We are investigating the possibility of installing Sarge into an embedded device with a Broadcom BCM4704KPB MIPS processor.
I see that, although I believe MIPS processors are endian-agnostic, there are two Debian releases? I don't know which is suited to the 4704. I've been unable to get the datasheet. This embedded device has the Broadcom processor with hardware IPSec and two ethernet ports, 32MB flash, 128MB DDR SDRAM, a BCM5325A2 switch, JTag and what looks like a serial port. My plan is to install Debian Sarge into a UML image for it and compile the basic apps usually used in embedded devices. But how to determine which drivers are appropriate, by just looking at the board? I'd rather Debian autosize the hardware if possible for things I don't know exist, in the processor for example. Which driver is best for this hardware IPSec? The Wifi radio is as yet unsupported in Linux, so has anyone used NDisWrapper in embedded? Am I best advised to set up Sarge and trim out the unneeded files (docs, etc), or to just use a distro like OpenWRT? Are there any special toolchain considerations for this processor/ would Broadcom have a free toolchain? Thanks for any input. Carl Cook -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
