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[edit] Introduction

TODO: Add generic info about JTAG and why it safes ones ass if he messes with the flash

[edit] Hardware

[edit] PPC-based-boxes

[edit] JTAG-cable from tampakuro/kuroguy

[edit] JTAG10-jtag-cable from http://www.soc-machines.com/

[edit] LS1

TODO: Add info about the additional Hardware mods needed to make JTAG working. Hint: bridge! + needed info about Flash structure

[edit] HG/HS

1) Installing headers TODO: what needs to be bridged?

[edit] Terastation

TODO: add specific Info if additional hardware mods are needed. + needed info about Flash structure

[edit] Terastation Pro v1

TODO: add specific Info if additional hardware mods are needed. + needed info about Flash structure

[edit] Mipsel-based boxes

TODO: Add info about the JTAG cable that works on the + needed info about Flash structure

[edit] LS2

[edit] Arm-based boxes

[edit] LS Pro and LS Live

See the article at JTAG & OpenOCD for the LS-Pro for complete details and instructions.

[edit] Terastation Pro v2/Terastation Live (arm9)

Similar to the other arm9-based boxes from buffalo these 2 only have uboot in flash. everything else is read and executed from harddisc.

[edit] Software

See JTAG Software

[edit] PPC-based-boxes

[edit] How to use the JTAG-Tools

TODO: we need to link + describe either how to compile the tools and how to use the precompiled tools from the download-section

[edit] LS2 (mipsel-based)

[edit] How to use HairyDairyMaids debrick

TODO: adding info about how to use it

[edit] TIPS

[edit] Flashing the bootloader only

Updating via JTAG is very slow. This is not really surprising as the JTAG protocol is a bit-level serial protocol. Writing the firmimg.bin file can easily take 24 hours or longer.

TODO: because we can flash the firmimg.bin much faster from UBoot

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