Simpletech Simpleshare
Supported Versions
Hardware Highlights
Installation
→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)
- Modified Simpleshare Firmware 1.07 With Telnet Enabled here
- Flash the SimpleShare with any version of the original firmware that has telnet enabled. (1.07 and 1.09 tested)
- Enable telnet
- Turn on boot_wait in the nvram
nvram set boot_wait=on nvram set wait_time=5 nvram commit
- Unplug the power to the Simpleshare
- Upgrade the SimpleShare using Tftp. From Linux do the following command
arping -f ip_address;atftp -p -l openwrt-brcm-47xx-squashfs.trx ip_address
then plug in the power to the simpleshare
- Wait for at least 5 minutes before rebooting or unpluging.
Required Packages
You will want to include the following packages in your build of OpenWrt.
- kmod-ide
- kmod-fs-ext3
- kmod-block
- kmod-block-mount
Useful Packages
- kmod-block-ext
- fdisk
- mk2fs
Useful Information
- backfirer23044 and trunk r23043 patches that enabled the 'failsafe' feature. The reset button as you know is hardwired and wont work to enter failsafe mode. To enter failsafe unplug device, plug back in, once the blue light comes on press the power button a few times, this will trigger failsafe mode.
- r27005 - This patch fixes nvram overwriting issues. Ive fixed the offset for the nvram to the proper location. Now places the backup nvram into a partition 'nvram_copy'
- Additional installation details here
Serial Port
Useful for recovering a brick.
pin 1 = logic high (3v)
pin 2 = CTS
pin 3 = Tx
pin 4 = DSR
pin 5 = RTS
pin 6 = CD
pin 7 = DTR
pin 8 = RI
pin 9 = Rx
pin 10 = GND
SimpleShare serial interface uses FBUS voltages (0 to 3V) instead of RS232 voltages (-12 to +12).
For serial cables see port.serial.cables.
Change IP Address
edit the /etc/config/network
file and change the IP in the eth0 section to a static IP of your choosing.