On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Mark Mentovai <[email protected]> wrote:
> Petri Rosenström wrote:
>> I think it is useful because it adds the specific board information
>> about WNDR3800 (e.g. the name WNDR3800 on status page or /proc/cpuinfo
>> show correct board name). I think that this information is important
>> and it should be available.
>
> Since you can flash a WNDR3700v2 with a WNDR3800 image and vice-versa,
> and the name is simply baked into the image you chose to flash with no
> other differences between the two, it seems pointless.

You can do it through the upgrade mode, but not through the webinterface.

I do think that it is useful information for users to know what device
they are running.

>
>> btw. Do you (Mark) own the both devices? Have you (Mark) checked that
>> they are the same (only RAM diff)? I have *only* seen claims on some
>> forums and I only own a wndr3800 so I can't say for sure. It seems
>> like they are. But it would be nice to know for sure.
>
> If it's terribly important, you can detect the difference between 3700v2
> and 3800 at runtime. The data's in the art/caldata area. The WNDR3800
> U-Boot source has the details.

Nice one. Didn't know about this. Thanks for the information.

btw. Any ideas how to get this to cpuinfo at boot time?

--
Petri
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