OpenWrt on the ASUS WL-500g Premium
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What's all this, then?
This page and its subpages are going to document everything we possibly can regarding getting [OpenWrt] running on an ASUS WL-500G Premium (hereafter "WL500GP") 4-port wireless router. And in the interests of hackability, the goal here will be to use the latest software components -- that is, a 2.6 kernel-based Kamikaze release of OpenWrt, even if it means having to struggle a bit with the wireless for a while given the current lack of Broadcom support.
To that end, we're going to totally ignore any 2.4 kernel and White Russian documentation and issues.
The links
You can find a lengthy collection of links to OpenWrt and WL500GP-related content at the page OpenWrt_WL500GP_links. If you have suggestions for additional links that should be added, or links that should be removed from that list, let us know.
Let's get started
In (sort of) chronological order, what you can do after you pull your router out of the box.
- The original WL500GP firmware.
- Installing Kamikaze on the WL500GP.
- Getting started with Kamikaze on the WL500GP.
General issues
What follows here is a set of pages describing how to further customize your WL500GP. Most of them are works in progress, but feel free to check back every so often for new content.
Building from scratch
This is only if you want to build your firmware image entirely from scratch, perhaps for the entertainment value.
Building WL500GP firmware from scratch.
Specific issues
Outstanding issues
- Where can I locally (Southwestern Ontario) get a replacement Atheros mini-PCI card to replace the currently unsupported Broadcom?
Send any feedback and stuff that should be added to rpjday@crashcourse.ca, and I'll get it posted as soon as I can.
