Kong Mod Update build 16625

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Kong Mod Update build 16625

Again a new build with my customizations:

http://www.myopenrouter.com/article/23842/DD-WRT-Kong-Mod-Info/

Now synced dd-wrt 16625.

Besides all the fixes that got into 16625 and there were lots.

I made the following changes to my build:

-fix dlna config xbox 360 should be working now

-update minidlna to 1.0.19 which adds PNPX support

-usb support enabled by default

-build xl2tpd with DUSE_KERNEL (please test if this improves throughput)

 

Kong-Mod-USB-FTP-SAMBA3-DLNA

MD5SUM: 3b8d1c9401d93dd2836e3f66d36d17ce

Kong-Mod-USB-FTP-SAMBA3-OPENVPN

MD5SUM: 34d87d31beb791bad8ae647c0a23ed11

Kong
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Yes they are even newer than

Yes they are even newer than tomatos, to be precise it is: 5.60.127.4

Kong
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This could be my fault I

This could be my fault I forgot to update the header files for wlconf tool. Since BS added phuzi0ns patches some hours ago I'll upload new builds base on 16625 within the next hour.

Kong
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Ok new builds are available.

Ok new builds are available.

Kong
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That's strange I'm currently

That's strange I'm currently using the vpn build myself and it has been running for the last 14h.

I also tested wireless modes, I can set channel 11 ,40Mhz, both lower and upper show the correct channels.

Have you tried resetting the router I suspect some nvram problems.

Kong
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Okay and check if:

Okay and check if:

nvram show | grep left

reports some free bytes

Peter Redmer
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@Kong--this is now updated in

@Kong--this is now updated in the downloads section. Cheers!

Kong
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Thanks peter!

Thanks peter!

@kt_haddock, I'm going to do a full clean of my object files, rebuild and then compare them. Maybe you have been using a feature I have disabled and thus it doesn't hit me.

Kong
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@kt

@kt

there were indeed some older object files. Please download once again from the above links and test if the problem is gone now.

Peter, can you update the links in the download section again, thanks

P.S. If you have an usb drive attached you could test read/write speeds. I'm not sure if my bad write speed comes from the lousy usb stick I have but read speed seem way better than before. I get around 6MB/s read with samba.

Peter Redmer
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@Kong--all set.

@Kong--all set.

Kong
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Have you tested one of the

Have you tested one of the latest BS or Eko build, I guess this would happen on their builds too.

Kong
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The 16454 is a build that

The 16454 is a build that does not yet use the newer broadcom wireless drivers 16550 or newer uses the latest broadcom drivers.

Any stability problems with the current build?

darekxan
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Thanks for updating,

Thanks for updating, appreciate the work put into it! :)

From what I've tested:
- wireless channel settings are broken, as mentioned above. My device started with channel 6, then after lots of changes it got to channel 1, then to channel 13. Changes are quite random and happen after config/reboot.
- cant set to 40 mhz

metro2000
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Hi, sorry if I look a bit

Hi, sorry if I look a bit ignorant, but what does channel settings do? would that affect me if I just want to set up the router and leave it as is?
Thank you and appreciate all the effort put in here.

Kong
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@darekxan,

@darekxan,

which router did you flash?

@metro, this would be a problem if you want to set a certain channel to avoid collisions with other routers in your neighborhood. If there are several routers in your neighborhood operating on the same channel it will influence wireless throughput.

@kt and darekxan

are there any other routers in your neighborhood on channel 11?
what does:

nvram show | grep channel

report

Kong
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Hi guys,

Hi guys,

I have just been able to reproduce a problem with channel setup, my router reboots if I switch from BG-Mixed ch6 to NG-Mixed ch11.

This should be a starter to find out the cause.

darekxan
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Hi Kong, I flashed WNR3500L.

Hi Kong, I flashed WNR3500L.
At this moment:

root@netgear:~# nvram show | grep channel
size: 20578 bytes (12190 left)
wl0_wchannel=0
wl_channel=11
wl0_channel=11

Inssider shows my network on channel 1, web gui shows:
Channel-1 + 1

About neighbour networks: there seems to be a channel 6 b standard netowork, but its signal is like -80-90db, while my network (my router is next room, 7metres away, 1x10cm concerete wall) is -50db, kinda weak signal :()

darekxan
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Maybe another bug:

Maybe another bug:
I got my router connected to ADSL modem in bridged mode, PPPoE configured.
Process exists:

pppd file /tmp/ppp/options.pppoe

So far so good.

When I click disconnect button in web gui (status -> wan), the process is killed, but web gui still shows Connected, the ip info is still filled, disconnect button is active. DNS server address information dissappears.
There is no WAN access though, no pings.

I can run
pppd file /tmp/ppp/options.pppoe
manually, it connects properly, I can use the net.

I *think* same thing happens when my ISP force ends PPoE session (he does it every 24h), router cant reconnect back to the net. It was working in previous build.

Kong
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@darekxan, I have noticed

@darekxan, I have noticed this already with previous eko build snow, but reconnect worked fine for me

Update: It seems like these two problems are related, if I disconnect PPPOE then I cannot change from channel 6 to 11 anymore although nvram variables are updated. I have an idea where to search now.

darekxan
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By 'previous build' I meant

By 'previous build' I meant Your last, being being 15758 -> I'm quite positive it worked.
Didnt test 16xxx builds much yet, this one is first due to updated wifi driver.

Other than that pppoe and wifi channel bugs (and only 20mhz freq width) it seems to be running pretty well for me, I dont use much features though...
I'm certainly willing to test anything new, not afraid of bricking, since I went that way several times already :)

Kong
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With previous build I meant

With previous build I meant ekos 15943, that's were I saw this problem, so it seems it was broken between 15758-15943.

I suspect some logic got broken which is responsible for starting stopping services, if I'm correct then it may work doing a reboot after changing the wireless settings etc., after that channels should be as configured.

Can you guys try if that works?

darekxan
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Before-config:

Before-config:
WLAN channel on auto, insider shows 1;

Here's the test:
change channel to 9, save, reboot

After-config:
gui shows channel 9;
Inssider shows my network on channel 1, still.

root@netgear:~# nvram show | grep chan
size: 20431 bytes (12337 left)
ddns_change=
wl0_wchannel=0
wl_channel=9
wl0_channel=9
root@netgear:~#

Kong
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I also did a test starting

I also did a test starting with:

NG-Mixed
Ch 11
Width 20Mhz

changing channel to 6, hit apply. Now:

-gui shows channel 6 (since it reads nvram variables, were 6 was correctly saved)
-channel however was not applied which can be confirmed by using commandline tool "wl status"
-reboot-> now channel 6 is set, which is shown by wl status

definitely there is something wrong with the process of saving/restarting wireless

P.S. use the commandline to see what:

wl status

reports, not sure if insider is to be trusted:-)

darekxan
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root@netgear:~# wl status

root@netgear:~# wl status
SSID: "whatever"
Mode: Managed RSSI: 0 dBm noise: -92 dBm Channel: 1
BSSID: some-mac-address Capability: ESS ShortSlot
Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 6 9 11(b) 12 18 24 36 48 54 ]

Wireless -> Basic shows channel 9
Status -> WLAN shows Channel 3 + 1

I cant really change channels now -> it seems to be stuck to 3+1 no matter what.

Wierd thing is, that in gui I can select channels 5-13 atm.

Kong
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OK, I found at least one bug

OK, I found at least one bug in the webinterface gui on the wireless tab.
Going to fix this probably tomorrow and then test it again.

Mario Locha
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Hi.

Hi.

Does this firmware works on TP-Link WR1043ND?

Thanks for your attention!

Mario Locha

Dark_Shadow
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BS also reverted dropbear in

BS also reverted dropbear in Changeset 16642 due to it being too buggy.

Dark_Shadow
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Kong said: OK, I found at

Kong said: OK, I found at least one bug in the webinterface gui on the wireless tab. Going to fix this probably tomorrow and then test it again.

Any news on the bug fix?

Kong
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unfortunately it seems more

unfortunately it seems more than just a little bug in the ui, the driver is the troublemaker. This will take some time to fix. BS already switched on debugging for broadcom builds.

Kong
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Hi kt,

Hi kt,

unfortunately I cannot tell what BS is currently doing but the debug output reveals, that the driver complains about invalid channel specs, I can't do anything about it, since I don't have access to these sources( svn only holds the binary blob), I'm sure BS has access to the sources and is able to fix it.

vaporman_ri
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You just use the standard

You just use the standard upgrade threw the admin menu and select the new download'ed image right? Nothing fancy to do to install into a older version?

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