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ciscodlink
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:59    Post subject: State of the DD-WRT project Reply with quote
I've been using DD-WRT for years. Lately, the amount of testing going in before releasing new builds appears to be exactly zero.
- builds bricking devices left and right
- builds that just have no chance of even fitting on the device
- builds just AWOL (broadcom_K26 has been missing anything but the mini builds since 07-19-2017-r32753)
- you file tickets for them to get completely ignored
- documentation so outdated that it's basically useless
- I won't even mention the router "database", that's so bad that it should not be accessible at all, outright dangerous.
- last stable release 9 years ago.
- no support for x86/amd64 (no, noone with a bit of brain left is going to pay for alpha testing of this)

Towel thrown in?

Switched most of the remaining hardware to LEDE, will garbage whatever is not usable there.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 14:15    Post subject: Re: State of the DD-WRT project Reply with quote
ciscodlink wrote:
Switched most of the remaining hardware to LEDE, will garbage whatever is not usable there.
What h/w are you running with LEDE? I've been thinking of converting my WNDR4000 to try it out.
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ciscodlink
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 17:06    Post subject: Re: State of the DD-WRT project Reply with quote
jwh7 wrote:
ciscodlink wrote:
Switched most of the remaining hardware to LEDE, will garbage whatever is not usable there.
What h/w are you running with LEDE? I've been thinking of converting my WNDR4000 to try it out.


- https://lede-project.org/toh/hwdata/netgear/netgear_wnr3500l_v1
- https://lede-project.org/toh/hwdata/linksys/linksys_e3000_v1
- https://lede-project.org/toh/hwdata/linksys/linksys_e4200_v2
- bunch of Alix 2D13 boxes with Atheros wifi cards, re-purposed from pfSense routers
- a couple of others I don't recall, merely installed and configured for other people
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 16:49    Post subject: Re: State of the DD-WRT project Reply with quote
ciscodlink wrote:
I've been using DD-WRT for years. Lately, the amount of testing going in before releasing new builds appears to be exactly zero.
- builds bricking devices left and right
....
- no support for x86/amd64 (no, noone with a bit of brain left is going to pay for alpha testing of this)
Towel thrown in?

Switched most of the remaining hardware to LEDE, will garbage whatever is not usable there.

With so many wireless routers, it's hard for the developers to test everything easily. Our deployment of DD-WRT is also helping them test it.

I can't find support for Asus RT-N18U in LEDE website. Smile

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ciscodlink
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:50    Post subject: Reply with quote
Worth reposting here:

redhawk0 wrote:
jwh7 wrote:
Great news redhawk! Out of curiosity, was BS not aware of this k3x issue already?
...
There seem to be many longstanding Broadcom issues that are never 'known'. Another current example is quarkysg's findings/fixes for some of the DIR-868L (and 880):
http://svn.dd-wrt.com/ticket/5963
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=311655
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=311166


It would seem he posts builds to the public but never checks what we are saying about those builds.


Sigh... #facepalm
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