Good job! Much appreciated!
--
Vadim Grinco
----- Original Message -----
> 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?
> -----------------
> - 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?
> ---------------
>
> 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?
> -------------------------
> 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?
> ----------------
> 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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