diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/100.spi_gpio_support.patch b/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/100.spi_gpio_support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f809e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mote/v2/openwrt/patches/100.spi_gpio_support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+--- openwrt/10.03/build_dir/linux-atheros/linux-2.6.30.10/arch/mips/ar231x/ar2315.c	2010-06-12 13:10:09.887070347 +0200
++++ openwrt/10.03/build_dir/linux-atheros/linux-2.6.30.10/arch/mips/ar231x/ar2315.c	2010-07-19 21:51:56.000000000 +0200
+@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
+ #include "devices.h"
+ #include "ar2315.h"
+ 
++/* BVDM 04/06/2010 */
++#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
++#include <linux/spi/spidev.h>
++#include <linux/spi/spi_gpio.h>
++
+ static u32 gpiointmask = 0, gpiointval = 0;
+ 
+ static inline void ar2315_gpio_irq(void)
+@@ -398,6 +403,37 @@
+ 	.name = "ar2315_wdt",
+ };
+ 
++/* BVDM 04/06/2010 */
++#define SPI_GPIO_SCK  3
++#define SPI_GPIO_MOSI 2
++#define SPI_GPIO_MISO 1
++
++static struct spi_gpio_platform_data ar2315_spi_gpio_platform_data = {
++	.sck  = SPI_GPIO_SCK,
++	.mosi = SPI_GPIO_MOSI,
++	.miso = SPI_GPIO_MISO,
++	.num_chipselect = 1,
++};
++
++static struct platform_device ar2315_spi_gpio = {
++	.name = "spi_gpio",
++	.id   = 0,
++	.dev  = {
++		.platform_data = &ar2315_spi_gpio_platform_data,
++	},
++};
++
++static struct spi_board_info ar2315_spi_gpio_board_info[] __initdata = {
++{
++	.modalias        = "spidev",
++	.controller_data = (void *) SPI_GPIO_NO_CHIPSELECT,
++	.mode            = SPI_MODE_0,
++	.max_speed_hz    = 10000000,   /* 10kHz */
++	.bus_num         = 0,
++},
++};
++
++
+ #define SPI_FLASH_CTL      0x00
+ #define SPI_FLASH_OPCODE   0x04
+ #define SPI_FLASH_DATA     0x08
+@@ -519,7 +555,7 @@
+ 		led++;
+ 	}
+ 	ar2315_led_data.num_leds = led;
+-	platform_device_register(&ar2315_gpio_leds);
++	platform_device_register(&ar2315_spi_gpio);
+ }
+ #else
+ static inline void ar2315_init_gpio(void)
+@@ -530,6 +566,8 @@
+ int __init
+ ar2315_init_devices(void)
+ {
++	int ret;
++
+ 	if (!is_2315())
+ 		return 0;
+ 
+@@ -537,13 +575,19 @@
+ 	ar231x_find_config(ar2315_flash_limit());
+ 	ar2315_eth_data.macaddr = ar231x_board.config->enet0_mac;
+ 
+-	ar2315_init_gpio();
++	// ar2315_init_gpio();
+ 	platform_device_register(&ar2315_wdt);
+ 	platform_device_register(&ar2315_spiflash);
+ 	ar231x_add_ethernet(0, AR2315_ENET0, AR2315_IRQ_ENET0_INTRS,
+ 		&ar2315_eth_data);
+ 	ar231x_add_wmac(0, AR2315_WLAN0, AR2315_IRQ_WLAN0_INTRS);
+ 
++	/* BVDM 04/06/2010 */
++	platform_device_register(&ar2315_spi_gpio);
++	ret = spi_register_board_info(ar2315_spi_gpio_board_info, ARRAY_SIZE(ar2315_spi_gpio_board_info));
++	/* debugging */
++	printk(KERN_DEBUG "spi_register_board_info return value: %x\n", ret); 
++
+ 	return 0;
+ }