I learned this part from reading Using Linux on a DockStar (How to brick your DockStar and void the warranty), by Alexander Holler Step 1: Safely boot and access the Dockstar
If you follow these steps, you do so at your own risk.Following these steps will void your warranty and, should something go wrong, could turn your Dockstar into a pointless plastic paperweight.I am not telling you to do any of this, I’m just telling you what I did.Thanks to Kai Blin for getting me started with these devices. There are references included that provide more details for those who are interested. Here are the steps I took to take charge of my Dockstar. These days, if you can still find them, the price is likely to be US$70 and up. Once news got out that these things could be so easily re-purposed, they started selling like crazy. I run a bzflag server on one of them, and they can run Samba too. I’m using them for testing and as small home servers. Back in December of 2010, the price of these had dropped to around US$30.00 each including shipping, so I picked up four four of them. It is quite easy to reflash the ROM so that it boots Linux from a USB device. The Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar is a small ARM-based embedded computer based on the Marvell Sheevaplug design. Seagate Freeagent Dockstar, showing side vents, three USB ports, the GigE port, and the power connector hole.
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