Hi folks, It has been a while until we started work on the 2.3.7.0 firmware release, and things took considerably longer than anticipated, but we're getting there! In any case, the beta1 firmware is now available for download and contains tons of changes, features and fixes!
Since this a beta release, some problems should be expected. It's highly
unlikely that this release will actually damage any of your data, but there's a
realistic chance for networking problems in particular environments, losing
settings on the upgrade (though that's much improved!) or other small problems.
However, don't expect anything a factory reset or downgrade won't fix. If this
is ok for you, read on for the new goods.
So, what changed?
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- 2.0g is supported again.
- 2.0g now supports bridge mode.
- All settings should be properly preserved on an upgrade or settings
backup. This includes upgrades <em>to</em> this release, not just
from.
- libevent, Transmission, fuse, ntfs-3, usb-modeswitch, OpenVPN, the
2.0n usb and 2.0n wifi driver have been updated.
- Networking code was restructured. Problems with networking after
changing the configuration (previously needing a reboot to fix)
should no longer occur.
- Anonmous access to the "Windows file shares" can now be enabled in
the "Fileserver" settings.
- Various problems with OpenVPN have been fixed.
- The "Orange page" with the "Your internet is misconfigured" message
was removed. It caused more problems than it solved, due to onlined
incorrectly detecting a broken connection when it was still working.
- After unplugging a 3G modem, the previous internet configuration is
restored (instead of always reverting to DHCP).
- Twitter notifications are working again. Visit the Twitter page in
your dashboard to set this up again.
- The Fonera can act as a wifi client ("wifi wan mode") again, now on
both 2.0g and 2.0n. Additionally, wifi wan mode can be combined with
bridge mode, to bridge two networks together using a wifi link.
- WPS is fixed and enabled again on 2.0n.
- opkg> works out-of-the-box on the commandline now.
- The music plugin is working again on 2.0n. Unfortunately, 2.0g does
not have enough free space for the music plugin (because of OpenSSL
being included for OpenVPN and the twitter app), perhaps we can find
some way to free up some space for the final release.
Above, the most important changes are shown. There is also
complete list of changes since 2.3.6.1 available:
http://download.fonosfera.org/RC/2.3.7.0_beta1/Changelog.txt
This beta version already contains most of the stuff that will be in the final
2.3.7.0 release, so don't expect any major changes until then. The reason we do
release a beta now, instead of going straight ahead and release the final
version is so the firmware can get some additional testing and we can get some
feedback. This is particularly needed on the 2.0g hardware, where the amount of
changes since the last stable release is massive.
How to install?
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To install this beta firmware, download the web upgrade tarball here, navigate
to your Fonera's dashboard through "Settings" and then "System" and upload the
downloaded file there (under "Firmware update"). Note that you should not
unpack the file you download (and make sure your browser doesn't automatically
unzip the file either, it should remain a .tgz file).
The following versions are available. Note that because this is beta version,
only the developer's version is available, not the end user's version (but you
can freely switch between versions without problems). Be sure to pick the
version for your hardware. If you pick the wrong one, the firmware update will
silently bail out and no upgrade will happen (no error will appear either).
- 2.0g (FON2202) developer's version:
http://download.fonosfera.org/RC/2.3.7.0_beta1/FON2202_2.3.7.0_beta1_DEV.tgz
- 2.0n (FON2303) developer's version:
http://download.fonosfera.org/RC/2.3.7.0_beta1/FON2303_2.3.7.0_beta1_DEV.tgz
After upgrading, all of your settings should be preserved. If you still find a
setting that got lost during the upgrade please report it as a bug!
What to do with feedback?
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If you install this beta firmware, we appreciate all the feedback on the
firmware you can spare. This does not just mean issues or problems: If you test
a new or fixed feature and it works for you, we'd like to know as well.
Feedback is welcome through various channels: comments on the blog, the
development mailing list, IRC or by
creating a ticket on our trac:
http://trac.fonosfera.org/fon-ng/wiki/reportbugs
If you have found an actual problem you'd like to see fixed, a ticket on the
trac is probably the best way to report it. For other feedback, any of the
channels will do.
And what's next?
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So, where do we go from here? Next up is a period of testing, both for us
internally and for you, if you feel up to it. I expect this testing to last at
least one, possibly two months, depending on how much things still turn out to
be broken. After we've collected enough feedback and fixed any problems
reported, we'll probably release a Release Candidate for some final testing and
then the final release shortly after.
Have fun!
Matthijs
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