Re: Linksys WRT55AG installation?

smurfd <[email protected]> Tue, 19 May 2026 19:17:50 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.general,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.mips.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hey
Sorry to cross send, just wanted to check if someone had done below and 
had a guide on it?
Thanks
br Nicklas

On 4/25/26 19:27, smurfd wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I got a tip that you could install netbsd on a WRT55AG Router[1]. I 
> can see on the mips wiki[2] that it is listed as supported hardware.
> I'm surprised i was not able to find a blog on installing any 
> bsd/linux on it.
>
> Is it something like:
> First open up the router to access the serial port.
> Then follow the Diskless install[3] and hosting /usr/mdec/boot via 
> tftp server route you take?
>
> There is no way to do something similar to [4]?
>
> Otherwise, no one has happend to installed netbsd on a RUTx11[5]? :)
> (Completely different, i know, should probably go to the arm mailinglist)
>
> Thanks in advance, keep up the great work!
> Best regards
>
> [1] https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Linksys_WRT55AG_v2
> [2] https://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/evbmips/
> [3] https://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/netboot/
> [4] 
> https://www.harti.ch/harti/spare_time/nslu/NSLU2-Linux%20%20HowTo%20Telnet%20into%20Redboot.pdf
> [5] https://techinfodepot.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Teltonika_RUTX11
>