I have recently come across a Russian based site that supports alternative open source firmware for the venerable Realtek 8186 chip and newer and very cheap Ralink 305x SoCs. I have a Minitar MWGAP which I will try the 8186 firmware out on later this week as I am still using it in client mode for a PC but it's pretty unreliable (needs a power cycle veryday as it stops talking to the AP). I have also tried the Ralink firmware on an OEM 802.11bgn 2.4GHz AP/router with success.<br>
<br>Either way both chips have current and working source code available for hacking as well as binary blobs to install. Just use <a href="http://translate.google.com">translate.google.com</a> to understand the site.<br>
<br><a href="http://wive-ng.sourceforge.net/">http://wive-ng.sourceforge.net/</a><br><br><br>