diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in b/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in
index b4271d166..0f96c67ff 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_USB_PRINTER
 	default m
 	depends BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_USB_CONTROLLER
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_IDE
+	tristate "IDE support"
+	default m
+	help
+	  Kernel modules for IDE support
+	  useful for usb mass storage devices (e.g. on WL-HDD)
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_VFAT
 	tristate "VFAT filesystem support"
 	default m
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile b/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile
index 099bf819d..6823d535f 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ $(eval $(call KMOD_template,LP,lp,\
 	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/drivers/parport/parport_splink.o \
 	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/drivers/char/lp.o \
 ,CONFIG_PARPORT))
+$(eval $(call KMOD_template,IDE,ide,\
+	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/drivers/ide/*.o \
+,CONFIG_IDE))
 $(eval $(call KMOD_template,EXT2,ext2,\
 	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/fs/ext2/*.o \
 ,CONFIG_EXT2_FS))
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/control/kmod-ide.control b/openwrt/package/linux/control/kmod-ide.control
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52cd4747c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/control/kmod-ide.control
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Package: kmod-ide
+Priority: optional
+Section: sys
+Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
+Source: buildroot internal
+Description: Kernel modules IDE support
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config b/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config
index b76082688..5018f5d7f 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
+# Automatically generated make config: don't edit
 #
 CONFIG_MIPS=y
 CONFIG_MIPS32=y
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y
 # CONFIG_MTD_CONCAT is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS is not set
+
+#
+# User Modules And Translation Layers
+#
 CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
 # CONFIG_FTL is not set
@@ -247,6 +251,10 @@ CONFIG_MTD_BCM947XX=y
 # CONFIG_MTD_SLRAM is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_MTDRAM is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_BLKMTD is not set
+
+#
+# Disk-On-Chip Device Drivers
+#
 # CONFIG_MTD_DOC1000 is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_DOC2000 is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_DOC2001 is not set
@@ -434,6 +442,10 @@ CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_MARK=m
 # CONFIG_IP_SCTP is not set
 # CONFIG_ATM is not set
 CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q=y
+
+#
+#  
+#
 # CONFIG_IPX is not set
 # CONFIG_ATALK is not set
 # CONFIG_DECNET is not set
@@ -512,19 +524,102 @@ CONFIG_IPSEC_NAT_TRAVERSAL=y
 #
 # ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support
 #
-# CONFIG_IDE is not set
+CONFIG_IDE=m
+
+#
+# IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices
+#
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m
+
+#
+# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
+#
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=m
+# CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE is not set
+CONFIG_IDEDISK_STROKE=y
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DELKIN is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
+# CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL is not set
+
+#
+# IDE chipset support/bugfixes
+#
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ISAPNP is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=y
+# CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_IRQ is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_FORCED is not set
+CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y
+# CONFIG_IDEDMA_ONLYDISK is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
+# CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_WIP is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ADMA100 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AEC62XX is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI15X3 is not set
+# CONFIG_WDC_ALI15X3 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX is not set
+# CONFIG_AMD74XX_OVERRIDE is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRIFLEX is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CY82C693 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5530 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT34X is not set
+# CONFIG_HPT34X_AUTODMA is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT366 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NS87415 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OPTI621 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_OLD is not set
+# CONFIG_PDC202XX_BURST is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PDC202XX_NEW is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SC1200 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SVWKS is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SIIMAGE is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SIS5513 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SLC90E66 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290 is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX is not set
+# CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
+CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
+# CONFIG_IDEDMA_IVB is not set
+# CONFIG_DMA_NONPCI is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_HPT is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_MEDLEY is not set
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_SII is not set
 
 #
 # SCSI support
 #
 CONFIG_SCSI=m
+
+#
+# SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)
+#
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m
 CONFIG_SD_EXTRA_DEVS=5
 # CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST is not set
 # CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR is not set
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m
+
+#
+# Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs
+#
 # CONFIG_SCSI_DEBUG_QUEUES is not set
 # CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set
 # CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS is not set
@@ -744,6 +839,10 @@ CONFIG_NET_RADIO=y
 # CONFIG_PLX_HERMES is not set
 # CONFIG_TMD_HERMES is not set
 # CONFIG_PCI_HERMES is not set
+
+#
+# Prism54 PCI/PCMCIA GT/Duette Driver - 802.11(a/b/g)
+#
 # CONFIG_PRISM54 is not set
 CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS=y
 
@@ -815,6 +914,14 @@ CONFIG_PRINTER=m
 # Joysticks
 #
 # CONFIG_INPUT_GAMEPORT is not set
+
+#
+# Input core support is needed for gameports
+#
+
+#
+# Input core support is needed for joysticks
+#
 # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set
 # CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER is not set
 # CONFIG_IPMI_PANIC_EVENT is not set
@@ -1044,12 +1151,24 @@ CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="iso8859-1"
 #
 CONFIG_USB=m
 # CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
+
+#
+# Miscellaneous USB options
+#
 CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
 # CONFIG_USB_BANDWIDTH is not set
+
+#
+# USB Host Controller Drivers
+#
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m
 # CONFIG_USB_UHCI is not set
 CONFIG_USB_UHCI_ALT=m
 CONFIG_USB_OHCI=m
+
+#
+# USB Device Class drivers
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_AUDIO is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_EMI26 is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_BLUETOOTH is not set
@@ -1066,7 +1185,15 @@ CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SDDR55=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_JUMPSHOT=y
 # CONFIG_USB_ACM is not set
 CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m
+
+#
+# USB Human Interface Devices (HID)
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_HID is not set
+
+#
+#     Input core support is needed for USB HID input layer or HIDBP support
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_KBD is not set
@@ -1075,23 +1202,47 @@ CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=m
 # CONFIG_USB_WACOM is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_KBTAB is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_POWERMATE is not set
+
+#
+# USB Imaging devices
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_DC2XX is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_MDC800 is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_SCANNER is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_MICROTEK is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_HPUSBSCSI is not set
+
+#
+# USB Multimedia devices
+#
+
+#
+#   Video4Linux support is needed for USB Multimedia device support
+#
+
+#
+# USB Network adaptors
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_PEGASUS is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_RTL8150 is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_KAWETH is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_CATC is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_CDCETHER is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_USBNET is not set
+
+#
+# USB port drivers
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_USS720 is not set
 
 #
 # USB Serial Converter support
 #
 # CONFIG_USB_SERIAL is not set
+
+#
+# USB Miscellaneous drivers
+#
 # CONFIG_USB_RIO500 is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_AUERSWALD is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_TIGL is not set