AC68U to custom firmwire or not

[gmaister22]

Hello guys,

i have an AC68U and i was wondering, what are the pros and the cons of installing a custom firmwire? In what way would it benefit me installing a custom firmwire?

 

[Deleted member 22229]

Hello guys,

i have an AC68U and i was wondering, what are the pros and the cons of installing a custom firmwire? In what way would it benefit me installing a custom firmwire?

When it comes to Merlin or John's custom firmwares there are no cons that i can think of. Go for it !!

 

[sfx2000]

FWIW - my vote would be for rMerlin's builds - bug fixes and subtle enhancements...

And he puts everything on GitHub...

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[gmaister22]

with Merlin, can i use the USB port to plug an HDD to use it kinda as a NAS? to be able to download torrent and stuff when my computers are offline

 

[hank81]

With Merlin's firmware you can access to the JFSS (persistent) partition, and enables you to install many packages through optware or entware software. I.E. Instead of that nasty Download Master I use Transmission as torrent downloader.

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[john9527]

FWIW - my vote would be for rMerlin's builds - bug fixes and subtle enhancements...

And he puts everything on GitHub...

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I also put everything on github for the 374.43 fork.....link is in the changelog or in the README-merlin-fork.txt file.

 

[gmaister22]

Whats the fork version? i noticed the fork version is older

also, i just installed it from http://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/ , how do i install custom software now?

 

[john9527]

Whats the fork version? i noticed the fork version is older

As you noted, the fork is based on an older code release with a history of being very stable. More for the 'set it and forget it' user.

It doesn't include
- The new TrendMicro DPI engine functions for ARM routers
- the enhancements to the networkmap for custom icons, client naming, etc.
- some of the enhanced gui formatting of later releases, for instance the new wireless log
- all the changes/tweaks that ASUS may have made since the original code was released

It does include
- older versions of the wireless drivers that some feel offer better performance (especially on the MIPS based routers)
- a different IPv6 stack which again works better for some
- less of a lockdown on tweaking power levels
- up to date maintenance for documented security issues
- up to date supporting open source components (such as dnsmasq, miniupnpd, etc)
- backports of applicable fixes and new functions from Merlin's main branch
- some unique tweaking options requested by users

 

[gmaister22]

I have installed Transmission.

Each time i reboot the rooter, i need to TelNet and
/opt/etc/init.d/S88transmission start


all the time manually? :S Isn't there a way to auto start Transmission automatically ?

 

[RMerlin]

I have installed Transmission.

Each time i reboot the rooter, i need to TelNet and
/opt/etc/init.d/S88transmission start


all the time manually? :S Isn't there a way to auto start Transmission automatically ?

Depends on how you installed it. Through Optware, you will find the answer in this guide:

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Transmission-through-Optware

 

[gmaister22]

Depends on how you installed it. Through Optware, you will find the answer in this guide:

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Transmission-through-Optware

I used Entware, i read that is better, less buggy and better maintained than Optware

Should i remove Entware and install Optware?

 

[RMerlin]

I used Entware, i read that is better, less buggy and better maintained than Optware

Should i remove Entware and install Optware?

Probably. Entware is actively updated.