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      Antibiotic
      last edited by Antibiotic

      Hi, is it possible to install ubuntu or arch linux or some virtual machine on this device:
      Device Type:RouterBrand:GL.iNetModel:GL-MT2500/GL-MT2500
      mediatekSubtarget: filogicPackage
      architecture:aarch64_cortex-a53
      Bootloader:U-BootCPU:MediaTek MT7981BCPU Cores:2CPU MHz:1300Flash MB:eMMCRAM MB:1024
      SoC: MediaTek MT7981BA
      RAM: 1GB DDR4 (NANYA NT5AD512M16C4-JR)
      MMC: 8GB eMMC (Samsung 8GTF4R)
      ETH: 1000Base-T LAN (ePHY)
      2500Base-T WAN (MaxLinear GPY211C)
      BTN: 1x Reset Button
      LED: System (blue/white)
      VPN (white)
      USB: 1x USB-A (USB 3.0)
      UART: 115200 8N1 - Pinout on board next to LAN port
      Don't connect 3.3V!
      Ethernet 1Gbit ports:1Ethernet 2.5Gbit ports:1
      Have only 1 usb port, the reason asking , that wanna try to install eblocker on this device!

      pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
      CPU: Intel N100
      NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
      RAM : 16 GB DDR5
      Disk: 128 GB NVMe
      Brgds, Archi

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      • Dobby_D
        Dobby_
        last edited by

        Perhaps you could try out to find a Linux based router solution like OpenWRT
        or another one.

        #~. @Dobby

        Turris Omnia - 4 Ports - 2 GB RAM / TurrisOS 7 Release (Btrfs)
        PC Engines APU4D4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense CE 2.7.2 Release (ZFS)
        PC Engines APU6B4 - 4 Ports - 4 GB RAM / pfSense+ (Plus) 24.03_1 Release (ZFS)

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          Antibiotic @Dobby_
          last edited by Antibiotic

          @Dobby_ But this device have double GUI, from Glinet and can enter in OpenWRT GUI advanced settings. Like me understanding, it is Linux based device!

          pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
          CPU: Intel N100
          NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
          RAM : 16 GB DDR5
          Disk: 128 GB NVMe
          Brgds, Archi

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            With any ARM platform you need to have an image that targets it specifically or at least something very close.

            You might be able to build something like armbian for it using the FDT and maybe boot loader files from OpenWRT.

            I didn't see anything else that targets that device specifically in a quick look.

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              Antibiotic @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 said in OS installation:

              using the FDT

              What it is FDT?

              pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
              CPU: Intel N100
              NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
              RAM : 16 GB DDR5
              Disk: 128 GB NVMe
              Brgds, Archi

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Flattened Device Tree. It's a file that describes the hardware devices and locations that an OS uses.

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