Other Firmware for R7800

1.0.2.45SF:

1. Integration of changes from the latest stock v. 1.0.2.40:
    Security fixes:
      PSV-2016-0131
      https://kb.netgear.com/000053137/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2016-0131
    1.0.2.40 Release Notes:
      https://kb.netgear.com/000053068/R7800-Firmware-Version-1-0-2-40
2. Correction of NG bug in cron setting for logrotate and QoS monitoring (found by kamoj).
3. tar pckage is upgraded 1.29->1.30.
4. uci package is upgraded 2017-09-29->2018-01-01.
5. libubox package is upgraded 2017-10-06->2018-01-07.
6. e2fsprogs package is upgraded 1.43.7->1.43.8.
7. dnscrypt-resolvers.csv is updated.

https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/r7800.html

1.0.2.43SF:

1. Integration of changes from the latest stock v. 1.0.2.38.

2. Correction of new bugs in the stock 1.0.2.38.

        * Bug in WebGUI: BASIC->ReadySHARE->ReadyCLOUD (404 page not found).

        * Bug in WebGUI: ADVANCED->ReadySHARE->Media Server (iTunes server control exists, but package itself is removed).

    * avahi service: lack of adisk.service template.

    * etc. (several repeated in each release of stock firmware)

3. forked-daapd package (iTunes Server) is removed, the same removal as in the stock 1.0.2.38.

4. libconfuse, libmxml, libantlr3c, libplist, libasound are removed (were used solely by forked-daapd, not needed now).

5. haveged package is added to feed the kernel entropy pool.

6. QoS: redis server/client package is upgraded 2.6.13->2.6.17 (i.e. to latest stable 2.6.x), its memory management scheme is changed.

7. OpenSSL is upgraded 1.0.2m->1.0.2n. Major changes (OpenSSL changelog):

        Read/write after SSL object in error state (CVE-2017-3737)

        rsaz_1024_mul_avx2 overflow bug on x86_64 (CVE-2017-3738)

8. ubus package is upgraded 2017-11-06->2017-11-13.

9. ffmpeg package is upgraded 0.11.2->3.2.9.

10. curl package is upgraded 7.56.1->7.57.0.

11. default congestion control is changed back to yeah, rmem_max/wmem_max values are increased.

12. dnscrypt-resolvers.csv is updated.

13. Several additional packages are optimized to minimize resulting size.

https://www.voxel-firmware.com
 

1.0.2.36SF:

1. Most important: samba is upgaded 3.0.24->3.6.25 (with all security patches).
2. ncurses package is upgraded 5.9->6.0.
3. util-linux package is upgraded 2.28->2.30.1.
4. liblz4 package is upgraded 1.7.5->1.8.0.
5. e2fsprogs package is upgraded 1.43.5->1.43.6.
6. Host tools: e2fsprogs is upgraded too.

These custom firmwares are based on official stock firmware versions for NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S R7800 router. The goal of modification is to extend the functionality of these routers and to use full power of CPU and FPU of IPQ806x processor, limited in official firmware.

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Changes (vs 1.0.2.30SF):
1. OpenVPN client support is added (see readme.docx for details).
2. Latest QoS DB is included into firmware.
3. ubus package is upgraded 2016-01-26->2017-02-18.
4. libubox package is upgraded 2016-02-26->2017-02-24.
5. uci package is upgraded 2016-02-02->2016-07-04.
6. jansson package is upgraded 2.4->2.10.
7. transmission package is upgraded 2.92->2.92+git.
8. sqlite3 package is upgraded 3160000->3170000.
9. flac package is upgraded 1.3.1->1.3.2.
10. libsodium package is upgraded 1.0.11->1.0.12.
11. OpenVPN is upgraded 2.4.1->2.4.2
12. dnscrypt-resolvers.csv is updated.
13. Host tools: two components are upgraded to most recent versions.

For full README and additional info plus older builds:

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/tyj61i5uc610w/voxel-firmware#98bzw12obezzh

These custom firmwares are based on official stock firmware versions for NETGEAR Nighthawk X4 R7500 v1 router and Nighthawk X4S R7800 router. The goal of modification is to extend the functionality of these routers and to use full power of CPU and FPU of IPQ806x processor, limited in official firmware.

Version 1.0.2.11SF - 2016/10/26

This download is for the NETGEAR R7800v1,

Warning: always re-flash your router at your own risk.

Improvements that can be gained with this firmware and Entware-ng:

• Improvements of OpenVPN (speed).
• Improvement of SAMBA server (speed of file transfer).
• Improvements of FTP server speed.
• Possibility to setup your own web server (Entware-ng).
• Possibility to setup your own anonymizer proxy with TOR and Privoxy (Entware-ng).
• Possibility to exclude the leaks of your DNS requests by DNSCRYPT (your privacy).

More
details can be found in the README regarding the benefits of these
custom firmwares. Additional support files included via the links below.

• README from Voxel
• Entware Cortex a15
• Debian jessie arm
• Entware initial official
• Entware initial cortex a15
• SetSSH