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New OpenWRT Drops Support For Linux 2.4, Low-Mem Devices

Posted by timothy on from the don't-throw-tomatoes dept.

hypnosec writes with word that the OpenWRT team a few days ago released the final version of the project's newest iteration, version 12.09 (codenamed "Attitude Adjustment"). "The final version doesn't support Linux 2.4, because of which the distribution wouldn't run on old router models, for example the Linksys WRT54G models, which have 16MB of RAM and CPUs clocked at 200MHz. The distribution is now based on Linux 3.3 and there is good news for the Raspberry Pi fans as the distribution now supports the credit card-sized computer, along with Ramips routers."

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  1. Brilliant by Holi · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they drop support for the routers everyone has and want you to build your own router from a raspberry. Sounds like a plan for success.

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    1. Re:Brilliant by ArcadeMan · · Score: 5, Funny

      I sense a great disturbance in the fork.

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    2. Re:Brilliant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Why upgrade? Seriously? Shit works. Shit is faster than my cable modem service? Why poison the planet with another piece of expendable?

  2. Re:Time for a rename? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suggest The Distribution Formerly Known As OpenWRT.

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  3. Re:The WRT54G had a good run, but it's obsolete. by Lothsahn · · Score: 5, Informative

    Tomato isn't dead... The main site isn't being updated--the devs either don't have access or don't update the site.

    The two main branches of Tomato are:
    Toastman: (What I use) http://www.4shared.com/dir/v1BuINP3/Toastman_Builds.html#dir=zBnbpdpY
    Shibby: http://tomato.groov.pl/

    I've been using Toastman tomato on a WNR3500Lv1 and a ASUS RT-N66U for months now. If you're going to get a new router, I'd strongly recommend the RT-N66U, because the WNR3500L has a v2 which is totally different hardware. In addition, the RT-N66U is very fast, stable (never crashed), nearly impossible to brick and is dual-band. The RT-N66U is $170, and it's been worth every penny. Signal output is very strong--I can pick up my internet in my neighbor's house, without adjusting transmitter output power. In addition, the devs appear to use the RT-N66U's personally, so it has the most testing.

    Tomato has been rock solid, stable, and an excellent daily driver for me for the last 5 years or so. I strongly recommend it, and my friends and neighbors use it and have been very happy with it. Do update to Toastman or Shibby--they're doing an excellent job fixing issues and keeping things current.

    I still use my WRT54G's as wireless bridges throughout my house, but they do show performance issues when I go above 10MBps Upload/30MB Download.

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