I just upgraded to 6. The update was easy and the system is super fast to reboot. Everything went very smooth.
Thanks leaf team! cheers Marko On Sunday, 23 October 2016 6:26:18 PM AEDT kp kirchdoerfer wrote: > Hi all > > After a year development started and five month after the first alpha > release a new major version of LEAF Bering-uClibc is considered stable. > > Major features of the 6.0.0 version are: > * upgrading uClibc to uClibc-ng, receiving maintenance and regular updates > (1.0.17) > * upgrading to current LTS Linux kernel 4.4 (4.4.26) > * initmod.lrp has been removed, after having been splitted from initrd.lrp > four years ago. > The kernel drivers previously loaded from initmod.lrp are now either > included in the kernel or > will be loaded by demand, like shorewall init does. > This way we free up RAM and it will improve boot time significantly. > * a new WRAP optimized kernel and image is provided > * firmware is saved via local.lrp > * logrotation has been improved (see /etc/logrotate.d/syslog) > In addition /var/log/messages has been removed, previously containing > entries also available in other > log files and therefore only wasting (RAM) space. > * A new package libpam to support PAM access with openvpn has been added > (Thx to dino muzic for his help getting that done) > * perl has been updated to 5.24.0 > * The Raspberry image, still a proof of concept, supports booting with > device tree (and overlays) > * Support for PCEngines APU2 incl watchdog support and booting from SD card > > Most of the remaining packages has received updates to the latest > upstream versions. > See https://bering-uclibc.zetam.org/wiki/Bering-uClibc_6.0.x_-_Changelog > for more details. > > * Upgrade considerations > Please note: Due to the removal of initmod upgrading from 5.x to 6.0.0 will > not work as seamless as usual. > If you don't setup a new router from scratch, be aware that you have to > change syslinux.cfg otherwise it may fail to boot. > > To get an upgrade properly done, you need to replace > DEFAULT linux initrd=/initrd.lrp,/initmod.lrp > with > DEFAULT linux initrd=/initrd.lrp > > (See also > https://bering-uclibc.zetam.org/wiki/Bering-uClibc_6.x_-_User_Guide_-_Appen > dices_-_Upgrading_from_Bering-uClibc_5.x) > > In the past the upgrade utility has been improved, but due to changes > outlined above it won't work to use it to upgrade from 5.2.x to 6.0.0. > As a result we do not offer 6.0.0 for the upcoming weeks. Once we add 6.0.0 > to latest or stable, please do not use upgrade to update your 5.2.x router > without taking the above made considerations seriously. > It may work, if you change syslinux.cfg by hand, but it isn't recommended > unless you have a backup or using dual boot. > > With 6.0.0 becoming stable, the 5.2 series will be put on hold with one, > final release left for 5.2.8. > > kp > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
