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  1. iceblue1980

    How can I monitor temperature on an AIMesh Node (merlin)?

    Hi all, I have done quite a substantial fan mod on my Asus RT-AC68u (circuit with temperature-control, driving 2x 12V fans with a separate power supply) and wanted to ask whether it is possible to monitor the temperature of an AIMesh node? Currently I can only see the main router. I'm on Merlin...
  2. iceblue1980

    Asus RT-AC68u losing AiMEsh connection post 384.19 Merlin firmware

    Hi guys, I just wanted to advise you that I have noticed that my Asus RT-AC68u keeps losing connection when connected as AiMEsh node in firmwares tested later than 384.19 and same thing happened to my RT-AC66u which I have now replaced with RT-AC88u. What happens is that the WAN port on the...
  3. iceblue1980

    Looking for a JTAG programmer with bundled software (Windows)

    Hi all, I'm now and then buying broken routers, fix them and sell them on eBay, giving net profits to charities - a bit of a hobby project of mine. The problem is that I cannot fix routers beyond hardware errors (i.e faulty components) and Serial TTL connections (TFTP uploads). Whenever I am...
  4. iceblue1980

    Asus RT-AC5300 soft brick recovery?

    Hi all, I got a broken Asus RT-AC5300 off eBay and after trying all the usual recovery methods (cleaning NVram and restarting router between each attempt as well as trying different LAN ports): Asus WebUI - hangs in all browsers during file upload Asus Recovery Tool - interrupts at around 32...
    • iceblue1980
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    • bricked nand nflash putty recovery rt-ac5300 srom crc tftp
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    • Forum: ASUS Wireless
  5. iceblue1980

    JTAG vs Desoldering NAND?

    Morning guys, I wanted to ask you, if I successfully connected to a router through JTAG, can I reprogram the NAND or are there any limitations compared to desoldering the chip and accessing it through an external programmer?
  6. iceblue1980

    Looking for Putty boot log of a working RT-AC88u for troubleshooting purposes

    Hi guys, I'm trying to restore a couple of these units I got from eBay and was wondering whether anyone could share the boot log from Putty or similar, retrieved by serial / TTL / TFTP or similar connection methods from a healthy unit? If anyone got the full NAND dump, that would be equally...
  7. iceblue1980

    RT-AC88u: Failed to upload the firmware file transfer cancelled

    Hi guys, I just bought couple of broken RT-AC88u units from eBay and they seem to have same issue: when trying to update the firmware (tried stock and Merlin), I get this error at 98% completion: "Failed to upload the firmware. File Transfer Cancelled" I am an advanced repair enthusiast so...
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