[ale] OT: Router for sale

Doug McNash dmcnash at smyrnacable.net
Fri Jan 24 11:46:22 EST 2003


If it's a PPC850 or ARM then it's already written.

http://ppcboot.sourceforge.net/

Of course porting it requires some knowledge, I have that 
knowledge having ported to several PPC platforms.
Does that qualify me for a free one?

On 24 Jan 2003 11:12:33 -0500
  cfowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
>If you write a booltloader for one and the beginnings of 
>a small kernel,
>I'll give you one for free. 
>
>All you need to do is boot and jmp into main() of the 
>kernel.  I'll take
>over from there and build up the rest.
>
>
>
>On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 10:52, Geoffrey wrote:
>> I'd be willing to spring $30 for one if someone can 
>>verify that the OS 
>> is on a 'reusable' media (epprom or such).  Anyone able 
>>to get one open?
>> 
>> If not, I'll drop $20 for one without that knowledge.
>> 
>> Josh Freeman wrote:
>> > I'm just waiting to load slashdot one morning to see 
>>how somebody's got
>> > theirs booting linux. . . .
>> > 
>> > On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 09:41, aaron wrote:
>> > 
>> >>You can add mine and make the total 5.
>> >>
>> >>Surely, there must be SOME useful hack for these 
>>things!!
>> >>Ethernet... USB... Memory... Flash RAM... Decent PPC 
>>processor...
>> >>
>> >>Or maybe we can just start the master list of
>> >>"101 Uses for Dead Gateway"
>> >>
>> >>101:
>> >>-- Hi-tech Networked Christmas Tree Ornament
>> >>with remote LED flash control.
>> >>
>> >>;-)
>> >>peace
>> >>(after justice)
>> >>aaron
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>On Friday 24 January 2003 09:36, cfowler wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>We just found 2 more here.  So we have a total of 4.
>> >>>
>> >>>3 from me and 1 from Mat
>> >>>
>> >>>.
>> >>>
>> >>>On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 09:31, Matt Smith wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>Um....
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Make that two. ;)  Has anybody found a use for them 
>>yet?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>--Matt
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>-----Original Message-----
>> >>>>From: cfowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
>> >>>>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:11 AM
>> >>>>To: ale at ale.org
>> >>>>Subject: [ale] OT: Router for sale
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>1 Telocity Gateway works with DirectTV Internet
>> >>>>
>> >>>>$50 o.b.o
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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