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docs:techref:targets:ath79 [2018/08/06 20:55] – created tmomasdocs:techref:targets:ath79 [2020/02/27 06:15] – title added (say no to link rot!) ckujau
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 ====== ath79 ====== ====== ath79 ======
  
-ath79 is the successor of [[docs:techref:targets:ar71xx|ar71xx]]. Its modernization under the hood, with the main goal to bring the code into a form that is acceptable for Linux upstream, so that all (most) of the whole ar71xx supported devices can be handled by an upstream, unpatched Linux kernel.((https://forum.openwrt.org/t/ath79-builds-with-all-kmod-packages-through-opkg-flow-offloading/15897/126?u=tmomas))+ath79 is the successor of [[docs:techref:targets:ar71xx|ar71xx]]. It'modernization under the hood, with the main goal to bring the code into a form that is acceptable for Linux upstream, so that all (most) of the whole ar71xx supported devices can be handled by an upstream, unpatched Linux kernel.(([[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/ath79-builds-with-all-kmod-packages-through-opkg-flow-offloading/15897/126|Ath79 builds with all kmod packages through opkg [flow offloading]]]))
  
-There might be a slight decrease in kernel image size, bu the general bloat if newer versions will likely eat that up completely.+There might be a slight decrease in kernel image size, but the general bloat of newer versions will likely eat that up completely.
  
 <WRAP center round info 60%> <WRAP center round info 60%>
-Currently (August 2018) the ath79 target is a **source-only** target. This means there is no image build by buildbot on trunk/master.+In case your device was previously on the ar71xx target, see **[[docs:guide-user:installation:ar71xx.to.ath79|Upgrade from ar71xx to ath79]]** for instructions.
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
  
   * See [[https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=ath79:|Latest git commits for this target]]   * See [[https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=ath79:|Latest git commits for this target]]
 +  * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/ath79-target-status/18614|ath79 status]] discussion in the OpenWrt forum
 +  * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/porting-guide-ar71xx-to-ath79/13013|Porting guide ar71xx to ath79]] discussion in the OpenWrt forum
 +
  
  
 ===== Devices with this target ===== ===== Devices with this target =====
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-++++Filter: Subtarget|+
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-col        : subtarget +col        : Target 
-filter     : Target=ath79+filter     : %class%=techdata 
 +filter     : Target*~ath79
 summarize  : 1 summarize  : 1
-rownumbers : 1 
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-++++Filter: Package architecture|+++++Filter: Subtarget|
 ---- datacloud ---- ---- datacloud ----
-col        : package architecture +col        : subtarget 
-filter     : Target=ath79+filter     : Target*~ath79
 summarize  : 1 summarize  : 1
-rownumbers : 1 
 ---- ----
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 ---- datatable ---- ---- datatable ----
-cols       : Target, Subtarget, Package architecture_pkg-arch, Brand, Model, Version, Device Page_page, Device Techdata_pageid +cols       : Target, Subtarget, Package architecture_pkg-arch, Brand, Model, Version, Unsupported functions_unsupporteds, Device Page_page, Device Techdata_pageid 
-filter     : Target=ath79+filter     : Target*~ath79
 filter     : Brand!=(EXAMPLE) filter     : Brand!=(EXAMPLE)
 sort       : Brand sort       : Brand
 rownumbers : 1 rownumbers : 1
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