diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cf4b7bbf..72113cb0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ our mailinglist to discuss it first. Please refrain from using the `master` branch for anything else but development purposes! Use the most recent release instead. You can list all relaseses by running `git branch -a` -and switch to one by running `git checkout v2016.1.3 && make update`. +and switch to one by running `git checkout v2016.1.4 && make update`. If you're using the autoupdater, do not autoupdate nodes with anything but releases. If you upgrade using random master commits the nodes *will break* eventually. diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 1b68d027..33c430e5 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Releases .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 + releases/v2016.1.4 releases/v2016.1.3 releases/v2016.1.2 releases/v2016.1.1 diff --git a/docs/releases/v2016.1.4.rst b/docs/releases/v2016.1.4.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0d8d2019 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/v2016.1.4.rst @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Gluon 2016.1.4 +============== + +Added hardware support +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +ar71xx-generic +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* 8devices Carambola 2 +* Meraki MR12/MR62/MR16/MR66 + +Bugfixes +~~~~~~~~ + +* Major update of all WLAN drivers + + We've taken the unusual step of updating the WLAN drivers ("wireless-backports") to a much newer version, as + it was reported that the new version fixes unstable WLAN seen in many setups +* Build fix: a race condition causing parallel builds to fail has been fixed +* Build fix: the Gluon tree could get into a state in which all commands fail with "Too many levels of symbolic links" +* Build fix: allow building Gluon on systems with certain versions of *dash* as */bin/sh* + +Known Issues +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are unknown (`#94 `_) + + Reducing the TX power in the Expert Mode is recommended. + +* The MAC address of the WAN interface is modified even when Mesh-on-WAN is disabled (`#496 `_) + + This may lead to issues in environments where a fixed MAC address is expected (like VMware when promicious mode is disallowed). + +* Inconsistent respondd API (`#522 `_) + + The current API is inconsistent and will be replaced eventually. The old API will still be supported for a while. + +* Unwritable flash on some Ubiquiti PicoStations (`#687 `_) + + Gluon v2016.1.1 added support for Ubiquiti AirMAX devices with AirOS 5.6.x without downgrading AirOS first before + flashing Gluon. It was discovered that on Ubiquiti PicoStations, this downgrade is still necessary, as the + flash is not correctly unlocked, leaving the device unable to leave Config Mode and making regular sysupgrades + impossible. + + TFTP recovery can be used in this state to flash a new firmware. diff --git a/docs/user/getting_started.rst b/docs/user/getting_started.rst index 0d54eda0..6c614d70 100644 --- a/docs/user/getting_started.rst +++ b/docs/user/getting_started.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Gluon's releases are managed using `Git tags`_. If you are just getting started with Gluon we recommend to use the latest stable release of Gluon. Take a look at the `list of gluon releases`_ and notice the latest release, -e.g. *v2016.1.3*. Always get Gluon using git and don't try to download it +e.g. *v2016.1.4*. Always get Gluon using git and don't try to download it as a Zip archive as the archive will be missing version information. Please keep in mind that there is no "default Gluon" build; a site configuration @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Building the images ------------------- To build Gluon, first check out the repository. Replace *RELEASE* with the -version you'd like to checkout, e.g. *v2016.1.3*. +version you'd like to checkout, e.g. *v2016.1.4*. ::