Comments on: Linuksys WRT54GL http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2010/03/07/linuksys-wrt54gl/ Mindblogging the world to itself Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: yonkeltron http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2010/03/07/linuksys-wrt54gl/comment-page-1/#comment-327620 yonkeltron Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:52:58 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/?p=1484#comment-327620 I actually run tomato on my router but I know others like other things. The hardware is really solid! I actually run tomato on my router but I know others like other things. The hardware is really solid!

]]> By: Timo Juhani Lindfors http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2010/03/07/linuksys-wrt54gl/comment-page-1/#comment-327502 Timo Juhani Lindfors Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:59:20 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/?p=1484#comment-327502 Whoops, sorry, I meant the instructions on Daniel's page. I have no idea which driver DD-WRT is installing. Whoops, sorry, I meant the instructions on Daniel’s page. I have no idea which driver DD-WRT is installing.

]]> By: Timo Juhani Lindfors http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2010/03/07/linuksys-wrt54gl/comment-page-1/#comment-327501 Timo Juhani Lindfors Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:56:09 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/?p=1484#comment-327501 Btw, those DD-WRT instructions seem to install the non-free Linux-2.4.x-only wlan driver. If you want to use free software you can build openwrt from svn and get Linux 2.6.x with free driver. Here are my notes: # my hardware is wrt54gl v1.1 svn co svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk/ openwrt # On 2009-11-21 I got revision 18459 # alternatively you can use git clone git://nbd.name/openwrt.git openwrt-git # choose "# Broadcom BCM947xx/953xx" # make # hit enter twice (a bug, asks about kernel options but the question is not visible) # flash bin/openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin to the device Btw, those DD-WRT instructions seem to install the non-free Linux-2.4.x-only wlan driver.

If you want to use free software you can build openwrt from svn and get Linux 2.6.x with free driver. Here are my notes:

# my hardware is wrt54gl v1.1

svn co svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/trunk/ openwrt
# On 2009-11-21 I got revision 18459

# alternatively you can use git clone git://nbd.name/openwrt.git openwrt-git

# choose “# Broadcom BCM947xx/953xx”
# make

# hit enter twice (a bug, asks about kernel options but the question is not visible)

# flash bin/openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin to the device

]]> By: aigarius http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2010/03/07/linuksys-wrt54gl/comment-page-1/#comment-327440 aigarius Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:53:25 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/?p=1484#comment-327440 Well, I bought the hardware specifically with the purpose of using DD-WRT on it. I am used to it and happy with it working as DNS-cache, stable IPs given via DHCP, uPNP support, easy traffic priority scheduling and it is smaller leaving more RAM for all the connection info and such. Well, I bought the hardware specifically with the purpose of using DD-WRT on it. I am used to it and happy with it working as DNS-cache, stable IPs given via DHCP, uPNP support, easy traffic priority scheduling and it is smaller leaving more RAM for all the connection info and such.

]]> By: Claudio http://www.aigarius.com/blog/2010/03/07/linuksys-wrt54gl/comment-page-1/#comment-327434 Claudio Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:58:30 +0000 http://www.aigarius.com/blog/?p=1484#comment-327434 I know there is a readme, but can you tell me why did you do the firmware change? I have the same device and it is the first time I am happy with an original firmware. Wifi connection is stable and the router can handle lots of torrent connections, etc. Something in particular that makes the "upgrade" worthwhile? I know there is a readme, but can you tell me why did you do the firmware change? I have the same device and it is the first time I am happy with an original firmware. Wifi connection is stable and the router can handle lots of torrent connections, etc. Something in particular that makes the “upgrade” worthwhile?

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