Custom firmware build for R9000/R8900 v. 1.0.4.35HF

[Voxel]

Continuation of:

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custom-firmware-build-for-r9000.40125/
. . .
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custom-firmware-build-for-r9000-v-1-0-4-33hf.58296/
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custom-firmware-build-for-r9000-r8900-v-1-0-4-34hf.59011/

New version of my custom firmware build: 1.0.4.35HF.

Changes (vs 1.0.4.34HF):

1. minidlna package is upgraded 1.2.1->1.2.1-2018-04-10.
2. (minidlna) ffmpeg package configuration is changed (to provide more stable support of the FLAC files).
3. (minidlna) ffmpeg compilation flag conflict is fixed (now it is pure Cortex-A15 target).
4. (minidlna) libogg package is upgraded 1.3.3->1.3.4.
5. (minidlna) sqlite package is upgraded 3290000->3300100.
6. expat package is upgraded 2.2.7->2.2.9 (CVE-2019-15903).
7. unbound package (used in stubby) is upgraded 1.9.3->1.9.4 (CVE-2019-16866).
8. DNSCrypt Proxy v.2 is upgraded 2.0.27->2.0.28.
9. dnsmasq package is upgraded 2.78->2.80.
10. curl package is upgraded 7.65.3->7.66.0.
11. haveged package is upgraded 1.9.6->1.9.8.
12. libubox package is upgraded 2019-06-16->2019-10-21.
13. transmission-web-control package is upgraded 2019-04-16->2019-07-24.
14. dropbear package is changed: to allow ssh forwarding.
15. e2fsprogs package: optimization for a size.
16. patch package is added (kamoj add-on, replacement of a busybox analog).
17. coreutils sort package is added (kamoj add-on, replacement of a busybox analog).
18. etherwake package is added (kamoj add-on).
19. busybox: sort and patch are disabled.
20. OpenSSL 1.0.2/1.1.1: make an order with patches.
21. Host tools (mtd-utils): Add: glibc >= 2.28 compatibility patch.
22. Host tools (m4): Add: glibc >= 2.28 compatibility patch.
23. Host tools (squashfs4): Add: glibc >= 2.28 compatibility patch.
24. Toolchain: gdb is upgraded.
25. Development platform is changed (Debian9->Debian10: glib 2.24->2.28; gcc 6.3.0->8.3.0; etc).
26. Support of new certificates for https.
27. QoS could be updated to v1.64 Oct 23, 2019 (press [Update Now] button in GUI).
28. Plex could be updated to v.1.18.0.1913-e5cc93306 Jul 16, 2019.

The link is:

https://www.voxel-firmware.com (thanks to vladlenas for his help with hosting).

Voxel.

 

[htismaqe]

Anybody here using the R9000. I'm on the R7800 right now but the R9000 is an intriguing piece of hardware, particularly for the ability to do Amazon Cloud backup.

 

[bandit2142]

Anybody here using the R9000. I'm on the R7800 right now but the R9000 is an intriguing piece of hardware, particularly for the ability to do Amazon Cloud backup.

indeed i am and i love my R9000 as it handles my 2gb fiber connection very well for consumer hardware. i dont use the backup on it anymore after amazon became to expense to store my boat loads of data. still it is a nice perc for those that might use it

 

[Marin]

So is R9000 better in terms of performance than R7800? I have been looking at these two routers for a while and was curious as what the overall verdict was. I see that they have different CPUs but don’t know a whole lot about Netgear.


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[bandit2142]

So is R9000 better in terms of performance than R7800? I have been looking at these two routers for a while and was curious as what the overall verdict was. I see that they have different CPUs but don’t know a whole lot about Netgear.


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Spec wise yes the R9000 is twice as powerful comparing to the R7800. I just prefer the R9000 because it has a sfp+ port that can handle my fiber connection above 1 gig speeds, other then that it also has 7 lan ports vs the standard 5 on most things these days. At the end of the day i would say the R9000 is a bit overkill for most people and the 802.11ad on it is useless mostly because it was out of style before it even came to a device in favor of 802.11ax also known as "WiFi 6". For me the R9000 only does my basic routing, i have a seprate sever that does my dns, dhcp, firewall etcetera. My setup is 900% overkill for home users but hey i have bragging rights at work and will never in the foreseeable future run into a speed issue.