Links

Source Code

Western Digital has released source code for all GPL'd code they use. That includes changes to the kernel with documentation of the patches, and a toolchain to build everything.

There's no official source code for several key elements of the box, including dmaosd and the transport stream/video/audio hardware.

General References

This is a collection of links and information on how to hack firmware, including slides, pdf, forum, etc.

• how-to for the new Linkstation with 2.x firmware which is based on MIPS hardware [pdf file]

• and Conceptronic CH3SNAS which is low-end 2 SATA [Wiki Site]

• development group and user community - develop and modify the firmware and hardware of the Linksys NSLU2 [Wiki Site]

• Mini HD Connect [Personal Site]

• Institute of Technology, School of Computing - Computer Systems’ Architecture and Administration ( Recommend Lecture 7: Booting and boot levels) [Uni Site]

• Linux Wiki [Wiki Site]

• NetworkedMediaTank [Wiki Site]

• Presentation [PPT for Beginner]

• 660: Resources [Web Sites for Beginner]

Telnetd

• | Telnetd: cannot find free ptys..

• NMT:telnetd

• | Changing the MOTD in Linux

Debian Chroot

• | Debian Squeeze chroot, wdlxtv-live and Deluge

• | Getting all the applications (rtorrent, etc.) -- chrooted Debian Lenny

• | Installing new Debian systems with debootstrap

• | how to chroot, simple and fast

Sigma CPU

• | New System on Chip from Sigma will offer significant improvement for Media Streaming and DVR’s, now we just have to wait for this to built in to products?

• sigma_865x

• sigma media processor overview