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Re: eCos on the Dell 1184 AP?
- From: Andrew Lunn <andrew dot lunn at ascom dot ch>
- To: "Christopher R. Hertel" <crh at ubiqx dot mn dot org>
- Cc: ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:28:58 +0200
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] eCos on the Dell 1184 AP?
- References: <20030708182728.GC4737@Favog.ubiqx.mn.org>
On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 01:27:28PM -0500, Christopher R. Hertel wrote:
> I really hate to do this, but I am on so many mailing lists at present
> that I really cannot take on another one...
>
> I'm not on the list, so please CC me on any replies. Sorry.
>
> -
>
> Has anyone considered trying to run eCos on the Dell 1184 wireless Access
> Point? The box costs $72 retail, is shipped with Linux inside, and the
> processor is an ARM7 variety:
>
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> Processor : S3C4510/SEC arm7tdmi rev 0
> BogoMips : 44.24
> Hardware : <NULL>
>
> There's 16MB RAM and 2MB flash on the box. There are also pins for adding
> a serial connector, if you've got a soldering iron. We are collecting
> information on how the thing works, if anyone is interested.
>
> The biggest deal would be porting HostAP mode support to eCos. I did some
> digging and found no information regarding HostAP mode or wireless support
> for eCos. Is this an area of development, have I missed something, or is
> it not yet of interest?
Personally, i don't see the point of running eCos on such
hardware. Why do you want an RTOS when a none RTOS works well. For me
Linux is the best, most flexible solution.
Andrew
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