Embedded linux on Belkin F5D7632UK4

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skyPhyr · Post by **skyPhyr** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:48 pm

Hi All,

I'm interested in modifying my Belkin F5D7632UK4 (a wireless adsl router) so it will be able to use of the ethernet ports to route traffic from rather than the adsl dialup. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was an embedded linux out there for this device already or had some suggestions on where I should start looking to get gentoo (perhaps from GNAP? http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/gnap.xml) on there.

Cheers,

Alan.

GNUtoo · Post by **GNUtoo** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:59 pm

the link doesn't seem to work
=>mabe it has already linux

Redhatter · Post by **Redhatter** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:33 am

Well... without knowing what those things run internally... getting Gentoo on them is an impossibility.

If it's one of the Broadcom router clones, then you're in luck... they're little-endian MIPS32-based machines which run Linux out of the box. However, you'll probably have to run the µClibc-based embedded stages for MIPS1 (mipsel1 to be exact), as we don't offer any MIPS32 compatable stages based off glibc.

skyPhyr · Post by **skyPhyr** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:57 pm

Thanks guys. From a quick google it apparently it based on a broadcom chipset. Any suggestions/pointers what my next step would be?
Cheers,

Alan.