Tobi’s Corner

For some time I’m struggling with the external Interface of ASUS WL-HDD Router models.

I’m now trying to connect a T6963 based LCD. This failed because of the speed of the external bus. So I searched the linux code and found the initialization in sbmips.c under linux/arch/mips32/bcm47xxx/sbmips.c. (more…)

When you disassemble your unit you will find some solder pads right behind the IDE connector. This thread at www.openwrt.org shows the pinout and some pics and howto attach a UART-Chip there.

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Yes it’s possible to run Linux on that small little Devices with build in harddisc, wlan, lan and 1 usb host port. For more information about OpenWRT please visit http://www.openwrt.org.

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