[OpenWrt-Users] Hi!

[David Goodenough]

On Wednesday 23 May 2007, Daniel Aquino wrote:
> On 5/23/07, David Goodenough <david.goodenough at linkchoose.co.uk> wrote:
> > If it is very old it may well not have sufficient resources to run
> > Linux.  It needs a minimum of 4MB Flash and 8MB RAM to run something
> > like OpenWrt.  You can fit OpenWrt on 2MB Flash, but it is a real
> > shoe-horn job.
> >
> > If you open up the box, identify any large chips and look them up on the
> > web. That will give you an idea as to the Flash and RAM that is
> > available.
>
> Yes I have researched this...
>
> It has current 8MB of primary flash, 2MB of secondary flash,  and an
> expansion slot for larger flash chip.  As well I believe there is a
> slot for larger memory chip.  Current the system has 16MB of ram.  It
> appears to be running the motorola cpu which I believe is running at
> about 200mhz.
Well that is hopeful.
>
> > You would need to search the web and look to see if this CPU is
> > on the supported list for Linux.  I am not even sure what family
> > of processor this is.  On the Freescale site it is described as
> > a communications controller, but little more (I do not have a
> > subscription to any of the datasheet sites).
>
> Yes neither do I...
>
> I looked at the open-wrt wiki and noticed that no cisco devices are
> listed on the supported hardware list at all...
>
> Does this mean it wont be supoprt or just that no one using wrt has done so
> yet?
The fact that it is Cisco is not really relevant, the important thing is 
the CPU family.

David
>
> Thanks!
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