Old-Articles

'' This article Based on work by steve mac, mindbender, x, Mike Smith, Mike, sbron, nix, frontalot, and timtimred. Originally by frontalot. on Linkstationwiki.org ''

Hardware-agnostic LinkStation Articles
The following articles apply to all of the three different kinds of LinkStations (HD-HLAN PPC, HD-HLAN MIPS and HD-HGLAN PPC). Additional, hardware specific, articles can be found in
 * Articles/PPC
 * Articles/MIPSel
 * Articles/HG.

Also, information about the hardware versions, CPUs, etc. can be found here.

Software Development and Deployment
!!!See Also
 * Articles/GeneralOpenLinkRoadmap - Roadmap of Openlink Development
 * Articles/GeneralFreeLinkRoadmap - Roadmap of FreeLink Development
 * Articles/GeneralCrossToolchain - How to build (and use) a cross-toolchain using Dan Kegel's crosstool 0.38.
 * Articles/GeneralDevelopment - Various articles about developing software for the LinkStationWiki.
 * Articles/GeneralIpkgArticles - Various articles on the Itsy Package Management System.
 * Projects/DevelopmentTools - Precompiled C development environment, running on the LS
 * Projects/CrossToolchains - Precompiled C Cross-Toolchain

Firmware Updates, Hacking, "Opening"

 * Articles/GeneralFirmwareFlash - How to correctly execute the LinkStation firmware flasher.
 * Articles/GeneralManualFlash - How to manually flash the LinkStation's firmware.
 * Articles/GeneralCreateCustomFirmwareImage - How to create a custom firmware image.
 * Articles/GeneralZipPassword - How to obtain the zip password for the LinkStation firmware image.dat.
 * Articles/GeneralFreeLinkTutorial - A detailed Projects/FreeLink installation and configuration tutorial.

Kernel & Driver Software

 * Articles/GeneralKernelBuild - How to build a new kernel (and kernel modules) for the LinkStation.
 * Articles/GeneralKernelLoader - A non-destructive method for loading a new kernel.
 * Articles/GeneralUpgradeTo_2_6-Kernel - How to upgrade to the 2.6-kernel (ppc only).
 * Articles/GeneralBuildKernelModules - Instructions detailing how to build additional kernel modules.
 * Information/Information - Basic LS Hardware and Software information

LS Hardware & Hardware Configuration

 * Articles/GeneralDisassemble - How to easily disassemble the LinkStation.
 * Articles/GeneralUpgradeHD - How to upgrade (or replace) the existing LinkStation hard drive.
 * Articles/GeneralClockDrift - Solve the LinkStation's problematic clock drift.
 * Articles/GeneralMTU - Performance tuning the network controller (MTU change from 1500 to 1492).
 * Articles/GeneralHdparm - Performance tuning the LinkStation hard drive.
 * Articles/GeneralAutostart - Automatically boot the LinkStation when main power is applied.
 * Information/Information - Basic LS Hardware and Software information

USB

 * Articles/GeneralMurasakiAnotherHotPlug - LinkStation's hot-plugging system; adding a drive
 * Articles/GeneralMoreUSBDevices - How to connect multiple USB devices to the LinkStation via a USB hub.
 * Articles/GeneralUSBSound - How to add a USB sound card.

Application Software

 * Articles/GeneralCustomProftpd - How to run a customized instance of proftpd.
 * Articles/GeneralFunWithPCast - An overview of the integrated PCast server.
 * Articles/GeneralExtendingPCast - Adding new PCast menus for the LinkTheatre.
 * Articles/GeneralThttpd - How run a second instance of thttpd (on an alternate port).
 * Articles/GeneralThttpdRedirectSSI - How beef up your second instance of thttpd with redirects and Server Side Includes.
 * Articles/GeneralThttpdSSL - How run a third instance of thttpd as an SSL server, via stunnel.
 * Articles/GeneralNFS - How to get NFS running.
 * Articles/GeneralStartingAppsOverTheBrowser - How to start applications over the browser without connecting over telnet/ssh.
 * Articles/Macintosh - tweaks for use with Macs (long file names, Bonjour, iTunes)

Rescue, Backups, etc.

 * Articles/GeneralBackup - How to create a perfect backup of the LinkStation filesystem.
 * Articles/GeneralBackup2 - How to back-up data to the LinkStation.
 * Articles/GeneralHDRecovery - How to recover data from a corrupted or damaged hard drive.
 * Articles/GeneralRescueGuide - How to rescue your Linkstation if you messed up something that it does not boot anymore.

Debian specific articles

 * List of Debian articles

Misc.

 * Articles/GeneralViTutorial - A quick tutorial for the vi text editor.
 * Articles/AdditionalLinks - Some extra links that maybe of interest.
 * Articles/AdditionalFAQ - Additional FAQ
 * Articles/Setup syslog for remote logging - Using your Linkstation as a [|syslog], to log events & errors from a remote device (like a router or other linux box)