From a2be901803469d378d6469551a65c20f744aefff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Weinelt Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:13:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add v2020.2.3 release notes --- README.md | 2 +- docs/index.rst | 1 + docs/releases/v2020.2.3.rst | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/user/getting_started.rst | 4 +-- 4 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/releases/v2020.2.3.rst diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ca0fddb9..2e383ddb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ 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 v2020.2.2 && make update`. +and switch to one by running `git checkout v2020.2.3 && 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 a0737b96..775e3bcf 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Several Freifunk communities in Germany use Gluon as the foundation of their Fre :caption: Releases :maxdepth: 1 + releases/v2020.2.3 releases/v2020.2.2 releases/v2020.2.1 releases/v2020.2 diff --git a/docs/releases/v2020.2.3.rst b/docs/releases/v2020.2.3.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..67bf7f39 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/v2020.2.3.rst @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +Gluon 2020.2.3 +============== + +Bugfixes +-------- + +- LEDs on the ASUS RT-AC51 are now fully functional. + +- Netgear EX6150v1 randomly booting into failsafe mode has been fixed. + This happened dependant on the state of the mode setting switch. + +- Dnsmasq has been patched against multiple security issues in its DNS response validation. + See the OpenWrt advisory at https://openwrt.org/advisory/2021-01-19-1 + + +Other changes +------------- + +- Linux kernel has been updated to 4.14.224 +- batman-adv fixes were backported from its 2021.0 release +- OpenSSL has been updated to 1.1.1k + +Known issues +------------ + +* Upgrading EdgeRouter-X from versions before v2020.1.x may lead to a soft-bricked state due to bad blocks on the + NAND flash which the NAND driver before this release does not handle well. + (`#1937 `_) + +* The integration of the BATMAN_V routing algorithm is incomplete. + + - Mesh neighbors don't appear on the status page. (`#1726 `_) + Many tools have the BATMAN_IV metric hardcoded, these need to be updated to account for the new throughput + metric. + - Throughput values are not correctly acquired for different interface types. + (`#1728 `_) + This affects virtual interface types like bridges and VXLAN. + +* 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. + +* In configurations not using VXLAN, 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 promiscuous mode is + disallowed). + diff --git a/docs/user/getting_started.rst b/docs/user/getting_started.rst index 1afe8e39..0616c60e 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. *v2020.2.2*. Always get Gluon using git and don't try to download it +e.g. *v2020.2.3*. 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 @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Building the images ------------------- To build Gluon, first check out the repository. Replace *RELEASE* with the -version you'd like to checkout, e.g. *v2020.2.2*. +version you'd like to checkout, e.g. *v2020.2.3*. ::