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 The hardware is similar to that of the WL500GPv2, and the information there is relevant to this unit too. The hardware is similar to that of the WL500GPv2, and the information there is relevant to this unit too.
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 ** Warning!  Kernel support for the radio is broken when using the 2.6 kernel (b43 driver) via the brcm47xx target in the original Backfire (10.03) release!  OpenWrt doesn't enable the radio out of the box.  If you enable it, processes get killed and the box becomes unusable.  The issue is discussed [[https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/6907|here]].** ** Warning!  Kernel support for the radio is broken when using the 2.6 kernel (b43 driver) via the brcm47xx target in the original Backfire (10.03) release!  OpenWrt doesn't enable the radio out of the box.  If you enable it, processes get killed and the box becomes unusable.  The issue is discussed [[https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/6907|here]].**
  
-One option is to use the 2.4 kernel and the old proprietary broadcom driver (brcm-2.4 target). See the discussion in the [[:toh/asus/wl500gp|WL500GP]] entry; note that the WL520GU is basically a WL500GP v2 with less RAM and FLASH.+One option is to use the 2.4 kernel and the old proprietary broadcom driver (brcm-2.4 target). See the discussion in the [[toh:asus:wl-500gp|WL500GP]] entry; note that the WL520GU is basically a WL500GP v2 with less RAM and FLASH.
  
 Updated: As of r21470 (May 16, 2010) the stable b43 firmware is being used as the default in trunk builds and the box will work with wireless. It may not be completely stable yet but is somewhat usable. You will have to enable it in /etc/config/wireless. Updated: As of r21470 (May 16, 2010) the stable b43 firmware is being used as the default in trunk builds and the box will work with wireless. It may not be completely stable yet but is somewhat usable. You will have to enable it in /etc/config/wireless.
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