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OpenWrt 10.03

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OpenWrt Backfire 10.03.1

21 December 2011

The OpenWrt Release Team would like to announce the final Backfire Interim Release 1 (10.03.1).

The OpenWrt 10.03.1 “backfire” source code can be checked out at:

svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/tags/backfire_10.03.1/

Further information on how to checkout the Backfire source code is found at: https://dev.openwrt.org/wiki/GetSource

Highlights since Backfire 10.03.1 RC6:

  • Added support for the TP-Link TL-MR3420
  • Added support for the Netgear WNDR3800
  • Added support for the D-Link DSL-2650U
  • Another round of mac80211 improvements and stability fixes
  • Changed wireless interface numbering schema to support restarts of single radios
  • Fixed ethernet on newer Compex WP543 Boards
  • Fixed race condition in link state handling of ag71xx ethernet driver
  • Fixed cpmac ethernet regressions on various AR7 boards
  • Fixed various busybox issues
  • Fixed dropbear segmentation fault when using remote port forwardings
  • Fixed the second ethernet port on Ubiquiti NanoStation M devices
  • Prevent accidental bridging of station mode interfaces
  • Indefinitely try to resolve NTP server addresses, improves reliability of time sync

Known Issues:

  • Most open tickets at the time of the final builds
  • Various 5GHz channels may be locked due to lacking DFS support and other regulatory requirements

More detailed information available at:

https://dev.openwrt.org/milestone/Backfire%2010.03.1

Detailed core changelog at: https://dev.openwrt.org/log/branches/backfire?revs=28695-29592
Detailed packages changelog at: https://dev.openwrt.org/log/branches/packages_10.03.1?revs=28695-29592
Binaries can be downloaded at http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/

Yours truly, The OpenWrt developer team

OpenWrt Backfire 10.03

The OpenWrt team will humbly like to announce the final version of the 10.03 release, codenamed Backfire.

The OpenWrt 10.03 “backfire” source code can be checked out at: svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/branches/backfire/

Further information on how to checkout the Backfire source code is found at: https://dev.openwrt.org/wiki/GetSource

Highlights and changes since last stable release:

  • Linux 2.6.32 long term support kernel, uClibc 0.9.30
  • Support for mac80211 based drivers, such as ath5k, ath9k and b43
  • Support for alternative libc implementations
  • New web server “uhttpd” (busybox httpd now disabled, as default)
  • Extended support for X.org with GTK+, QT etc.
  • New switch configuration format for Broadcom devices.
    See: http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/network#switch
  • New wpa-supplicant and hostapd multicall binary “wpad”
  • Initial mac80211 wireless support for Broadcom radios
  • Modular preinit system
  • Optional support for rootfs on external media
  • Support for the TRX v2 format required by newer devices such as the Linksys WRT54G3GV2-VF
  • New /etc/openwrt_release machine-readable file with detailed release version information

New platforms:

  • Atheros AP81: Ubiquiti Router Station Pro, TP-Link TL-WR1043ND, Netgear WNDR3700, etc. (ar71xx)
  • Broadcom ADSL modem/router chipsets (brcm63xx)
  • Cavium Networks Octeon based boards (octeon)
  • Cobalt Networks MIPS-based servers (cobalt)
  • Infineon Danube/TwinPass with open DSL & VoIP drivers (ifxmips)
  • Ingenic XBurst: QI Ben NanoNote (xburst/qi-lb60)
  • Intel Tolapai SoC (x86/ep80579)
  • Marvell Kirkwood: SheevaPlug, GuruPlug, OpenRD… (kirkwood)
  • Marvell Orion SoC (orion)

Known Issues:

  • Currently 5 GHz channels do not work with mac80211 based drivers due to DFS regulatory issues.

More detailed information available at: https://dev.openwrt.org/milestone/Backfire%2010.03

Special thanks to marcant.net for offering buildbot assistance

Yours truly,
–
The release management team
Andy Boyett & Nicolas Thill

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