I have heard an unconfirmed rumor that the Linksys border routers are Linux/MIPS systems and this gives me two ideas:
1. Could LEAF be flashed onto a Linksys BER?
2. Could a LEAF/MIPS appliance be built for ~$100?
I've looked at OpenBrick for an x86 appliance platform, but it is still expensive wrt what Linksys, et. al. has to offer. I'd love to combine to capabilities of LEAF w/ the price of these inexpensive devices.
Yeah, it would be cool to run linux on one of these boxes, but I'm not sure how realistic it would be.
I strongly suspect with the volumes (large) and margins (small) involved, the system likely includes at least one big SoC (System on Chip), which likely includes a MIPS core, ethernet controller(s), and other goodies.
Even if the system is built from standard parts with readily available datasheets (or you manage to reverse engineer or otherwise get docs for the SoC), you're still not likely to be able to easily run something like LEAF for at least a few reasons, including:
Lack of a MMU - I seriously doubt any CPU core used in a "black-box" firewall type product incorperates a MMU. This means any linux running on such a system will have to be based on the uClinux kernel which does not require an MMU, rather than the main linux kernel currently used with LEAF.
Lack of storage - While LEAF distributions are quite lightweight compared to a full linux disto, there may not be enough flash and/or RAM to run a LEAF
Given the price, I may have to pick up one of these boxes just to play with. :)
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