diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh
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index 000000000..cfea5e9e7
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+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007 OpenWrt.org
+#
+#
+
+board_name=""
+status_led=""
+status_led2=""
+sys_mtd_part=""
+brcm63xx_has_reset_button=""
+
+brcm63xx_detect() {
+	board_name=$(awk 'BEGIN{FS="[ \t]+:[ \t]"} /system type/ {print $2}' /proc/cpuinfo)
+
+	case "$board_name" in
+	"bcm63xx/96348GW"*)
+		status_led="tel"
+		status_led2="line1"
+		brcm63xx_has_reset_button="true"
+		ifname=eth1
+		;;
+	*)
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+brcm63xx_detect
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh
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index 000000000..dd60c4995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+do_brcm63xx() {
+	. /lib/brcm63xx.sh
+}
+
+boot_hook_add preinit_main do_brcm63xx