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| releases:19.07:notes-19.07.0 [2020/01/07 12:19] – [Client-side rendering of the LuCI web interface] Lua usaged reduced 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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| ==== Target transition from ar71xx to ath79 ==== | ==== Target transition from ar71xx to ath79 ==== | ||
| - | This release provides initial support for the new '' | + | This release provides initial support for the new '' |
| - | Please read the known issues below before upgrading. | + | To perform |
| ==== WPA3 support ==== | ==== WPA3 support ==== | ||
| - | The 19.07 release brings initial support for WPA3. However, WPA3 is not enabled by default and **requires** installing specific packages: to run WPA3 as an access point, '' | + | The 19.07 release brings initial support for WPA3. However, WPA3 is not enabled by default and **requires** installing specific packages: to run WPA3 as an access point, '' |
| 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. | 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. | ||
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| 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) | 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) | ||
| - | The LuCI ecosystem is large, and not all LuCI app have been adapted to this change, which may result in crashes involving '' | + | The LuCI ecosystem is large, and not all LuCI apps have been adapted to this change, which may result in crashes involving '' |
| With this step, Lua usage in LuCI is reduced and LuCI effectively comes closer to the goals of the experimental [[docs: | With this step, Lua usage in LuCI is reduced and LuCI effectively comes closer to the goals of the experimental [[docs: | ||
| - | ==== Known issues ==== | + | ===== Known issues |
| - | | + | 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:// | ||
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| + | Other potential issues can be found [[https:// | ||
| ===== Main changes in OpenWrt 19.07.0 ===== | ===== Main changes in OpenWrt 19.07.0 ===== | ||
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| * Security fixes | * Security fixes | ||
| - | An full list of all changes and security fixes is available in the [[changelog-19.07.0|detailed changelog]]. | + | 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, | ||