can easily run Debian with a 600 MHz MIPS CPU and 256 MB of RAM! Why suffer t
by jevinskie 13y ago
I asked myself why I was toying around with OpenWRT and DD-WRT when my N66U router can easily run Debian with a 600 MHz MIPS CPU and 256 MB of RAM! Why suffer the pain of a half-Debian when I can have FULL Debian?
I have a Bus Pirate wired up to the router's UART and a JTAG adapter attached to the JTAG port. Now if only I could get the CFE bootloader to talk to my PC so I can boot the kernel over TFTP and run debian installer or a debootstrapped rootfs. =( I can't even get ping!
EDIT: This is the basic path that I am taking: http://people.zoy.org/~walken/wgt634u/HOWTO.html http://people.zoy.org/~walken/wgt634u/HOWTO.html
- s_baby 13y agoSays you should plug tftp into wan but doesn't mention you should use cross-over cable in that case.
- makomk 13y agoIt's very unusual that you need to use cross-over cables these days, almost everything is autodetecting.
- evol262 13y agoOnly GigE autodetects, and the NIC in his system is unknown.
- makomk 13y agoYou've got that slightly backwards. GigE always has auto-MDIX support, slower Ethernet ports might not support it but generally do in all semi-modern hardware.
- s_baby 13y agoReally? Didn't know that. Still might be worth a shot in my eyes since it's unclear to me if autodetect happens before or after an OS bootup.
- jevinskie 13y agoI seem to recall trying both WAN and LAN ports but I will check again this evening. Thanks for the suggestion!