Status of D-Link DNS-323 support
The D-Link DNS-323 is based on a Marvell Orion System on a Chip. Marvell has done a lot of work in the last few months to get support for the Orion platform into the mainline kernel and they continue to work on getting this platform fully supported. However, since this is an ongoing effort, some features of the Orion platform are currently not as well supported as in the original Marvell LSP (Linux Support Package) used by D-Link. Please take this into account before deciding whether you want to install Debian, especially if you have specific requirements (e.g. related to performance).
The table below shows how well different components of the D-Link DNS-323 are supported by Debian:
| Component | Comment |
| Debian | Debian installer works well |
| CPU | Supported in mainline and Debian kernel since 2.6.25 |
| DNS-323 kernel | Supported in mainline and Debian kernel since 2.6.25 (revision A1). The revision B2 is supported in the Debian kernel since 2.6.26 and in the mainline kernel since 2.6.29 |
| SATA | Supported in the kernel by the sata_mv module. |
| Ethernet | Supported in the kernel by the mv643xx module |
| USB | Supported in the kernel since 2.6.25 |
| RTC | Supported in the kernel by the rtc-m41t80 module. |
| LEDs | Supported in the kernel |
| Fan | There's currently no way to control the fan. However, there is a 2.6.32 based kernel that has support. |
| Temperature sensor | The temperature sensor is currently not supported by the Debian kernel. However, there is a 2.6.32 based kernel that has support. |
| Crypto engine | Initial support in 2.6.32 |