WRT54GL making wireless bridge to router with internet

i have a wrt54GL router, firmware 4.3.7 (latest european) i wanna make a wireless bridge to a non linksys router. the helpdesk wasn't very helpfull( i think a first-day employee.) i have found this:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge
but then i have to update the firmware which isnt supported'.
Does somebody know how to do this?
my wishlist:
1) router makes connection to other router. and uses the samen network
2) my router also works still as an access point

i flashed it with 3rd party firmware like the dd-wrt. Al whole kind of options becomes available. i can now select a client-bridge modus and see the other wireless networks. did the tutorial on the above site. my router keeps on blinking, i thought oh now now its broken. but after holding the reset button for 30 seconds it becomes alive again. and then i update the final generic-dd-wrt firmware
process: backup router-->firmware dd-wrt mini---->firmware dd-wrt standard-->backup router--> follow steps mentioned in the wiki pages on dd-wrt

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