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i want to flash my roteur with alpine but i couldn't find the compatible firmware for that purpose its possible to flash with incompatible firmware i want to use ddwrt otherwise
is there any hack that could get me the job done
my roteur brand is comtrend ar5310
Last edited by shlomo.hovir; 10-14-2018 at 08:37 PM.
If you mean you wish to use alpine linux then it would be next to impossible. Routers have some very unique hardware and they have almost no room for even the smallest x86 distro's.
If you look at dd-wrt and the others like Merlin and tomato you may find some help on your router.
If you mean you wish to use alpine linux then it would be next to impossible. Routers have some very unique hardware and they have almost no room for even the smallest x86 distro's.
If you look at dd-wrt and the others like Merlin and tomato you may find some help on your router.
ok i'll leave the idea of flashing with alpine my roteur is incompatible with ddwrt so what to do next i want to flash my roteur too bad
Linux and various other OS's like BSD run on a variety of hardware. Almost any hardware that a distro can run on could be turned into a router or even a firewall/router.
The term router is not a set in stone word.
I'd ask what do you wish to do with the device?
A typical home router may have an ability to connect to an ISP internally so that may need to be known.
I bought one of these on sale and it was a good little product for a soho router on dd-wrt.
Rosewill RNX-N150RTv2 - Wireless N150 Wi-Fi Router -
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