Congratulations on an epic release All the best, Nicholas
All the best, Nicholas Nicholas Smith NB Embedded Pty Ltd [email protected] ABN: 54 663 236 940 https://nbembedded.com On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 at 19:26, Hauke Mehrtens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first stable release of > the OpenWrt 23.05 stable series. > OpenWrt 23.05.0 incorporates over 4300 commits since branching the > previous OpenWrt 22.03 release and has been under development for over > one year. > > Download firmware images using the OpenWrt Firmware Selector: > * https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=23.05.0 > Download firmware images directly from our download servers: > * https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ > > Highlights in OpenWrt 23.05.0: > ============================== > > Many new devices added > ====================== > > OpenWrt 23.05 supports over 1790 devices. Support for over 200 new > devices was added in addition to the device support by OpenWrt 22.03. > > * The ipq807x target for the Qualcomm IPQ807x Wifi 6 SoCs was added > * The mediatek/filogic subtarget for the Mediatek Filogic 830 and 630 > SoCs was added > * The sifiveu target for the HiFive RISC-V Unleashed and Unmatched > boards > > Highlights of device support > ============================ > > * Switched ipq40xx target to DSA > * VDSL support on AVM FRITZ!Box 7530 > * Support for devices with 2.5G PHYs > * Acer Predator W6 (MT7986A) > * Mercusys MR90X v1 (MT7986BLA) > * Netgear WAX206 (MT7622) > * Netgear WAX220 (MT7986) > * ZyXEL NWA50AX Pro (MT7981) > * Asus (TUF Gaming) AX4200 (MT7986A) > * Netgear WAX218 (IPQ8074) > * Xiaomi AX9000 (IPQ8074) > * Dynalink DL-WRX36 (IPQ8074) > * GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (MT7986A) > * Netgear WAX620 (IPQ8072A) > * ZyXEL EX5700 (MT7986) > * Support for Wifi 6E (6GHz) > * Acer Predator W6 (MT7986A) > * ZyXEL EX5700 (MT7986) > * 2 Gbps WAN/LAN NAT Routing on ramips MT7621 devices (See OpenWrt > forum) > * Improved DSL statistics on ubus and in LuCI > * Added Arm SystemReady (EFI) compliant target replacing the armvirt > target > > > Switch from wolfssl to mbedtls as default > ========================================= > > OpenWrt has transitioned its default cryptographic library from wolfssl > to mbedtls. This shift brings several changes and implications: > > * Size Efficiency: mbedtls is considerably smaller, making it an > optimal choice for systems where storage space is paramount. > * LTS and ABI Stability: mbedtls consistently provides updates via its > Long Term Support (LTS) branch, ensuring both security and a stable > application binary interface (ABI). In contrast, wolfssl does not > offer an LTS release, and its stable ABI is limited to a specific set > of functions. > * TLS 1.3 Support: Users should be aware that mbedtls 2.28 no longer > supports TLS 1.3. > > While mbedtls is now the default, users who have specific needs or > preferences can still manually switch back to wolfssl or choose openssl. > > > Rust Package Support > ==================== > > This release introduces the ability to include rust-written programs > into the OpenWrt package infrastructure. Examples are: bottom, maturin, > aardvark-dns and ripgrep. > > > Core components update > ====================== > > Core components have the following versions in 23.05.0: > > * Updated toolchain: > * musl libc 1.2.4 > * glibc 2.37 > * gcc 12.3.0 > * binutils 2.40 > * Updated Linux kernel > * 5.15.134 for all targets > * Network: > * hostapd master snapshot from September 2023 > * dnsmasq 2.89 > * dropbear 2022.82 > * cfg80211/mac80211 from kernel 6.1.24 > * System userland: > * busybox 1.36.1 > > > Upgrading to 23.05.0 > ==================== > > Sysupgrade can be used to upgrade a device from 22.03 to 23.05, and > configuration will be preserved in most cases. > > * Sysupgrade from 21.02 to 23.05 is not officially supported. > * ipq40xx EA6350v3, EA8300, MR8300 and WHW01 require tweak to the > U-Boot environment on update from 22.03 to 23.05. Refer to the Device > wiki or the instruction on sysupgrade on how to do this change. > Config needs to be reset on sysupgrade. > > > Known issues > ============ > > * lantiq/xrx200 target is not build because the DSA driver for the > integrated GSWIP switch shows some error messages. > * bcm53xx: Netgear R8000 and Linksys EA9200 Ethernet is broken > > See up to date information here: > https://openwrt.org/releases/23.05/notes-23.05.0#known_issues > > > ----------------- > > Full release notes and upgrade instructions are available at > https://openwrt.org/releases/23.05/notes-23.05.0 > > In particular, make sure to read the regressions and known issues before > upgrading: > https://openwrt.org/releases/23.05/notes-23.05.0#known_issues > > For a detailed list of all changes since 22.03.0, refer to > https://openwrt.org/releases/23.05/changelog-23.05.0 > > To download the 23.05.0 images, navigate to: > https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.0/targets/ > Use OpenWrt Firmware Selector to download: > https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=23.05.0 > > As always, a big thank you goes to all our active package maintainers, > testers, documenters and supporters. > > Have fun! > > The OpenWrt Community > > --- > > To stay informed of new OpenWrt releases and security advisories, there > are new channels available: > > * a low-volume mailing list for important announcements: > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-announce > > * a dedicated "announcements" section in the forum: > https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements/14 > > * other announcement channels (such as RSS feeds) might be added in > the future, they will be listed at https://openwrt.org/contact > _______________________________________________ > openwrt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
