DreamPlug
DreamPlug is the hardware for which FreedomBox has been originally targeted. FreedomBox images are built and tested for it. For using this device as FreedomBox, a USB WiFi device that does not require non-free firmware is recommended.
You can find more support and discussion for DreamPlug on the official forum.
Download
FreedomBox SD card images for this hardware are available. Follow the instructions on the download page to create a FreedomBox SD card and boot into FreedomBox. See also instructions for using an ?internal micro-SD with DreamPlug.
An alternative to downloading these images is to install Debian on DreamPlug and then install FreedomBox on it.
Firmware
Note that the factory firmware configurations may vary between revisions of the hardware, and render some images incompatible. See the DreamPlug ?firmware page for information on what images are compatible and how to update your DreamPlug firmware.
Build Image
FreedomBox images for this hardware can be built using Freedom Maker.
Testing
Instructions on how to ?test this hardware are available.
Availability
- Price: 159 USD
Reseller Spinifex in Australia
Hardware
- Open Hardware: No
- CPU: Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 @ 1.2GHz
- RAM: 512MB 16bit DDR2-800 MHz
- Storage: 4 GB on board micro-SD
- Architecture: armel
- Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000, RJ45
WiFi: SD8787, 802.11 b/g/n
- SATA: eSATA 2.0 port
Non-Free Status
Non-free blobs required: built-in WiFi
WiFi: no free WiFi drivers + firmware available
- Works with stock Debian kernel: yes
Known Issues
WiFi does not work with free software. A separate USB WiFi device is recommended.
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