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releases:24.10:notes-24.10.0-rc2 [2024/12/04 21:48] – add Xiaomi AX3200 haukereleases:24.10:notes-24.10.0-rc2 [2024/12/04 22:38] (current) – fix hauke
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-====== OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2 - First Release Candidate - 4. December 2024 ======+====== OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2 - Second Release Candidate - 4. December 2024 ======
  
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-{{page>meta:infobox:attention_wiprelease&noheader&nofooter&noeditbtn}}+/* {{page>meta:infobox:attention_wiprelease&noheader&nofooter&noeditbtn}} */
  
-The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming OpenWrt 24.10 stable series.+The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the second release candidate of the upcoming OpenWrt 24.10 stable series.
  
 **This is just a release candidate and not the final release yet.** **This is just a release candidate and not the final release yet.**
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 We have a new mailing list for this, as well as RSS options: see [[:contact#announces|Important changes and announcements]]. We have a new mailing list for this, as well as RSS options: see [[:contact#announces|Important changes and announcements]].
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 +===== Changes between OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc1 and 24.10.0-rc2 ===== 
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 +  * Fixed opkg installation of kernel modules. The path to the kernel module packages was fixed.
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 +For a detailed list of changes since OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2 see the [[changelog-24.10.0-rc2|24.10.0-rc2 changelog]].
  
  
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 OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2 incorporates over 5100  commits since branching the previous OpenWrt 23.05 release and has been under development for over one year. OpenWrt 24.10.0-rc2 incorporates over 5100  commits since branching the previous OpenWrt 23.05 release and has been under development for over one year.
 /* number of commits: git log --oneline 38c150612cc9be488527e342db92d5c74093213f...origin/openwrt-24.10 | wc */ /* number of commits: git log --oneline 38c150612cc9be488527e342db92d5c74093213f...origin/openwrt-24.10 | wc */
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-Only the main changes are listed below.  See [[changelog-24.10.0-rc2]] for the full changelog. 
  
 === General changes === === General changes ===
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   * Activate POSIX Access Control Lists and file system security attributes for all file systems on devices with big flash sizes. This is needed by docker nowadays.     * Activate POSIX Access Control Lists and file system security attributes for all file systems on devices with big flash sizes. This is needed by docker nowadays.  
   * Activate kernel support for Multipath TCP on devices with big flash sizes.   * Activate kernel support for Multipath TCP on devices with big flash sizes.
 +  * Improved support for WiFi6 (802.11ax) and initial support for WiFi7 (802.11be)
 +    * Not many Wifi7 devices are supported by OpenWrt yet
 +  * Improved Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) support
   * OpenWrt 24.10 uses OPKG only, APK packages are *not* supported. Only main branch was changed to APK.    * OpenWrt 24.10 uses OPKG only, APK packages are *not* supported. Only main branch was changed to APK. 
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 +==== Many new devices added ====
 +
 +OpenWrt 24.10 supports over 1950 devices. Support for over 100 new devices was added in addition to the device support by OpenWrt 23.05.
 +
 +/* supported devices was counter like this: "git grep ^TARGET_DEVICES -- target/linux/ |wc" */
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 + * Added support for [[:toh:openwrt:one|OpenWrt One]]
  
 === Target changes === === Target changes ===
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   * Removed octeontx target. It supported the Octeon-TX CN80XX/CN81XX based boards.   * Removed octeontx target. It supported the Octeon-TX CN80XX/CN81XX based boards.
   * Removed oxnas target. It supported the PLXTECH/Oxford NAS782x/OX8xx.   * Removed oxnas target. It supported the PLXTECH/Oxford NAS782x/OX8xx.
- +  * The qoriq target for the NXP QorIQ (PowerPC) SoCs is build 
-==== Many new devices added ==== +  The ipq806x target for Qualcomm Atheros IPQ806X SoCs was converted to DSA
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-OpenWrt 24.10 supports over 1950 devices. Support for over 100 new devices was added in addition to the device support by OpenWrt 23.05. +
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-/supported devices was counter like this: "git grep ^TARGET_DEVICES -- target/linux/ |wc" */ +
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- * Added support for OpenWrt One+
  
 ==== Core components update ==== ==== Core components update ====
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 :!: Sysupgrade from 22.03 to 24.10 is not officially supported. :!: Sysupgrade from 22.03 to 24.10 is not officially supported.
  
-:!: User of the Linksys E8450 aka. Belkin RT3200 running OpenWrt 23.05 or earlier will need to run installer version [[https://github.com/dangowrt/owrt-ubi-installer/releases/tag/v1.1.3|v1.1.3]] or later in order to reorganize the UBI layout for the 24.10 release. Updating without using the installer will break the device. Sysupgrade will show a warning before doing an incompatible upgrade.+:!: There is no configuration migration path for users of the ipq806x target for Qualcomm Atheros IPQ806X SoCs because it switched to [[docs:guide-user:network:dsa:start|DSA]]. You have to upgrade without saving the configuration. 
 +''Image version mismatch. image 1.1 device 1.0 Please wipe config during upgrade (force required) or reinstall. Config cannot be migrated from swconfig to DSA Image check failed'' 
 + 
 +:!: User of the Linksys E8450 aka. Belkin RT3200 running OpenWrt 23.05 or earlier will need to run installer version [[https://github.com/dangowrt/owrt-ubi-installer/releases/tag/v1.1.3|v1.1.3]] or later in order to reorganize the UBI layout for the 24.10 release. [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/belkin-rt3200-linksys-e8450-wifi-ax-discussion/94302/6214|A detailed description is in the OpenWrt forum.]] Updating without using the installer will break the device. Sysupgrade will show a warning before doing an incompatible upgrade.
  
-:!: Users of the Xiaomi AX3200 aka. Redmi AX6S running OpenWrt 23.05 or earlier have to follow a [:toh:xiaomi:ax3200#upgrading_from_2305_and_earlier_to_upcoming_2410_or_snapshot|special upgrade procedure described in the wiki]]. This will increase the flash memory available for OpenWrt. Updating without following the guide in the wiki break the device. Sysupgrade will show a warning before doing an incompatible upgrade.+:!: Users of the Xiaomi AX3200 aka. Redmi AX6S running OpenWrt 23.05 or earlier have to follow a [[:toh:xiaomi:ax3200#upgrading_from_2305_and_earlier_to_upcoming_2410_or_snapshot|special upgrade procedure described in the wiki]]. This will increase the flash memory available for OpenWrt. Updating without following the guide in the wiki break the device. Sysupgrade will show a warning before doing an incompatible upgrade.
  
 ==== Known issues ==== ==== Known issues ====
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