OpenWrt on Linksys NSLU2

With a help from a online few resources (listed below), I was able to flash the firmware of a Linksys NSLU2 (Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives) to utilize a more capable OS with more options than provided by the default firmware.

Future plans include installing and setting up:

• Samba server - http://wiki.openwrt.org/SambaHowto
  
• Print server - http://wiki.openwrt.org/PrinterSharingHowto
• Media server
  

There are many other devices (e.g. available ASUS WL-500g Premium, Buffalo NAS devices, etc.) that can be flashed with various operating systems (DD-WRT, OpenWrt, etc.) that provide additional better and more options and features than the stock firmware that is included with the devices. These embedded devices utilize Linux. Searching online for these OS and devices yields a multitude of projects, forums, and documentation. Here is a sampling for the flashing the NSLU2:


NSLU2-Linux - OpenWrt / HomePage
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/OpenWrt/HomePage

Kamikaze 7.09 on NSLU2
http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=13034

Wiki about OpenWrt on NSLU2
http://tisnix.wikispaces.com/SlugNix