diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 48dde1cc..f1f36c29 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Releases .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 + releases/v2016.2 releases/v2016.1.6 releases/v2016.1.5 releases/v2016.1.4 diff --git a/docs/releases/v2016.2.rst b/docs/releases/v2016.2.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca43e61b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/releases/v2016.2.rst @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +Gluon 2016.2 (in development) +============================= + +Added hardware support +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +ar71xx-generic +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* ALFA Network + + - Tube2H + - N2 + - N5 + +* Buffalo + + - WZR-HP-G300NH2 + +* GL Innovations + + - GL-AR150 + +* OpenMesh + + - MR1750 v1, v2 [#ath10k]_ + - OM2P-HS v3 + - OM5P-AC v1, v2 [#ath10k]_ + +* TP-Link + + - Archer C5 v1 [#ath10k]_ + - Archer C7 v2 [#ath10k]_ + - TL-WR710N v2.1 + - TL-WR842N/ND v3 + +* Ubiquiti + + - UniFi AP AC Lite [#ath10k]_ + - UniFi AP AC Pro [#ath10k]_ + +.. [#ath10k] + Device uses the ath10k WLAN driver; no image is built unless GLUON_ATH10K_MESH + is set as described in :ref:`getting-started-make-variables` + +brcm2708-bcm2708 +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* RaspberryPi 1 + +brcm2708-bcm2709 +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +* RaspberryPi 2 + +New features +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* Many UBNT Airmax XM model names are detected correctly now (e.g., the Loco + is no longer displayed as Bullet) (`#632 `_) + + Also, various new image aliases have been added for these devices. + +* batman-adv: mesh_no_rebroadcast is now enabled for Mesh-on-WAN/LAN (`#652 `_) + +* The new UCI option ``gluon-core.@wireless[0].preserve_channels`` can be used to + prevent a changed WLAN channel from being reset on firmware upgrades (`#640 `_) + +* PoE passthrough can now be configured from site.conf and the Advanced Settings + on TP-Link CPE 210/510 and Ubiquiti NanoStations (`#328 `_) + +* The config mode *altitude* field can now be hidden using the ``config_mode.geo_location.show_altitude`` + site.conf setting (`#693 `_) + +* The contact information field in the config mode can be made obligatory using + the ``config_mode.owner.obligatory`` site.conf option + +* The *node name* setting in the config mode is no longer restricted to valid DNS + hostnames, but allows any UTF-8 string (`#414 `_) + +* Besides the hostname, public key, site config and primary MAC address, the contact + information can now be accessed from config mode site texts + +* The functions ``escape`` and ``urlescape`` for HTML and URL escaping are now available from config mode + site texts. They should always be used when including user-provided information like + hostnames and contact information in HTML code or URLs. + +* Dropbear is updated to a newer version, enabling new SSH crytpo methods and removing + some old ones like DSA. This reduces the time needed for the first boot and makes + SSH logins faster (`#223 `_) + +* WLAN basic and supported rate sets have been made configurable, to allow disabling + 802.11b rates (`#810 `_) + +* ath10k-based devices are now officially supported, it's possible to choose between + IBSS- and 11s-capable firmwares in site.mk (`#864 `_) + +* The ``prefix4`` and ``next_node.ip4`` site.conf options are now optional. + +Bugfixes +~~~~~~~~ + +* Extremely slow downloads could lead to multiple instances of the autoupdater + running concurrently. Use lockfile to prevent this and add timeouts to download + processes. (`#582 `_) + +Other changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +* The "Expert Mode" has been renamed to "Advanced Settings" + +Site changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +site.mk +^^^^^^^ + +If you want to support ath10k-based devices, you should set GLUON_ATH10K_MESH +and GLUON_REGION as described in :ref:`getting-started-make-variables`. + +i18n +^^^^ + +As the hostname field may now contain an arbitrary UTF-8 string, escaping must +be added. + +Change + +:: + + <%=hostname%> + +to + +:: + + <%=escape(hostname)%> + +Inside of URLs, ``urlescape`` must be used instead of ``escape``. + +Internals +~~~~~~~~~ + +* mac80211, hostapd and other related drivers and services have been backported from LEDE ``42f559e`` + +* Mesh interfaces are now configured in a protocol-independent way in UCI (`#870 `_) + + The MAC address assignment of all mesh and WLAN interfaces has been modified to prepare for support of + Ralink/Mediatek-based WLAN chips. + +* Preparations for supporting the new batman-adv multicast optimizations have been made + (`#674 `_, `#675 `_, + `#679 `_) + +* All Lua code is minified now to save some space + +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.