Getting Started

Before we can tinker with the DVK board, the first thing we need to have is Kiwi DVK firmware. To acquire it, you need to build it using OpenWrt upstream sources. The building procedure must be performed on your computer. We use Debian and Ubuntu but many other distributions should work. It is also possible to build on OSX. Building on Windows platform is not recommended.

For instructions on how to build your own firmware check: Build Firmware"

This section covers a few methods for upgrading firmware on Kiwi. Some methods require only USB-Serial connection, some only LAN, some LAN and Serial. Also you might need to install/setup other software to perform these tasks.

• Using web interface/LUCI or sysupgrade via terminal - usually there are 2 ways to upgrade the device, using the UI or using terminal and running sysupgrade command with the .bin file, how to do that check: Flash Firmware
• FW recovery (advanced) - used to upgrade device from a different platform OR recover device's firmware, for more info, check: Recover Firmware

Connecting to Kiwi is pretty easy. There are several ways of doing this. Personal recommendation would be:

• Serial: minicom for Linux and OSX, putty for Windows.
• Ethernet: ssh for Linux and OSX, putty for Windows.

For instructions and examples check: Connect