Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:39:02 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tplink TL-WR1043ND access point is now ready (was Re: svn commit: r227926 - head/sys/mips/conf) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111250905370.79779@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmonb%2BVr23zO0DcBnuKTrr2TnStxMLs3e_nCRDfyXn%2BH7%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJ-Vmo=aLVTgA10UAg=KQMyybeLmBjF75qXdpmFAkqdU9GzJvA@mail.gmail.com> <B27CBE5B-EC8C-4B33-8614-53751211F895@lassitu.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111241921210.76315@wonkity.com> <CAJ-Vmonb%2BVr23zO0DcBnuKTrr2TnStxMLs3e_nCRDfyXn%2BH7%2BQ@mail.gmail.com>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---902635197-1508641292-1322239142=:79779 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Fri, 25 Nov 2011, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On 25 November 2011 10:38, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > >> Can FreeBSD be used on the cheaper versions, like the TL-WR740N? It's >> throw-away cheap, as in cheap enough to use as a wireless sensor. > > If it has an Ar71xx, Ar724x, AR913x SoC in it, then yes. Someone will > either have to buy/ship me one or do the legwork to shoehorn freebsd > onto it though. :) > > According to the openwrt site - the previous revisions have an AR724x > in them and an AR9285 wireless CPU. So yes, FreeBSD will boot, but > there's some hacks needed to get the wifi up on it. If someone > buys/ships me one after the new year I'll make it happen. > > Note - it has 16mb RAM and 4mb of flash. You're going to have to do > significant legwork to squeeze down FreeBSD to be usable on such a > small platform. I don't have the time for that. 32M of RAM on V3 and earlier, and V5 with 16M/2M is (supposedly) only in China. Too bad the cheaper ones don't have a USB port for storage. > Note - the newer revision of hardware has an AR933x SoC/wifi chipset > in it. The OpenWRT page is vague, but it looks like V3 is still the AR7240. ---902635197-1508641292-1322239142=:79779--
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