WRAP

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WRAP (Wireless Router Application Platform) is a single board computer from PC Engines. The WRAP platform is now EOL and has been superceded by the PC Engines ALIX platform which is not officially supported by StarV3 but has been reported by some to work with the X86-PC build.

Putting StarV3 on a Compact Flash

For flashing from Windows use physdisk.exe

On Linux/Unix, use following:

When you insert CF card, first figure out the path to its device, using this command:

dmesg

Then use something like this:

dd if=vncOs-1.3.11.g.world-2717.X86-WRAP.cf of=/dev/sdc bs=1M; sync

Where vncOs... is the firmware file, and /dev/sdc is device path from dmesg command.


Upgrading the WRAP BIOS

In order to use newer Atheros radios with the WRAP platform, it is necessary to make sure that the WRAP board has the latest BIOS upgrade.

To find out what bios version is currently running on the WRAP, you will need to connect a 9 pin serial cable to the board, and use a terminal program to view the WRAP bios output as it loads.

The latest BIOS, version 1.11, cab be downloaded directly from the PC Engines web site. [1] The .zip file includes instructions in the readme.txt file regarding the upgrade procedure.


POWER

The "acceptable voltage range +7V to +18V DC", is listed by PC Engines. But, at the minimum, use an 18V DC power supply, or you will find strange things occurring.


More Info

For more info about the WRAP, visit the manufactures web site at, [2]