diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e1404ff4..e223e12a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ the future development of Gluon. Please refrain from using the `master` branch for anything else but development purposes! Use the most recent release instead. You can list all releases by running `git tag` -and switch to one by running `git checkout v2017.1.7 && make update`. +and switch to one by running `git checkout v2017.1.8 && 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 7c6d06eb..c2d8c5cb 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Several Freifunk communities in Germany use Gluon as the foundation of their Fre :caption: Releases :maxdepth: 1 + releases/v2017.1.8 releases/v2017.1.7 releases/v2017.1.6 releases/v2017.1.5 diff --git a/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst b/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b593305d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +Gluon 2017.1.8 +============== + +Added hardware support +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +ar71xx-generic +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* GL.iNet GL-AR750 +* TP-Link Archer C7 v4 +* Ubiquiti UniFi AC Mesh + +ar71xx-tiny +^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* TP-Link TL-WR940N v6 + + +Bugfixes +~~~~~~~~ + +* Fix refcounting issue in batman-adv leading to hangs on interface restarts + (`#1258 `_) + + This fix applied to both batman-adv compat 14 (legacy) and 15. + +* Various batman-adv bugfixes have been backported + (`f5b3c0c3bc7e `_ and + `5947ba300e50 `_, + fixing + `#1321 `_, + `#1380 `_, + `#1382 `_, + `#1419 `_ + and a number of other minor issues) + + The listed bugs could lead to high rates of batman-adv management traffic + (causing considerable load), trigger warnings about packet checksum failues + in certain non-standard interface configurations, and possibly other issues. + + +Other changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Linux kernel has been updated to v4.4.129 (LEDE/`81573ea25924 `_) + +* The description of the "contact information" field in the configuration wizard + has been extended with regard to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) + (`fd355cf0ef7b `_) + + The *mandatory* site option for the contact information field has been removed. + + +Known issues +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are unknown (`#94 `_) + + Reducing the TX power in the Advanced Settings 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. + +* Frequent reboots due to out-of-memory on weak hardware in larger meshes + (`#1243 `_) diff --git a/docs/user/getting_started.rst b/docs/user/getting_started.rst index 3ec932f5..c0967217 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. *v2017.1.7*. Always get Gluon using git and don't try to download it +e.g. *v2017.1.8*. 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 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Building the images ------------------- To build Gluon, first check out the repository. Replace *RELEASE* with the -version you'd like to checkout, e.g. *v2017.1.7*. +version you'd like to checkout, e.g. *v2017.1.8*. ::