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#1 2008-02-04 13:02:34
- leftkidney
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other updating firmware options
so is probably not possible to update the firmware to a hacked ver. using the normal firmware update method like you can for the WRT54G routers
what is missing to allow this?
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#2 2008-02-22 02:21:18
- leftkidney
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Re: other updating firmware options
so I take it this is imposable to do
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#3 2008-02-23 00:08:41
- NickInSanDiego
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Re: other updating firmware options
I thought about this too. Things would be much simpler if we had all these hacks wrapped up into a nice tidy package like DDWRT, Tomato, etc.
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#4 2008-02-25 08:18:38
- leftkidney
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Re: other updating firmware options
exactly
is there someone who knows how to do this kinda thing?
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#5 2008-02-26 12:12:53
- index monkey
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Re: other updating firmware options
There are so many options for "hacking" what options would you expect some developer who devotedly would like to attend to your every whim to include?
you're request appears to be the "I want the moon on a stick!" variety
Write this fancy firmware yourself or enjoy the hacks as they are.
DNS-323, HW B1, 2 x 2TB WD green, fw 1.08, fun_plug 0.5, transmission, automatic, nzbget newsreader & rsync time machine backup.
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#6 2008-02-29 15:55:38
- leftkidney
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Re: other updating firmware options
I dont think this is unreasonable to think that a developer would do this
I mean its not cool if you "brick" something trying to do a hack that is long and complicated to do just because you are not a programmer or someone who knows about this kinda thing but wants is done
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#7 2008-03-13 20:30:51
- frodo
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Re: other updating firmware options
This forum is for programmers.... until there is something more polished out there you will have to write it yourself.
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#8 2008-05-13 15:22:44
- mindbender
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Re: other updating firmware options
the main problem is that netconsole is not enabled by default in the uboot bootloader inside the dns323. because with netconsole you could control the uboot bootloader completely without the need of soldering/connecting serial.
foonas-em, which is targeted for installing and maintaining a HDD rootfs (which does not need to be foonas....it can be debian,gentoo anything), is bundled as a initramfs to a kernel that can be loaded via tftp. without access to the uboot console you usually cannot trigger a tftp boot unfortunately.
in case there is a way to trigger the box to boot a kernel + ramdisk via tftp i am wrong of course
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#9 2008-05-13 15:31:36
Re: other updating firmware options
mindbender wrote:
in case there is a way to trigger the box to boot a kernel + ramdisk via tftp i am wrong of course
Just for the record: You don't need tftp to boot a custom kernel and intramfs on the DNS-323. Works since March 2007
http://dns323.kood.org/forum/p2115-2007 … html#p2115
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#10 2008-05-20 14:29:05
- mindbender
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Re: other updating firmware options
ah
your concept is based on an old friend of all ppc/mipsel based Buffalo Linkstations called loader.o... am i right?
nice to see it working on arm926 as well....you had to code some arm assembler....tough stuff .... it was the main reason why it took a while to get it ported from powerpc to mipsel because nobody understood both powerpc and mipsel assembler
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#11 2008-05-20 15:35:02
Re: other updating firmware options
mindbender wrote:
your concept is based on an old friend of all ppc/mipsel based Buffalo Linkstations called loader.o... am i right?
yes, I got the idea from a post from sala about loader.o.
mindbender wrote:
nice to see it working on arm926 as well....you had to code some arm assembly....tough stuff
I don't understand powerpc or mipsel assembler, either. And it was my first try at arm assembler. In the end, a good manual, arm kexec patches, qemu and a debugger were enough to get it working.
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