From hauke at hauke-m.de Thu Jun 17 12:22:34 2021 From: hauke at hauke-m.de (Hauke Mehrtens) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:22:34 +0200 Subject: OpenWrt 21.02.0 Third release candidate Message-ID: Hi, The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the third release candidate of the upcoming OpenWrt 21.02 stable version series. It incorporates over 5800 commits since branching the previous OpenWrt 19.07 release and has been under development for about one and a half year. Changes between OpenWrt 21.02.0-rc2 and 21.02.0-rc3 LuCI * LuCI network migration tool now migrates custom bridge MAC addresses. Software updates * Linux kernel updated to version 5.4.124 (from 5.4.119 in v21.02.0-rc2) * mac80211 updated to version 5.10.42-1 (from 5.10.34-1 in v21.02.0-rc2) * wireless-regdb updated to version 2021.04.21 (from 2020.11.20 in v21.02.0-rc2) Misc changes * opkg: Shows better error message when some dependencies are missing * sdk, imagebuilder: json-c, libnl-tiny, libubox, ubus, uci and lua are marked nonshared and will be taken from release build and not package build. Device support * New devices: SERCOMM NA502, Linksys EA8100 v1, Amped Wireless ALLY, Linksys E5600, JCG Q20, cudy WR2100, TP-Link Archer C6U v1 (EU), TP-Link Archer A6 v3, ZyXEL NR7101, ZTE MF283+ * Device fixes for: Xiaomi Router 3 Pro, HILINK HLK-7628N, WD My Net Wi-Fi Range Extender, ALLNET ALL-WAP02860AC, Senao APs, TP-Link AD7200 Full release notes and upgrade instructions are available at https://openwrt.org/releases/21.02/notes-21.02.0-rc3 In particular, make sure to read the regressions and known issues before upgrading: https://openwrt.org/releases/21.02/notes-21.02.0-rc3#known_issues For a detailed list of all changes since 21.02.0-rc2, refer to https://openwrt.org/releases/21.02/changelog-21.02.0-rc3 To download the 21.02.0-rc2 images, navigate to: https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0-rc3/ - --- To stay informed of new OpenWrt releases and security advisories, there are new channels available: * a low-volume mailing list for important announcements: https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-announce * a dedicated "announcements" section in the forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/c/announcements/14 * other announcement channels (such as RSS feeds) might be added in the future, they will be listed at https://openwrt.org/contact As always, a big thank you goes to all our active package maintainers, testers, documenters, and supporters. Have fun! The OpenWrt Community