Merge pull request #565 from freifunk-gluon/rn-v2015.2
docs: add v2015.2 release notes
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New features
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Kernel module opkg repository
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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We've not been able to keep ABI compatiblity with the kernel of the official OpenWrt images.
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Therefore, Gluon now generates a opkg repository with modules itself.
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The repository can be found at `output/modules/` by default, the image output directory has
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been moved from `images/` to `output/images/`. See the updated :doc:`../user/getting_started` guide
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for information on the handling of the signing keys for this repository.
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The `opkg_repo` site.conf option has been replaced to allow specifying this and other additional repositories.
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New status page
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The new status page provides a visually pleasing experience, and displays all important information
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on a node in a clear manner. It also contains a real-time signal strength graph for all neighbouring
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nodes to aid with the alignment of antennas.
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802.11s mesh support
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Gluon now supports using 802.11s for its mesh links instead of IBSS (Adhoc). This will allow supporting
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WLAN hardware which can't to AP and IBSS mode simultaneously in the future (like Ralink/Mediatek).
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Note that batman-adv is still used on top of 802.11s (and 802.11s forwarding is disabled), the mesh routing protocol
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provided by 802.11s is not used.
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Multicast filter extension
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The `gluon-ebtables-filter-multicast` package has been extended to filter out multicast
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ICMP and ICMPv6 Echo Requests (ping) and Node Information Queries (RFC4620). This prevents
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pings to multicast addresses like ff02::1 to cause traffic peaks
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(as all nodes and clients would answer such a ping).
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French translation
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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A French translation for the Config Mode/Expert Mode has been added.
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Bugfixes
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* Update kernel code for the QCA953x
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Might improve statility of the TP-Link TL-WR841N/ND v9.
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* Fix model detection on some Netgear WNDR3700v2
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The broken devices will identify as "NETGEAR ".
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This also breaks the autoupdater, making a manual upgrade necessary.
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* Ensure that `odhcp6c` doesn't spawn multiple instances of ``dhcpv6.script``
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* Fix support for Buffalo WZR-600DHP
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A flashable factory image is generated now. The sysupgrade image is still shared
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with the WZR-HP-AG300H.
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Site changes
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* ``site.conf``
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- New WLAN configuration
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Internals
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* OpenWrt has been updated to Chaos Calmer
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* mac80211 has been backported from OpenWrt trunk r47249 (wireless-testing 2015-07-21)
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This allows us to support the TL-WR940N v3/TL-WR941ND v6, which uses a TP9343 (QCA956x) SoC.
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* Several packages have been moved from the Gluon repo to the packages repo, removing references to Gluon:
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- gluon-cron -> micrond (the crontabs are now read from ``/usr/lib/micron.d`` instead of ``/lib/gluon/cron``)
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- gluon-radvd -> uradvd
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- gluon-simple-tc -> simple-tc (the config file has been renamed as well)
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* Some of the Gluon-specific i18n support code in the build system has been removed, as LuCI now provides
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similar facilities
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* The C-based `luci-lib-jsonc` library is now used for JSON encoding/decoding instead of the pure Lua `luci-lib-json`
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Known Issues
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* Default TX power on many Ubiquiti devices is too high, correct offsets are unknown (`#94 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/94>`_)
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Reducing the TX power in the Expert Mode is recommended.
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* batman-adv causes stability issues for both alfred and respondd/announced (`#177 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/177>`_)
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* The MAC address of the WAN interface is modified even when Mesh-on-WAN is disabled (`#496 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/496>`_)
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This may lead to issues in environments where a fixed MAC address is expected (like VMware when promicious mode is disallowed).
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* Inconsistent respondd/announced API (`#522 <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/issues/522>`_)
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The current API is inconsistent and will be replaced in the next release. The old API will still be supported for a while.
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