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| - | ====== OpenWrt 19.07.0-rc2 - Second Release Candidate - November 2019 ====== | + | ====== OpenWrt 19.07.0-rc2 - Second Release Candidate - 30 November 2019 ====== |
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| the help of the sysupgrade utility which will also attempt to preserve the | the help of the sysupgrade utility which will also attempt to preserve the | ||
| configuration. A configuration backup is advised nonetheless when upgrading to | configuration. A configuration backup is advised nonetheless when upgrading to | ||
| - | OpenWrt | + | OpenWrt |
| Get OpenWrt Firmware at: https:// | Get OpenWrt Firmware at: https:// | ||
| - | ===== Highlights | + | ===== Highlights |
| The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the second release candidate of the | The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the second release candidate of the | ||
| - | upcoming OpenWrt 19.07 stable version series. It incorporates | + | upcoming OpenWrt 19.07 stable version series. It incorporates |
| - | commits since the previous release candidate 19.07.0-rc1. | + | commits]] since the [[notes-19.07.0-rc1|previous release candidate 19.07.0-rc1]]. |
| - | With this release the OpenWrt project brings all supported targets back to a | + | With this release, the OpenWrt project brings all supported targets back to a |
| - | single common kernel version and to further refines and broadens existing | + | single common kernel version and further refines and broadens existing |
| - | device support. It also provides initial support for the new ath79 target, the | + | device support. It also provides initial support for the new '' |
| - | future device tree based successor of the popular ar71xx target. | + | future device tree based successor of the popular |
| + | are still built, but it is recommended to switch to the '' | ||
| + | future releases of OpenWrt will drop support for the '' | ||
| + | before upgrading. | ||
| - | Highlights of this release since the previous | + | Changes in this release |
| - | * Linux kernel updated to versions 4.14.156 (from 4.14.151 in v19.07.0-rc1) | + | |
| - | * GCC update to version 7.5.0 (from 7.4 in v19.07.0-rc1) | + | |
| - | * update | + | * **Hostapd |
| - | * Many bugfixes improving | + | * **Device |
| - | * security | + | * **Security |
| - | * Added support for the following | + | |
| + | * **Added support** for the following | ||
| + | * **Disable image generation** for several devices due to insufficient flash space for the default set of packages. Images can still be built with the help of the [[docs: | ||
| - | Known issues: | + | When upgrading from 19.07.0-rc1, |
| + | |||
| + | ==== Known issues | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Sysupgrade from '' | ||
| + | * Images for some device became too big to support a persistent overlay, causing such models to lose configuration after a reboot. If you experience this problem, please [[https:// | ||
| + | * Some optional GUI packages crash with an error about missing " | ||
| + | * Possible Wi-Fi issues with ath10k-based boards. If you encounter such an issue, please [[: | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Highlights in OpenWrt 19.07 ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Highlights of this release since the previous OpenWrt 18.06 version are: | ||
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| + | * Updated toolchain: | ||
| + | * musl libc 1.1.24 | ||
| + | * uClibc-ng 1.0.31 | ||
| + | * glibc 2.27 | ||
| + | * gcc 7.5.0 | ||
| + | * binutils 2.31.1 | ||
| + | * Updated Linux kernel | ||
| + | * 4.14.156 for all targets | ||
| + | * Flow offloading bugfixes | ||
| + | * Network userland: | ||
| + | * hostapd 2.9, dnsmasq 2.80, dropbear 2019.78 | ||
| + | * Fixes in network and wireless configuration handling | ||
| + | * Bugfixes in DHCPv6 client and server | ||
| + | * WPA3 configuration support | ||
| + | * Install '' | ||
| + | * System userland: | ||
| + | * busybox 1.30.1 | ||
| + | * Sysupgrade support for backup and upgrade capability checks | ||
| + | * Contains urngd, non-physical true random number generator daemon based on timing jitter | ||
| + | * Bugfixes in the process manager, system message bus, embedded web server and the configuration management library | ||
| + | * Platform and Driver Support | ||
| + | * Dropped adm5120, adm8668, ar7, au1000, ixp4xx, mcs814x, omap24xx, ppc40x, ppc44x and xburst target | ||
| + | * New ath79 target that will replace the popular ar71xx target | ||
| + | * Updates and new device support across all targets | ||
| + | * Web interface: | ||
| + | * Client side rendering of views for improved performance | ||
| + | * Security fixes | ||
| - | * Sysupgrade from ar71xx to ath79 and vice versa is not officially supported, a full manual reinstall is recommended to switch targets for devices supported by both ar71xx and ath79 | ||
| - | * Images for some device became too big to support a persistent overlay, causing such models to lose configuration after a reboot. If you experience this problem, please report the affected device and consider downgrading to OpenWrt 18.06 or using the Image Builder to pack a smaller custom image | ||
| - | * Some optional GUI packages crash with an error about missing " | ||
| As always, a big thank you goes to all our active package maintainers, | As always, a big thank you goes to all our active package maintainers, | ||