[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > currently I have a Dell TrueMobile 1184 router which runs with > modified Linux kernel provided by Dell: I wonder if there is a way to > install Debian on such a machine in order to update the kernel and > install personnlized stuff rather than useless documentations: any > idea ?
I have one of these too. I bought it after seeing talk online that it runs linux, and one report of recompiling a kernel. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, that report was false. The machine does run a linux 2.2 kernel, but I think it's one of the mmu-less versions. Dell provides a source tarball that purports to be the kernel source for the machine, but it's a lie. I don't know whether Dell is aware of this. Even if you had the source for the kernel, the bootloader is not documented in any way, so I don't think there's any way to safely upload a new kernel or recover if you botch something. One mistake and your router is a paperweight. I've seen a few noises about getting a tiny distro supported on these things, but nothing substantive yet. I'd love to help out if a project formed to work on these things. Jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
