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Tag Archives: NSLU2

Serial interface module

In the previous “Hacking Linksys NSLU2″ post, I described adding a serial connector. However, connecting the serial port directly to a RS232 port via a conversion wire only will probably be a disaster. If you are lucky, it wouldn’t work; but if you are unlucky, you might burnt out the port or the slug processor. [...]

Posted 22 July 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

De-underclock, add serial connector

After installing Debian/NSLU2, I started playing around with the hacked slug. However, after couple of reboots, the slug would get stuck during a boot. I plugged the external USB harddisk to a PC to take a look at the logs. But each time, I discovered that the harddisk has gotten corrupted. Some googling and by [...]

Posted 02 July 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Hacking a poor Linksys NSLU2

A couple of years ago, I found the need to share media files within my home, and being a cheapskate that I was, I bought a Linksys NSLU2, plus a generic harddisk enclosure.  After a while, my family members moved out of the house and there was no longer a use for the “slug” and [...]

Posted 28 June 2008 § Hacking Linksys NSLU2 ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,