Ross and Jemima Knudsen wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to check that my understanding is correct before I attempt > to install OpenWRT on my router. I posted on the forums but haven't had > any responses but my posting may have been too complex for a response. > The link to the original posting is here: > > http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=19709 > > _*The original text:*_ > > I am new to OpenWRT and I wanted to ask a couple of questions before I > go and brick my router. I have the following hardware and have found > some of the specs to go along with it: > > Dlink DVA-G3340S > Texas Instruments AR7 @ 150MHz > Bootloader = ADAM2 > ADSL2+ compliant modem with RJ45 port > 4 port 10/100 lan switch > USB port > Wireless G > 2 x VOIP RJ45 phone ports > 1 x PSTN RJ45 phone port > > The hardware page (http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware(2f)DLink.html > <http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware%282f%29DLink.html>) lists status as > WIP for this particular model (AR7) but I'm not sure if the info there > is up to date or not. So if anyone can help with the following > questions that would be much appreciated: > > If anyone knows whether OpenWRT will run on this system? But I'd > imagine that not many (if any) have this particular hardware. > So based on the hardware specs, is there a precompiled hardware image > that should work with my system or will I need to compile one myself? > If there is one available, which one do I pick? There are a bunch of > files in this directory > (http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/8.09/ar7/) and I'm not sure if > any of them would work with my hardware. > > Lastly I'd like to know if I can use the Manufacturer's Firmware upgrade > utility to upgrade my hardware or if I need to do something different? > I do have a friend who is a electronics engineer who has agreed to help > me if I get into trouble or where things exceed my abilities but I said > I would seek the collective knowledge of the community before we go > ahead with anything. > > Any guidance would be much appreciated. > > If anyone could give me some feedback that would be much appreciated. > > > Ross > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > openwrt-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-users
I have a netgear dg834g and the first thing I had to do was patch ADAM2 so it would not checksum the firmware file. Don't know if it applies to you but it's a heads up. AR7 is kind of a bitch. _______________________________________________ openwrt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-users
