# OpenWRT on the Dockstar

## Overview

## Tools

You will need a Serial terminal and a TFTP server.

  sudo aptitude install picocom tftpd-hpa

Configure the TFTP server according to your setup.

## Files

Download the files for the Dockstar from the OpenWRT repository:
https://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05/kirkwood/generic/

## Steps

### Connect

  picocom -s 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0
  ## All Next commands are for the Dockstar
  reboot

### Update U-Boot

  setenv serverip 192.168.xxx.xxx

  mw 0x800000 0xffff 0x80000
  tftpboot 0x800000 openwrt-kirkwood-dockstar-u-boot.kwb
  nand erase 0x000000 0x100000
  nand write.e 0x800000 0x000000 0x80000
  setenv bootcmd nand read.e 0x2000000 0x100000 0x400000\; go 0x2000000
  saveenv
  reboot

### Configure U-Boot

  # Update BootCMD
  setenv bootcmd 'setenv bootargs ${console} ${mtdparts} ${bootargs_root}; ubi part root; ubifsmount ubi:rootfs; run ubiboot_n1'
  setenv ubiboot_n1 'ubifsload 0x800000 ${kernel}; ubifsumount; bootz 0x800000'
  
  # Reset network config
  setenv ipaddr  192.168.xxx.yyy
  setenv serverip 192.168.xxx.xxx
  setenv netmask 255.255.255.0
  setenv ethaddr ab:cd:ef:ab:cd
  saveenv

### Flash the RootFS

  nand erase 0x200000 0xfe00000
  ubi part root
  ubi create rootfs 0xA00000
  tftpboot 0x800000 openwrt-15.05-kirkwood-dockstar-rootfs.ubifs
  ubi write 0x800000 rootfs ${filesize}
  ubi create rootfs_data

### Install the Kernel image

  ## RAM boot
  setenv bootargs ${console} ${mtdparts} ${bootargs_root}
  tftpboot 0x800000 openwrt-15.05-kirkwood-dockstar-zImage
  bootz 0x800000;
  
  ## Download and install kernel
  mkdir -p /rom/boot
  wget -O /rom/boot/zImage       http://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05/kirkwood/generic/openwrt-15.05-kirkwood-dockstar-zImage

### Enjoy ! Install some packages

  opkg update
  opkg install kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-storage block-mount kmod-fs-ext4 kmod-fs-vfat kmod-fs-ntfs kmod-nls-cp437 kmod-nls-iso8859-1 e2fsprogs fdisk kmod-usb2

## Links

* [Dockstar page on the OpenWRT wiki](https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/seagate/dockstar) *