just for my curiosity, what do you boot from to install the OS onto the routerboard - like if I wanted to have Debian MIPS installed - the USB drive?
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Robert Lewko wrote: >> I have been looking at routerboard for a while. The only thing that >> makes me want to go elsewhere is that I can't find much on routeros. >> My suspicion is that it is some kind of Linux that they hack together > > That is exactly what it is. I have deployed a few routerOS devices and > they are solid. > >> themselves. That would mean that kernel updates may be slower than a >> regular Linux distro. > > Well, it is an appliance, so unless you do an update, the kernel version > does not change. > > IIRC the kernel versions tend to be newer than what you find in > Debian/Stable >> >> What I want is a board that runs Linux and preferably Debian. Do you >> know if you can install another OS on this board without having some >> JTAG or some other hardware system to assist you in doing it. So far >> I am looking at Soekris for my next router. > > Routerboard is similar to Soekris or PC Engines, except that the CPU > architecture is different (and cheaper). Most Routerboard devices you > can put whatever OS you want on them, as long as its supports the MIPS > CPU. > > Having said that, this device may not be designed this this way and may > be missing the needed the headers. For $40 I would not be surprised if > they did away with the RS-232 headers. > > I personally use SBCs made by PC Engines as they are AMD Geodes so just > about any x86 OS will work. > > http://www.xagyl.com/store/home.php?cat=249 > > It should be noted that I am not affiliated with Xagyl except as a happy > customer. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAktXloIACgkQwRXgH3rKGfO5SQCfQTfampXLRrLKkToO8u5Vhlse > b+AAoK63t420YqfVgnJ1qaPh/nWAb2je > =8XlV > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
