[OpenWrt-Tickets] [OpenWrt] #3392: broadcom-wl update in r10137 breaks older hardware (such as WL-500g)

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#3392: broadcom-wl update in r10137 breaks older hardware (such as WL-500g)
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 Reporter:  Fatus                          |        Owner:  developers
     Type:  defect                         |       Status:  new       
 Priority:  normal                         |    Milestone:  Kamikaze  
Component:  packages                       |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:  broadcom-wl wl-500g wl_attach  |  
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Comment (by Fatus):

 Interestingly, the b43 driver's page on wireless.kernel.org states (in the
 context of explaining the difference between b43 and b43legacy):

  Broadcom did not release any version 4 firmware files for some older
 boards, possibly due to memory constraints on the cards themselves.

 I guess this is exactly what's missing in the broadcom-wl binary stuff
 since r10137.

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