arclight,
> What are the best steps to upgrade the device to a
> better unoot and Debian install?
See the Wiki thread:
https://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,23630
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Latest Linux Kirkwood kernel and rootfs
Latest Kirkwood u-boots
Install Latest Kirkwood Debian rootfs and U-boot from stock OS
> And once done what sort of performance can I
> expect?
It is a very basic rootfs (to make it as small as I can). So any performance tuning must be done on your own. So see the Wiki post for various performance tuning settings (eg. network, NFS, Samba...) after you installed.
There is no guarantee that it will perform as well as stock OS. Our goal here is to run the latest Linux kernel, and Debian distro on these boxes. The rest is up to users to tailor their systems.
-bodhi
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