1.4.3. Using a different miniPCI wireless card (and Kernel 2.6) Because the WL500W has a miniPCI port, it is possible to swap out the original Broadcom MIMO card with another card (such as an Atheros 5xxx model). The Atheros madwifi drivers are compatible with kernel 2.6 and come built in with OpenWRT. When doing a custom build, just 'make menuconfig' and select the 2.6 kernel as well as the Atheros WiFi. This has been tested and is working (OpenWRT r12384). It may even be possible to use the Madwifi r5k atheros source drivers. Remember to enable the wirless with uci (see the WL500GP page).