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| releases:19.07:notes-19.07.0 [2020/01/07 11:22] – Add link to WPA3 config zorun | releases:19.07:notes-19.07.0 [2020/01/13 16:14] – [Known issues] add link to bug reports zorun | ||
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| Get OpenWrt Firmware at: https:// | Get OpenWrt Firmware at: https:// | ||
| - | ===== Highlights in OpenWrt 19.07.0 ===== | + | ===== Highlights in OpenWrt 19.07 ===== |
| The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first stable release of the | The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first stable release of the | ||
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| 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 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 '' | + | device support. It also introduces a new '' |
| - | future device tree based successor of the popular '' | + | |
| - | are still built, but it is recommended to switch to the '' | + | ==== Target transition from ar71xx to ath79 ==== |
| - | future releases of OpenWrt will drop support for the '' | + | |
| - | before upgrading. | + | This release |
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| + | To perform the upgrade, please follow the instructions from [[docs: | ||
| ==== WPA3 support ==== | ==== WPA3 support ==== | ||
| - | The 19.07 release | + | The 19.07 release |
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| + | It should also be noted that many existing client devices will never support WPA3, and that there are client devices that support WPA2 but cannot connect to an AP configured with WPA2+WPA3 mixed mode. Please only file bugs if you are sure the problem is not client related. | ||
| To configure your device as a WPA3 access point, see [[docs: | To configure your device as a WPA3 access point, see [[docs: | ||
| - | ==== Known issues | + | ==== Client-side rendering of the LuCI web interface |
| - | | + | The new version of LuCI, the integrated web interface for OpenWrt, implements client-side rendering of views. This improves performance by offloading some work that was done on the device (Lua code) to the client browser (Javascript code) |
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| + | The LuCI ecosystem is large, and not all LuCI apps have been adapted to this change, which may result in crashes involving '' | ||
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| + | With this step, Lua usage in LuCI is reduced and LuCI effectively comes closer to the goals of the experimental [[docs: | ||
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| + | ===== Known issues ===== | ||
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| + | Here is a selection of known issues with 19.07.0: | ||
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| + | * Several | ||
| * 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:// | * 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 " | * Some optional GUI packages crash with an error about missing " | ||
| - | * Possible Wi-Fi issues | + | * Possible Wi-Fi performance |
| + | * Unstable Ethernet link with atheros switch on some ath79 devices (such as TL-WR841N): [[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Highlights | + | Other potential issues can be found [[https:// |
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| + | ===== Main changes | ||
| - | Highlights of this release since the previous OpenWrt 18.06 version are: | + | The main changes in this release since the previous OpenWrt 18.06 version are: |
| * Updated toolchain: | * Updated toolchain: | ||
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| * New ath79 target that will replace the popular ar71xx target | * New ath79 target that will replace the popular ar71xx target | ||
| * Updates and new device support across all targets | * Updates and new device support across all targets | ||
| - | * LUcI web interface: | + | * LuCI web interface: |
| * Client side rendering of views for improved performance | * Client side rendering of views for improved performance | ||
| * Security fixes | * Security fixes | ||
| + | A full list of all changes and security fixes is available in the [[changelog-19.07.0|detailed changelog]]. | ||
| 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, | ||