Your reports for Broadcom units are greatly appreciated !
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GUI up, VPN up, Wifi up.
The only thing so far that is weird is that all 5 connected wi-wi devices are connected to wl1. Normally at least the 2 galaxy S5's and the iPad are connected to either wl0 or wl2. Will have to keep an eye on this and see if anything connects to wl0 or 2. But I am psyched about the new tool chain 5.3.0 and have high hopes for this build.
Brian
Edit:
I went through the wireless settings pages and clicked save/apply settings and now the 2 Galaxy S5's are on wl2. Not sure if what I did affected it or it was just time. I also upped the tx power from 20mw to 25mw but that was after. I know that's low but I'm not trying to broadcast outside my house.
Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 12873 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:21 Post subject:
Router Name: EA6900
Router Model: Linksys EA6900 (XVortex CFE)
Firmware Version: DD-WRT v3.0-r30220M (07/14/16)
Kernel Version: Linux 4.4.14 #135 SMP Thu Jul 14 23:34:04 CEST 2016 armv7l
Upgraded: from 29620M via telnet (upgrade via WebGui or DDUP not possible)
Reset: Yes, before and after (Erase NVRAM)
Configuration: AP, DHCP server, 2,4GHz wireless running, 5GHz disabled, some static leases and some port range forwarding, NVRAM size just below 32K (NVRAM size should not be a problem with the Xvortex CFE)
Status: Up and stable for 1 hour, good wireless speed and range, WAN throughput 40/4 (is my ISP's maximum)
Errors: none so far
Temperature is signifcantly lower than previous 30xxx versions and the same as 29620M. Memory usage is rising but slower than the previous 30xxx versions.
I keep an eye on memory usage and report back
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 14:22 Post subject: Re: R8500
cc999 wrote:
R8500
So far so good, one thing I did notice that one of the 5GHZ channels signal is fluctuating. This did not happen in the previous release.
Should I reset and manually put in my settings?
Kong is a reset recommended for this release???
CC
Just a quick reply to say I think definitely YES, you need to reset. This version is giving me the same problem as 30000 when I went to that one without a reset: ip cameras going offline. Amazon Echo can't communicate with the light switch. Etc. I'm going to do a reset and manual setup in a few and will report back.
Edit: after resetting and setting up manually, followed by a full power off/on, everything is working fine now on my R8500.
Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 12873 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 15:41 Post subject:
Freeze after 4 hours, memory usage was increasing latest top is after 2h15 see image
egc wrote:
Router Name: EA6900
Router Model: Linksys EA6900 (XVortex CFE)
Firmware Version: DD-WRT v3.0-r30220M (07/14/16)
Kernel Version: Linux 4.4.14 #135 SMP Thu Jul 14 23:34:04 CEST 2016 armv7l
Upgraded: from 29620M via telnet (upgrade via WebGui or DDUP not possible)
Reset: Yes, before and after (Erase NVRAM)
Configuration: AP, DHCP server, 2,4GHz wireless running, 5GHz disabled, some static leases and some port range forwarding, NVRAM size just below 32K (NVRAM size should not be a problem with the Xvortex CFE)
Status: Up and stable for 1 hour, good wireless speed and range, WAN throughput 40/4 (is my ISP's maximum)
Errors: none so far
Temperature is signifcantly lower than previous 30xxx versions and the same as 29620M. Memory usage is rising but slower than the previous 30xxx versions.
I keep an eye on memory usage and report back
If you switch off 5Ghz Wlan or switch on one 2.4 Ghz Guest WLan then you will see that you run into a memleak and you run out of memory after around 2-3 Hrs.
A restart of my router after a Wlan changed fixed here the issue with the memleak and the ram usage remains stable.
Anyone can confirm that:
How to check:
Switch off 5Ghz or switch on 2.4 Ghz >Virtual Wlan.
--> save and apply settings via the Web UI buttons.
Connect via SSH and check via command free the ram usage.
--> you will see that your ram gets less and less.
--> restart the router and check the settings they are the same, check then via SSH and comand free again and you will see you ram usage stay
Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 12873 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 16:12 Post subject: Re: Workaround for memleak in WEB UI Wlan change!
I know that a swithed off 5 GHz could be the cause of the mem leak, as stated this was with 5 GHz switched off.
I am now testing with 5GHz switched on, but I normally do not use 5GHz because of inferior range (large house concrete walls) and Wide 2,4GHz gives enoudh throughput.
So after testing I will go back to 29620M which did not have this strange behavior
If you switch off 5Ghz Wlan or switch on one 2.4 Ghz Guest WLan then you will see that you run into a memleak and you run out of memory after around 2-3 Hrs.
A restart of my router after a Wlan changed fixed here the issue with the memleak and the ram usage remains stable.
Anyone can confirm that:
How to check:
Switch off 5Ghz or switch on 2.4 Ghz >Virtual Wlan.
--> save and apply settings via the Web UI buttons.
Connect via SSH and check via command free the ram usage.
--> you will see that your ram gets less and less.
--> restart the router and check the settings they are the same, check then via SSH and comand free again and you will see you ram usage stay
If you switch off 5Ghz Wlan or switch on one 2.4 Ghz Guest WLan then you will see that you run into a memleak and you run out of memory after around 2-3 Hrs.
A restart of my router after a Wlan changed fixed here the issue with the memleak and the ram usage remains stable.
Anyone can confirm that:
How to check:
Switch off 5Ghz or switch on 2.4 Ghz >Virtual Wlan.
--> save and apply settings via the Web UI buttons.
Connect via SSH and check via command free the ram usage.
--> you will see that your ram gets less and less.
--> restart the router and check the settings they are the same, check then via SSH and comand free again and you will see you ram usage stay
I tried this on the R6400/R7000 both don't exhibit this problem, thus must be something else that triggers it. Can you pm me an nvram dump:
I was hopeful this new toolchain build would stop the freezing issue, but my unit just froze too after 2-3 hours while monitoring memory usage. No access to GUI/SSH or new DHCP clients. I keep 5G/2.4G permanently turned off, and only use the unit for routing/DHCP/QoS/Security. Can't hard reboot right now since I'm remote. I did have BS r30082 - 2016/07/01 installed prior to Kong r30220M, and I had 4-5 days solid uptime with BS. Rolling back for now..
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 19:53 Post subject: memory leak
Router R7000
Firmware:DD-WRT v3.0-r30220M kongac (07/14/16)
Kernel:Linux 4.4.14 #135 SMP Thu Jul 14 23:34:04 CEST 2016
Status:running
erase nvram before and after
Error: - Memory usage keeps increasing if the 5Ghz is disabled.
After enabling it, the memory usage drops to normal. This is present in all the firmwares with revision 3xxxxx.
This is not present is 29xxxx. I hope we can get this fixed.
thanks,
Looks like there's a new Kong version; at least the time changed on his repo. Anyone tried the latest? Don't have time myself right now but will try later.
Mike
Normally I would flash right away, but I am at 13 hours and trying to see how long it will go without restarting. I do not disable the 5gh so I have no memory issues.
Brian
Edit:
Not sure if it's relevant, but in this build, the CPU load numbers look more consistent. In previous builds, I would sometimes see 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 which would mean the router is doing absolutely nothing.
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