Download Firmware OpenWrt 12.09

OpenWrt is an alternative open source firmware for a large number various routers and embedded devices. By means of the opkg package management system there is the possibility to determine for yourself what the router can and cannot do. Also on GoT some people are actively working on this, for example for the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND. After a lot of tinkering, the development of version 12.09, which has been given the nickname Attitude Adjustment, has reached its end point. Below are the release notes for this release.

Attitude adjustment (12.09, r36088)

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• 1/4 oz Gin
• 1/4 oz Amaretto
• 1/4 oz Triple sec
• 1/4 oz peach schnapps
• 1/4 oz Sour mix
• 1 splash Cranberry juice

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Highlights since Backfire 10.03.1:

• Dropped support for legacy Broadcom target (brcm-2.4)
• Switched to Kernel 3.3
• Switched to uClibc 0.9.33.2
• Switched x86 images from ext2 to ext4 filesystem
• Improved parallel building support
• New netifd implementation to replace the old script based network configuration system
• Switched to shadow passwords
• Support for external overlay filesystems in release images
• Various firewall enhancements
• Wireless driver updates and stability improvements
• Experimental support for 5 and 10 MHz channels in ath5k and ath9k
• Package updates and dependency fixes
• New target support: ramips, bcm2708 (Raspberry Pi) and others
• Support for further router models
• Support for building with eglic instead of uClibc
• Support for 6RD configuration
• Support for bridge firewalling in release images

Known Issues:

• Most open tickets at the time of the final builds
• Lower end devices with only 16 MiB RAM will easily run out of Memory, for bcm47xx based devices is Backfire with brcm-2.4 recommended

More information

• More detailed information
• Detailed core changelog
• Detailed packages changelog