Gnuton's 388.5 uploaded 12/29 isn't

[glens]

Just saw this morning that Stable: 3004.388.5_0-gnuton1 was made available Dec. 29.

Fetched a copy for my XT8 v1 and wanted to see what was different from its beta just prior.

Turns out, so it seems, that it's actually a recompile/release of 388.4 and not one of its own beta.

Except for embedded timestamps &c. the only file different from 388.4 (checked only for the XT8) is /usr/sbin/wget which appears to now have no version number plus a couple of library calls extra.

Have compared .5b1 with .5 for a few models with results all the same. Missing (now again - as in .4) the xt_TEE.ko module; and Advanced_WireguardClient_Content.asp, index.asp , and QoS_Stats.asp all being the same as in .4 as opposed to those in .5b1

Would've submitted on his github but didn't want to create an account do do so.

 

[KristianLH]

Since I already installed 388.5 - would you recommend switching to another firmware? So far 388.5 seems to run pretty good here.

 

[glens]

Upon eliminating all the similarities in his source code drops pertaining to .4 and .5 the only thing new in .5 pertains to one/some TUF models, primarily in the web interface for better control of something (or so it appeared in a casual glimpse).

.5 Beta has the re-inclusion of a kernel module which had gotten neglected at some point, and some better/fixed GUI control functions.

I feel the 388.5 release should've been called 388.4.1 instead. It literally backsteps the .5 Beta "fixes" across the board for a single-system(?) change from .4.

If you're not running any TUF version equipment your best bet is the .5 Beta at the time of this post.