PowerPC LinkStation overview

'' This article originally based on work by frontalot and admin. Originally by admin at Linkstationwiki.org ''

HD-HLAN PowerPC (LS1)

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Some of this information courtesy of http://www.yamasita.jp/linkstation.en/index.html.
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 * HD-HLAN PowerPC (LS1)
 * CPU
 * 200Mhz Freescale MPC8241 with MPC603e Motorola PowerPC core.
 * RAM
 * 64MB Micron MT48LC16M16A2-75 SDRAM
 * Flash ROM
 * 4MB ST M29W320DT HG003
 * USB
 * 2 type A(rear - /dev/usb/lp0, front - /dev/usb/lp1) - NEC D720101GJ
 * NIC
 * 10/100Mb ADMtek AN983B PCI ethernet controller
 * IDE Controller
 * Silicon Image SiI 0680acl144
 * Stock Firmware
 * 1.x
 * AVR
 * AT90S2313-4SC
 * AVR Analysis
 * powerpc-hdhlan AVR Analysis
 * Benchmarks
 * powerpc-hdhlan Benchmarks
 * Bootloader
 * powerpc-hdhlan Boot Loader Overview
 * Flash ROM
 * powerpc-hdhlan Flash ROM Analysis
 * Hardware
 * powerpc-hdhlan Overview
 * Kernel
 * powerpc-hdhlan Kernel
 * LED
 * powerpc-hdhlan LED Analysis
 * Software
 * powerpc-hdhlan Filesystem contents
 * Serial Access
 * Add a Serial port to the PowerPC Linkstation
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 * Flash ROM
 * powerpc-hdhlan Flash ROM Analysis
 * Hardware
 * powerpc-hdhlan Overview
 * Kernel
 * powerpc-hdhlan Kernel
 * LED
 * powerpc-hdhlan LED Analysis
 * Software
 * powerpc-hdhlan Filesystem contents
 * Serial Access
 * Add a Serial port to the PowerPC Linkstation
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 * powerpc-hdhlan Filesystem contents
 * Serial Access
 * Add a Serial port to the PowerPC Linkstation
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Crossover switch

 * The powerpc-hdhlan LinkStation can also be identified by the presence of a crossover switch located at the rear of the unit; the mipsel-hdhlan and powerpc-hdhglan LinkStations do not have a crossover switch as they are auto-switching.

Software

 * Stock Firmware - 1.x series
 * OpenLink available
 * FreeLink available