I found the most firmware options with the Netgear R7800 (Nighthawk X4S R7800-100NAS): Voxel, Kong, Hnyman and DD-WRT. It's running on Qualcomm Atheros hardware (unlike the X6 R8000 disaster that is Broadcom, which davidc502 mentioned). If you can find one used for 100 USD or less, go for it. For the record I have WRT3200ACM and R7800.
Are you running Kong Openwrt on the R7800?
Hi to all!
I need your help 
Can someone point me to the right direction on how to do an update?
What are the steps someone needs to perform in order to update this build?
Every time I try to update this build I click update and keep settings but after the process completes
I always find my self in a situation that my settings were restored but also some of the default packages are still there... ex: dnscrypt proxy 2 is missing and is reverted back to 1. SQM the same...
if I remember correctly also most of my packages are not there and I have to reinstall them...
Is there anyway I can click update and forget? without having to redo almost everything?
Thanks a lot for your time!
Keep settings is just that.. settings or configurations not packages, so some could be lost when upgrading.
If you are going through the manual process for dnscrypt-proxy 2 then yes, it will always revert to version 1 after an upgrade. The reason being the default package is version 1. At some point, my plan is to include version 2 as default, but I need to do some testing first before making that change.
The best thing to do is to document the packages you know are not a part of the standard build, and write them down. Then write a small script to restore them after an upgrade (Lots of shell wizards here to help). From there, make that directory a part of the "Keep Settings" routine.. Meaning you can select the /root directory, for example, as part of your save settings, and your script will be in the /root directory after every upgrade. So, after an upgrade just ssh to the directory, run the script, and all the packages will be restored.
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dnscrypt-proxy Version 1 Poll
Who here is still using Version 1?
Anybody?
dnscrypt-proxy 2 ftw
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I am. The last time I used v2 and updated the firmware, my router was caught in some sort of loop when dns services started and I couldn't access the router, or anything else. I had to do a hard reset at that point.
I'm leaving v1 on, because that is what comes with the firmware, and I can upgrade the firmware without having to worry about such problems.
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When you get a chance, try the v2 version again and see if it is still happening. Really, I don't want to see anyone left behind.
@Jruuu
Was the power led flashing?
dnscrypt-proxy 2 ftw. It's running great.
/me too...
dnscrypt v2 here
Also dnscrypt-proxy v2.
dnscrypt-proxy v2
Dnscrypt v1 what's that again been using dnscrypt be since it come out in script form.
What about V2, have you given it a go before?
It's the only one I use on your builds, I use you script from your site. Works perfect without issues.
pre-install v2 next build?
dnscrypt-proxy 2 here also. No problems.
I'm considering it. I realize this change may break DNS for some people still using Version 1.
What I mean by break is they have configurations for V1 to which v1 will not be installed by default, so they likely won't have DNS until they change the configuration.
So, I need to make sure everyone knows well in advance what's going to happen before it does, so everyone has ample time to adjust before hand.
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