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What is OpenWrt?
OpenWrt is described as a Linux distribution for embedded devices.
Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developer, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full customization, to use the device in ways never envisioned.
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Backfire 10.03.1-rc3
The OpenWrt Release Team would like to announce a third release candidate (RC3) for Backfire Interim Release 1 (10.03.1). Testing of this release candidate will allow further refinement of 10.03.1
Binaries can be downloaded at http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1-rc3/
Changes since Backfire 10.03.1 RC2:
* tslib, directfb and depenencies no longer included in images. This problem was introduced by changes in qt4 between rc1 and rc2
* Minor ath9k improvements
* Switch drivers enabled on ar7
Known Issues:
* PPPoE WAN links can be unstable (Ticket #7793)
Detailed report at https://dev.openwrt.org/milestone/Backfire%2010.03.1
Detailed Core ChangeLog at https://dev.openwrt.org/log/branches/ba … 2753-22797
Detailed Packages ChangeLog at https://dev.openwrt.org/log/packages?revs=22753-22797
Yours truly,
--
The OpenWrt release management team
Andy Boyett & Nicolas Thill
Backfire 10.03.1-rc2
The OpenWrt Release Team would like to announce a second release candidate (RC2) for Backfire Interim Release 1 (10.03.1). Testing of this release candidate will allow further refinement of 10.03.1
Binaries can be downloaded at http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1-rc2/
Changes since Backfire 10.03.1 RC1:
* Improved protection against DNS-rebinding attacks
* Improved uhttpd reliability
* Rootfs generation fixed for Orion images
* Fixed PCI initialization on brcm47xx
* Added migration script for rtl8366s vlan changes
* Restored GRUB console on generic x86 images
* Improved ar71xx ethernet driver performance
* Added ar7240 switch driver
* Numerous swconfig and switch driver improvements
* RDC uses bootloader supplied baudrate
* Raw HID support enabled in kmod-input-hid
* 6in4: Handle PPPoE connections properly and fix tunnel endpoint update
Known Issues:
* PPPoE WAN links can be unstable (Ticket #7793)
Detailed report at https://dev.openwrt.org/milestone/Backfire%2010.03.1
Detailed Core ChangeLog at https://dev.openwrt.org/log/branches/ba … 2557-22752
Detailed Packages ChangeLog at https://dev.openwrt.org/log/packages?revs=22557-22752
Yours truly,
--
The OpenWrt release management team
Andy Boyett & Nicolas Thill
Backfire 10.03.1-rc1
The OpenWrt Release Team would like to announce a release candidate for Backfire Interim Release 1 (10.03.1). Testing of this release candidate will allow further refinement of 10.03.1
Binaries can be downloaded at http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1-rc1/
Highlights:
* IPv6 support enabled in packages by default
* Enabled DNS rebind protection offered in dnsmasq
* Updated mac80211 drivers/stack
* 2.6.32 based targets updated to 2.6.32.16
* Numerous fixes across all targets
* Ath9k stability and performance improvements, especially in noisy environments
* Fixes for the PPP support scripts, changed interface names for easier firewall management
* Fixed support for the D-Link DIR-300 (broken in 10.03)
* Fixed failsafe mode for various devices
* Fixed handling of user provided DNS server settings, override should work for all protocols now
* Fixed WPA Enterprise client support
* Fixed random sysupgrade crashes on ar71xx
* Fixed wireless detection in the brcm47xx target on various devices
* New usb-modeswitch integration for 3G dongles
* PEM certificate support for the webserver, X-Wrt compatibility updates
* Numerous package bug fixes and updates
Known Issues:
* Orion jffs-128KB based images are larger than neccesary, this has been fixed for rc2
Detailed report at https://dev.openwrt.org/milestone/Backfire%2010.03.1
Detailed Core ChangeLog at https://dev.openwrt.org/log/branches/ba … 0729-22556
Detailed Packages ChangeLog at https://dev.openwrt.org/log/packages?revs=20733-22556
Yours truly,
--
The OpenWrt release management team
Andy Boyett & Nicolas Thill
Ps. Device safety is always dependent on a decent management password.
Wireless Battle Mesh v3.1416 (03-05 Sep 2010, Florenville, Belgium)
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Announcing the Wireless Battle Mesh v3.1416
(Florenville (BE), 3-4-5 Sep 2010)
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The Wireless Battle Mesh edition v3.1416 will be held during a 3-day
camp in Florenville, near Orval (South of Belgium).
The Wireless Battle Mesh version 3.1416 aims to test a network of 30
isolated routers with different routing protocols (OLSR, BATMAN, Babel),
in a countryside environnement (cows, trees, pastures, and forests).
Date
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Start: Friday 03 Sep @ 09:00
End: Sunday 05 Feb @ 20:00
Goals
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* Setup of a testbed of 30 nodes, some of them on batteries in remote
locations (solar and wind powered)
* Data collection, statistics and reproductibility of the experience
* Degustation of local beers, and probably backfire cocktails too :)
We provide
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* space for your tent
* electricity
* toilets and showers
* internet connectivity
Do not forget:
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* Bring your laptop/computer
* Bring your compatible router(s) with OpenWRT pre-installed
* Bring your WiFi antenna(s) and connectors
* Bring your tent and sleeping bag
Fee
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We ask for a participation fee of 15EUR for the 3 days, in order to
cover the basic running costs of the event. This does not include food
nor beverages.
Location
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Henrion Benjamin
rue de Barsinvaut 16
6820 Florenville
Tel: +32-484-566109
Tel: +32-61-315211
Google Maps: http://ur1.ca/065p6
Lat/Long: 49.695821, 5.304556
Transport
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Florenville is easily reachable by train (2h00 from Brussels) or by car
(1h30 from Brussels, 1h30 from Luxembourg (.lu), more details at
http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV3.1416#Transport
Registration
============
Please register with an email to bh at udev.org with:
1. Name, Surname, and Nickname
2. Address and country
3. Date of arrival and departure
4. Mean of transportation
Web
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* http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV3.1416
* http://www.olsr.org
* http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/babel/
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.A.T.M.A.N.
Contact
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Benjamin Henrion
Email: bh at udev.org
GSM: +32-484-566109
Tel: +32-61-315211
IRC: zoobab on Freenode
Freifunk Wireless Community Weekend 2010
Starting Friday May 14th till Sunday May 16th, 2010 freifunk.net, c-base and the German wireless community invites everyone to the "Freifunk Wireless Community Weekend" at the c-base space station in Berlin (www.c-base.org).
As in previous years, the organizers will provide open spaces for the participants in the c-base to discuss and work on projects. Later at night there will be a number of special guests presenting the latest creative projects and innovative hits - and of course it will be a must to attend legendary freifunk BBQ.
Several OpenWrt developers will attend the event, and they will have time for work and socializing.
Further information is found at:
http://wiki.freifunk.net/Wireless_Commu … ekend_2010
Neufbox4 and OpenWrt
The Neufbox4 is a BRCM63xx based DSL router the french ISP SFR (www.sfr.fr) provides to its customers, and more than 3 million units are currently in use. The device is developed by Efixo (www.efixo.net) and the OpenWrt based sources are available through a subversion repository and documentation is placed in a Trac wiki (http://dev.efixo.net).
Efixo has shown a commitment for openness and have in the past been providing development sources (www.efixo.com/neufbox4/freesoftware).
Some sources are not directly available, but proprietary binary drivers are downloaded and integrated in the firmware during the default build process. Now, everyone can checkout the OpenWrt based sources, compile and install a firmware version which includes complete services, such as VoIP and television.
~$ svn co http://svn.efixo.net/trunk/ neufbox
~$ cd neufbox/
~$ make nb4-main
Further details (mainly in french) is found in the unofficial Neufbox4 community (www.neufbox4.org), which offers information on how to build a serial JTAG, reflashing the Neufbox4 and more.
Backfire 10.03 Released
OpenWrt Release 10.03, codename Backfire.
The OpenWrt team will humbly like to announce the final version of the
10.03 release, codenamed Backfire.
The OpenWrt 10.03 "backfire" source code can be checked out at:
svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/branches/backfire/
Further information on how to checkout the Backfire source code is found
at:
https://dev.openwrt.org/wiki/GetSource
Highlights and changes since last stable release:
* Linux 2.6.32 long term support kernel, uClibc 0.9.30
* Support for mac80211 based drivers, such as ath5k, ath9k and b43
* Support for alternative libc implementations
* New web server "uhttpd" (busybox httpd now disabled, as default)
* Extended support for X.org with GTK+, QT etc.
* New switch configuration format for Broadcom devices.
See: http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/network#switch
* New wpa-supplicant and hostapd multicall binary "wpad"
* Initial mac80211 wireless support for Broadcom radios
* Modular preinit system
* Optional support for rootfs on external media
* Support for the TRX v2 format required by newer devices such as the
Linksys WRT54G3GV2-VF
* New /etc/openwrt_release machine-readable file with detailed release
version information
New platforms:
* Atheros AP81: Ubiquiti Router Station Pro, TP-Link TL-WR1043ND,
Netgear WNDR3700, etc. (ar71xx)
* Broadcom ADSL modem/router chipsets (brcm63xx)
* Cavium Networks Octeon based boards (octeon)
* Cobalt Networks MIPS-based servers (cobalt)
* Infineon Danube/TwinPass with open DSL & VoIP drivers (ifxmips)
* Ingenic XBurst: QI Ben NanoNote (xburst/qi-lb60)
* Intel Tolapai SoC (x86/ep80579)
* Marvell Kirkwood: SheevaPlug, GuruPlug, OpenRD... (kirkwood)
* Marvell Orion SoC (orion)
Known Issues:
* Currently 5 GHz channels do not work with mac80211 based drivers due
to DFS regulatory issues.
More detailed information available at:
https://dev.openwrt.org/milestone/Backfire%2010.03
Special thanks to marcant.net for offering buildbot assistance
Yours truly,
--
The release management team
Andy Boyett & Nicolas Thill
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Backfire (10.03, r20728) --------------------------
* 1/3 shot Kahlua In a shot glass, layer Kahlua
* 1/3 shot Bailey's on the bottom, then Bailey's,
* 1/3 shot Vodka then Vodka.
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