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It seems like there are at least | It seems like there are at least three primary points of distribution of firmwares. | ||
*[http://ipkg.berlin.freifunk.net/ The Freifunk | *[http://ipkg.berlin.freifunk.net/ The Freifunk ipkg site] | ||
:The [http://ipkg.berlin.freifunk.net/README.txt README.txt] file has a lot of useful information. | :The [http://ipkg.berlin.freifunk.net/README.txt README.txt] file has a lot of useful information. | ||
*[http://download.berlin.freifunk.net/ The Freifunk download site] | |||
:Seems to have a different set of downloads than the ipkg site, with some overlaps. | |||
*[http://meshkit.freifunk.net/ Meshkit] - A firmware building wizard. | *[http://meshkit.freifunk.net/ Meshkit] - A firmware building wizard. | ||
:It actually creates the firmware based on your choices, including chipset and community profile. Really nice! | :It actually creates the firmware based on your choices, including chipset and community profile. Really nice! | ||
= Documentation = | |||
There is a 2007 creative commons by-sa 2.5 licensed book from South Africa called [http://download.berlin.freifunk.net/ebooks/Building_a_Rural_Wireless_Mesh_Network_-_A_DIY_Guide_v0.7_65.pdf Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network] which is a step by step guide that focuses on using the OLSR-based Freifunk firmware. | |||
The source code for the Freifunk-specific openwrt packages can be browsed [http://luci.subsignal.org/trac/browser/luci/trunk/contrib/package here]. | |||
*[http://wiki.freifunk.net/Hauptseite Freifunk german wiki] | |||
*[http://wiki.freifunk.net/Kategorie:English Freifunk english wiki] (much less extensive) | |||
= Map = | = Map = | ||