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faq [2022/01/16 00:59] – [How Can I Experiment with Temporary Settings?]-formatting hogwildfaq [2022/01/21 03:44] – [How Can I Experiment with Temporary Settings?] hogwild
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 | Wireless Driver (optional) | NG  -  Indicates whether the New Generation Broadcom binary wireless driver is in the build. \\ Broadcom never released the driver source code, so developers rely on binary drivers. \\ Builds for newer hardware required the newer wireless driver and a newer software development\\ kit (SDK).  These builds were called "NG" ("New Generation") driver builds.\\ RT-N - indicates the build's driver supports 802.11n. \\ RT-AC - indicates the build's driver supports 802.11ac. | | Wireless Driver (optional) | NG  -  Indicates whether the New Generation Broadcom binary wireless driver is in the build. \\ Broadcom never released the driver source code, so developers rely on binary drivers. \\ Builds for newer hardware required the newer wireless driver and a newer software development\\ kit (SDK).  These builds were called "NG" ("New Generation") driver builds.\\ RT-N - indicates the build's driver supports 802.11n. \\ RT-AC - indicates the build's driver supports 802.11ac. |
 | Release name | e.g. 2021.3  Note: this does NOT indicate the 3rd month of 2021! | | Release name | e.g. 2021.3  Note: this does NOT indicate the 3rd month of 2021! |
-| Build Type | e.g. (Mini / AIO / VPN) - indicates the features included in the build. See [[:feature_matrix|Feature Matrix]] to learn more. |+| Build Type | e.g. (Mini / AIO / VPN) - indicates the features included in the build. See [[:feature_matrix|Feature matrix]] to learn more. |
 | NVRAM size | (32K / 64K / 128K)  -  Optional. For models with multiple hardware revisions \\ where each revision may include more or less NVRAM. | | NVRAM size | (32K / 64K / 128K)  -  Optional. For models with multiple hardware revisions \\ where each revision may include more or less NVRAM. |
 | NOSMP  | (Optional)  -  This is a build for SMP-capable hardware, but for which SMP is disabled.  | | NOSMP  | (Optional)  -  This is a build for SMP-capable hardware, but for which SMP is disabled.  |
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 ==== Which Build Folders should I Look In for the Right Builds? ==== ==== Which Build Folders should I Look In for the Right Builds? ====
  
-For more help choosing a build, see the [[:firmware_basics_procedures]] page in the HOWTOs section. \\+For more help choosing a build, see the //[[:firmware_basics_procedures|Installing Firmware-Basic Concepts and Procedures]]// page in the HOWTOs section. \\
  
 When browsing through firmware folders on the website, a subfolder named "K26" indicates that the build includes Linux kernel 2.6.x . These folders generally contain generic builds for MIPSR1 and MIPSR2 routers. Generally, only very old models (before 2010) use the MIPSR1 architecture. Most routers made after 2010 use MIPSR2 or ARM architectures. When browsing through firmware folders on the website, a subfolder named "K26" indicates that the build includes Linux kernel 2.6.x . These folders generally contain generic builds for MIPSR1 and MIPSR2 routers. Generally, only very old models (before 2010) use the MIPSR1 architecture. Most routers made after 2010 use MIPSR2 or ARM architectures.
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 //Q: How can I make temporary changes to FreshTomato's settings that aren't saved unless I want them to be?// //Q: How can I make temporary changes to FreshTomato's settings that aren't saved unless I want them to be?//
  
-\\ A:  In the //Administration/[[Debugging|Debugging]]//** **menu, enable the "//Avoid commiting to NVRAM//" setting. If you don't want to keep the settings changes, just reboot FreshTomato and settings will return to what they were before you made them. If you later decide you want to save the changes, uncheck the //Avoid performing an NVRAM commit//  button. This make experimentation fun and safe.+\\ A:  In the //Administration/[[:admin-debug|Debugging]]//** **menu, enable the "//Avoid commiting to NVRAM//" setting. If you don't want to keep the settings changes, just reboot FreshTomato and settings will return to what they were before you made them. If you later decide you want to save the changes, uncheck the //Avoid performing an NVRAM commit//  button. This make experimentation fun and safe.
  
 Another option while debugging is to make a backup configuration and then make your changes, if you decide you messed things up, just restore the backed-up configuration. NOTE that configuration backup files do not work across different releases of FreshTomato. Another option while debugging is to make a backup configuration and then make your changes, if you decide you messed things up, just restore the backed-up configuration. NOTE that configuration backup files do not work across different releases of FreshTomato.
faq.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/28 17:28 by hogwild

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