diff --git a/net-wireless/compat-wireless/Manifest b/net-wireless/compat-wireless/Manifest
index 92a99a29d..2861a8740 100644
--- a/net-wireless/compat-wireless/Manifest
+++ b/net-wireless/compat-wireless/Manifest
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ DIST compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc1-2.tar.bz2 2588755 RMD160 0d64a8fd4cb6268f2b32fe4
 DIST compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc2-1.tar.bz2 2588254 RMD160 1f4134a3dd3f28965696c513cf5cec3320c90e85 SHA1 4a804ba4b5ee16e34afc15cced9d250fab11eec9 SHA256 d9d0f559e9d7c8a8378d7acca93dcd3e3d31ecd7bc4b9a7d1b1f7bdc42faaf97
 DIST compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc3-1.tar.bz2 2589039 RMD160 5025d8d98ddcdf16bdbad2a1cdf7cb95465421f4 SHA1 e34e2103f9aa5c8c6ee6bb7ebc942c3cc834b1ea SHA256 e2135d95ce3a1e3f81635d58b729d72d170e98d2de1bef0396f0868fabbd440e
 DIST compat-wireless-2.6.36-rc5-2-s.tar.bz2 2600358 RMD160 43ff99f318ccf5a7fcb1ede073463c24ad0fd064 SHA1 4064d86b1b204cfbc1f5fc544ebd61832de88373 SHA256 c8312b6d8af12d35d5a32f58cdc466ed3823e7e7431cf884324a70d94595f689
+DIST compat-wireless-2.6.37-1-sn.tar.bz2 3883215 RMD160 8238aa25193ff5ad6984f0472cf5cf3e6ef1b6c8 SHA1 0524a1fa5d65079bcd833f26f873dbd50cbdd331 SHA256 911e9734a76d28d2b82c8fe550a00dd10de86fc923da635d2153fcc066ca8911
 DIST compat-wireless-2.6.37-1.tar.bz2 3880779 RMD160 fbd620556ae309ae236a4658cfe42f10992576b6 SHA1 099838fc437b5619c13e1d8323f20d42fa32a55d SHA256 7d124661b58b7d0ec26b85d5e9861adfed0b30e85850bac1d8931839992f5638
 DIST compat-wireless-2.6.37-rc1-1.tar.bz2 3848222 RMD160 ccf3320dd1750814d30671f16bd8d643171fe22e SHA1 60b1c6e9d421f039e22b62901de816a46931a603 SHA256 dc890a49009bd52d2c0357ee98b5a5a7b86afb7fba72417f48fdd4c5ce334bb2
 DIST compat-wireless-2.6.37-rc3-1.tar.bz2 3851921 RMD160 17a86b1b9e5c9990bed5a5e8412af7b701d6940c SHA1 c2483837240d4ad1261f9cf030fc66bc331eee75 SHA256 5d915d2a9a201bc37356ae1a9d16ea4baecb94f130e85d8e2de390ed1e596449
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.36_rc1-r2.ebuild 5429 RMD160 d54bfcc4b6dbeb42c97beba8
 EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.36_rc2-r1.ebuild 5552 RMD160 20960d7eaa0b59b49fe220fa42027cf1d2adbccd SHA1 a17b9d179ffce76183df52c824a9516ebc997344 SHA256 a95954053ef405c653f16c79a91ff3ae1900b0c318f8029109692e3c4eeaa372
 EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.36_rc3-r1.ebuild 5552 RMD160 20960d7eaa0b59b49fe220fa42027cf1d2adbccd SHA1 a17b9d179ffce76183df52c824a9516ebc997344 SHA256 a95954053ef405c653f16c79a91ff3ae1900b0c318f8029109692e3c4eeaa372
 EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.36_rc5.ebuild 5324 RMD160 3a13c3478c6940708fadba66cad9d2fdf9487c28 SHA1 f1827886e67f1b0f6277526d9a932628ae6cf73e SHA256 431599d3e89ff794ed705b24e9ec4fd339138a9a68fff5626f148237fe169aa6
+EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.37-r1.ebuild 5437 RMD160 7aef53651264a6c6016e0608fc298233f4f49d5c SHA1 3b162661ae532a2e7396cb86e73cc8166cd0a92e SHA256 317b8c09a2c4bdb8f22525c08c36cef25d791c96b68296b800786aeac20b1ac0
 EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.37.ebuild 5434 RMD160 47a134c6ad734dc4b06cf270c6113ffb3eb337ad SHA1 00373f235d9582df95ffa3a9c0ec1967218ba82c SHA256 d3871892076a5b09d18ea57d890b6db96dd9fdb1b74862abf2763a55fc141f6b
 EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.37_rc1.ebuild 5383 RMD160 7e1d61bfca36e71d45003737daad8cdeede197dd SHA1 6970021a15256c7aea96b0ce7f796ca579c9566b SHA256 5acfc775dc048b0d3ff61c710ccf3191eb14e92b341a885f35582f89456cab1c
 EBUILD compat-wireless-2.6.37_rc3.ebuild 5383 RMD160 7e1d61bfca36e71d45003737daad8cdeede197dd SHA1 6970021a15256c7aea96b0ce7f796ca579c9566b SHA256 5acfc775dc048b0d3ff61c710ccf3191eb14e92b341a885f35582f89456cab1c
diff --git a/net-wireless/compat-wireless/compat-wireless-2.6.37-r1.ebuild b/net-wireless/compat-wireless/compat-wireless-2.6.37-r1.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4814e1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-wireless/compat-wireless/compat-wireless-2.6.37-r1.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2010 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: $
+
+EAPI="2"
+inherit linux-mod linux-info versionator eutils
+
+##Stable
+
+MY_P=${P/_rc/-rc}
+
+MY_PV=v$(get_version_component_range 1-3)
+DESCRIPTION="Stable kernel pre-release wifi subsystem backport"
+HOMEPAGE="http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/stable"
+CRAZY_VERSIONING="1-sn"
+SRC_URI="http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/${PN}-2.6-stable/${MY_PV}/${MY_P}-${CRAZY_VERSIONING}.tar.bz2"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~x86 ~amd64 ~arm"
+IUSE="atheros_obey_crda debugfs debug-driver full-debug injection noleds tinyversionoverride"
+
+DEPEND=""
+RDEPEND="=sys-kernel/linux-firmware-99999999"
+
+S="${WORKDIR}"/"${MY_P}"-${CRAZY_VERSIONING}
+RESTRICT="strip"
+
+CONFIG_CHECK="!DYNAMIC_FTRACE"
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	linux-mod_pkg_setup
+	kernel_is -lt 2 6 27 && die "kernel 2.6.27 or higher is required for compat wireless to be installed"
+	kernel_is -gt $(get_version_component_range 1) $(get_version_component_range 2) $(get_version_component_range 3) && die "The version of compat-wireless you are trying to install contains older modules than your kernel. Failing before downgrading your system."
+	if kernel_is -eq $(get_version_component_range 1) $(get_version_component_range 2) $(get_version_component_range 3); then
+		if use tinyversionoverride; then
+			ewarn "You have the tinyversionoverride use flag set which means you know for a fact that your"
+			ewarn "kernel is older than the compat-wireless you are installing."
+			ewarn "Most likely you have no clue what you are doing and should hit control-C now"
+			ewarn "before you downgrade your system. Ten seconds to think about it."
+			epause 10
+		else
+			ewarn "Your kernel version is most likely newer than the compat-wireless release you are"
+			ewarn "trying to install. If you are certain that your kernel is older then you can set"
+			ewarn "the tinyversionoverride use flag to override this safety check."
+			epause 5
+			die "Your kernel version is too close to the compat-wireless version to risk installation."
+		fi
+	fi
+	linux_chkconfig_module MAC80211 || die "CONFIG_MAC80211 must be built as a _module_ !"
+	linux_chkconfig_module CFG80211 || die "CONFIG_CFG80211 must be built as a _module_ !"
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	#this patch fixes a trivial typo in the config.mk
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/fix-typos-2.6.36_rc5.patch
+
+	#this patch is needed to forcibly enable new ralink chips because the shipped config.mk doesn't enable them
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/force-enable-new-ralink-pci-2.6.36-rc5.patch
+
+	#this may or may not HELP the channel -1 issue. this is not a fix
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/channel-negative-one-maxim.patch
+
+	#test patch for fixing iwlagn issues
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/reinette-test2.patch
+
+	#this patch ignores the regulatory settings of an atheros card and uses what CRDA thinks is right
+	if use atheros_obey_crda; then
+		ewarn "You have enabled atheros_obey_crda which doesn't do what you think."
+		ewarn "This use flag will cause the eeprom of the card to be ignored and force"
+		ewarn "world roaming on the device until crda provides a valid regdomain."
+		ewarn "Short version, this is not a way to break the law, this will automatically"
+		ewarn "make your card less functional unless you set a proper regdomain with iw/crda."
+		ewarn "Pausing for 10 secs..."
+		epause 10
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/ath_ignore_eeprom.patch
+	fi
+
+	if use injection; then
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/4002_mac80211-2.6.29-fix-tx-ctl-no-ack-retry-count.patch
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/4004_zd1211rw-2.6.28.patch
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/mac80211.compat08082009.wl_frag+ack_v1.patch
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/4013-runtime-enable-disable-of-mac80211-packet-injection.patch
+#		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/compat-chaos.patch
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/rtl8187-mac80211-injection-speed-2.6.30-rc3.patch
+#		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/super_secret_patch.diff
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/ipw2200-inject.2.6.36.patch
+	fi
+	use noleds && epatch "${FILESDIR}"/leds-disable-strict.patch
+	use debug-driver && epatch "${FILESDIR}"/driver-debug.patch
+	use debugfs && sed -i '/DEBUGFS/s/^# *//' "${S}"/config.mk
+	if use full-debug; then
+		if use debug-driver ; then
+			sed -i '/CONFIG=/s/^# *//' "${S}"/config.mk
+		else
+			ewarn "Enabling full-debug includes debug-driver."
+			sed -i '/DEBUG=/s/^# *//' "${S}"/config.mk
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	addpredict "${KERNEL_DIR}"
+	set_arch_to_kernel
+	emake KLIB_BUILD="${DESTDIR}"/lib/modules/"${KV_FULL}"/build || die "emake failed"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	for file in $(find -name \*.ko); do
+		insinto "/lib/modules/${KV_FULL}/updates/$(dirname ${file})"
+		doins "${file}" || die "failed to install module ${file}"
+	done
+	dosbin scripts/athenable scripts/b43load scripts/iwl-enable \
+		scripts/madwifi-unload scripts/athload scripts/iwl-load \
+		scripts/b43enable scripts/unload.sh || die "script installation failed"
+
+	dodir /usr/lib/compat-wireless
+	exeinto /usr/lib/compat-wireless
+	doexe scripts/modlib.sh || die
+
+	dodoc README || die
+	dodir /$(get_libdir)/udev/rules.d/
+	insinto /$(get_libdir)/udev/rules.d/
+	doins udev/50-compat_firmware.rules
+	exeinto /$(get_libdir)/udev/
+	doexe udev/compat_firmware.sh 
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	update_depmod
+	update_moduledb
+	einfo 'You may have problem if you do not run "depmod -ae" after this installation'
+	einfo 'To switch to the new drivers without reboot run unload.sh then load
+	your needed driver.'
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	remove_moduledb
+}