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docs:techref:targets:ath79 [2018/12/18 11:37] – Filter 'package architecture' replaced by 'filter target', in order to enable filtering for ath79 or migrated devices only 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]]. It's 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's 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, but the general bloat of 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.
  
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-<del>Currently (August 2018) the ath79 target is a **source-only** target. This means there is no image build by buildbot on trunk/master.</del>\\  +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.
-[[https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=d6e92b18d9ab853a34313a0f78f98b763dc9eba4|source-only flag removed]] -> snapshot images available at [[https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ath79/]]+
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   * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/ath79-target-status/18614|ath79 status]] discussion in the OpenWrt forum   * [[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   * [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/porting-guide-ar71xx-to-ath79/13013|Porting guide ar71xx to ath79]] discussion in the OpenWrt forum
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 ===== Devices with this target ===== ===== Devices with this target =====
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