Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:59 Post subject: State of the DD-WRT project
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- documentation so outdated that it's basically useless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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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 16:49 Post subject: Re: State of the DD-WRT project
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. _________________ Router: Asus RT-N18U (rev. A1)
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