New Asus RT-N66U Router

[!gm]

they are using the driver from netgear

This driver was extracted out of the GPL source package for NETGEAR WNDR4500

It contains the Broadcom wireless driver 5.100.138
This driver includes firmware version 666.2

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GPL/WNDR4500-V1.0.0.40_1.0.10_src.tar.zip
WNDR4500-V1.0.0.40_1.0.10_src/src/wl

[hggomes]

Thanks, i've seen that's the oldest version:


For Firmware Version 1.0.0.40, 1.0.0.50, 1.0.0.58, 1.0.0.70, 1.0.0.103

This is last version, maybe drivers are more recent:

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/fil...21_src.tar.zip

What's New in Release 5.110.9?
Based on driver version 5.100.107
CFE: Add a new clock combination : 530, 212, 106
CLM update for 3x3 - Create US/61 based on US/53 power levels
Rename some local variables to comply with shadow compiler warnings


Netgear creation date: 02.02.2012
Asus creation date: 10.02.2012

wl_ap.o
wl_apsta.o
wl_sta.o


Anyone knows if ASUS opensource contains drivers as well? I checked and yes it has drivers, so why not use them? If they're used on stock FW...

[!gm]

Based on driver version 5.100.107

^we talked about 5.100.138, i think thats more recent...

read toastmans post that a netgear driver may not suit the rt-n66u, but tomato on the rt-n66u seems to be stable ^so it's worth a try?

[hggomes]

I would say YES :P

[lly]

So in that case how would this be solved? Wait for what or for who?

We are awaiting for ASUS.

How the actual 5.60 was available to you?

From ASUS.

And 5.100 to tomato?

I don't know. Unfortunately, main TomatoUSB developer teddy_bear too busy for last months

Even it's not 100% stable i think it was a good idea releasing your FW like Tomato did, it's better than nothing...

Sorry, SDK upgrade requires too much efforts. We simply has no time to do it twice.

Last SDK is 5.110. Whats New available to SDK subscribers(ASUS, Netgear, etc.) only.

[theMIROn]

yep, true.

Sorry, SDK upgrade requires too much efforts. We simply has no time to do it twice.

btw, it means it's planned, but not on today's lunch time.

[!gm]

as asus is is using community repo (http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=244944&postcount=192) they are obligated to share the sdk

^np miron,lly, we'll wait

[hggomes]

Thank you both for answers

[wpte]

as asus is is using community repo (http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=244944&postcount=192) they are obligated to share the sdk

yeah tell that all the other thousands of companies
but the SDK is not gpl'd right? which would mean they don't have to share that part? all the patches for linux etc are available in the archives so far.
But I guess broadcom is still not completely opensource

[hggomes]

.102 got new drivers:


eth0: Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.100.138.20
PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:01.0 (0000 -> 0002)
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:01:01.0 to 64
eth1: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless Controller 5.100.138.20
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:01.0 (0000 -> 0002)
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:02:01.0 to 64
eth2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless Controller 5.100.138.20

PS: Why i cannot notice almost any difference from coverage on WL-500GP vs RT-N16 vs RT-N66U?

[!gm]

you'll notice a 5 Ghz coverage

beside that - don't you get a stronger signal in "bad" locations?

[theMIROn]

.102 got new drivers:

take a look at memory consumption.
lsmod | grep wl

[ArCan]

take a look at memory consumption.
lsmod | grep wl

I did it on RT-N66U with Toastman f/w and I got

wl 2546736 0
igs 13616 1 wl
emf 17376 2 wl,igs

[theMIROn]

I did it on RT-N66U with Toastman f/w and I got
wl 2546736 0

I mean it..
RT-N10 16Mb doesn't like overbloated 2,5Mb driver

[wpte]

wl 2546736 0
igs 13616 1 wl
emf 17376 2 wl,igs

for asus fw 3.1.0.3.90 it is:

wl 2772464 0
igs 17872 1 wl
emf 22688 2 wl,igs

it does differ quite a bit

and oleg on rt-n16:

wl 1619136 0
igs 17552 1 wl
emf 21248 2 wl,igs

theMIROn has a good point