amtm amtm 6.0.1 - the Asuswrt-Merlin Terminal Menu, May 31, 2025

[ColDen]

Updated 5 minutes ago. Everything currently used working as expected. Thanks.

 

[JohnDeere]

Hi everyone! Please give me some advice on amtm migration, because I'm not sure...
I'm planning to migrate my network from AX88U to AX86U-Pro. I'm using amtm on AX88U for many years now, running fine with 10 scripts + settings on a USB stick. I manually copied all router settings from AX88U to AX86U-Pro, but I'm not sure about the USB stick and amtm.

What would the best way be to migrate amtm on the AX86U-Pro in order to keep my scripts and settings running?

What if I just plug in the USB stick into the AX86U-Pro?

Thanks for any comment or idea

 

[pdc]

I am having a problem where the LED script using 3006.102.4 no longer restores my Aura RGB setting. I had a problem with that before and found a workaround where I set nvram ledg_scheme_old=X (where X was the value of ledg_scheme) and that was working fine under 3004, but that approach no longer works. If no one has any ideas I might poke around in the script to see if I can figure out what is going on.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I am having a problem where the LED script using 3006.102.4 no longer restores my Aura RGB setting. I had a problem with that before and found a workaround where I set nvram ledg_scheme_old=X (where X was the value of ledg_scheme) and that was working fine under 3004, but that approach no longer works. If no one has any ideas I might poke around in the script to see if I can figure out what is going on.

Pinging @visortgw as I have still no way of testing this on my paperweight of a BE-GT98 router - useless for more than a year now for lack of firmware.

 

[visortgw]

Pinging @visortgw as I have still no way of testing this on my paperweight of a BE-GT98 router - useless for more than a year now for lack of firmware.

Give me a few minutes.

 

[pdc]

Give me a few minutes.

To be more concise on what I'm seeing:

GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram set ledg_scheme=5
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram commit
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off
Done.
amtm LED control: LEDs are now off (volatile setting)
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on
Done.
amtm LED control: LEDs are now on (volatile setting)
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram get ledg_scheme
2

I'm guessing the logic involving ledg_scheme_old might still be needed on 3006 firmware.

 

[visortgw]

Pinging @visortgw as I have still no way of testing this on my paperweight of a BE-GT98 router - useless for more than a year now for lack of firmware.

So... Aura RGB works as expected for me — both Aura RGB Enable and Night Mode selected with Marquee scheme in darkish blue color. Completely dark sunset to sunrise. Settings survive reboot. What else do I need to test?

 

[visortgw]

To be more concise on what I'm seeing:

GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram set ledg_scheme=5
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram commit
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off
Done.
amtm LED control: LEDs are now off (volatile setting)
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on
Done.
amtm LED control: LEDs are now on (volatile setting)
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram get ledg_scheme
2

I'm guessing the logic involving ledg_scheme_old might still be needed on 3006 firmware.

The 3006 changes made earlier by @thelonelycoder were specific to the WiFi 7 devices, which were the only ones available for Merlin firmware at the time. I have a couple of GT-AX6000 AiMesh nodes — I'll try configuring LED Control on one of them...

 

[visortgw]

To be more concise on what I'm seeing:

GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram set ledg_scheme=5
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram commit
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -off
Done.
amtm LED control: LEDs are now off (volatile setting)
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > /bin/sh /jffs/addons/amtm/led_control.mod -on
Done.
amtm LED control: LEDs are now on (volatile setting)
GT-AX6000-OFFICE > nvram get ledg_scheme
2

I'm guessing the logic involving ledg_scheme_old might still be needed on 3006 firmware.

So, yes, I did confirm that if I manually disable and then re-enable LEDs on the GT-AX6000 that the Aura RGB scheme reverts to default (i.e., solid red). I am guessing that WiFi 6 routers running Merlin 3006 firmware need to use the "original" methods as opposed to those that @thelonelycoder developed with me for the GT-BE98 Pro (3006 WiFi 7).

 

[ExtremeFiretop]

as I have still no way of testing this on my paperweight of a BE-GT98 router

The good news is firmware is coming!
Did you see GNUton's call for firmware testing? https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/discussions/772#discussion-8343069
Might help kick-start anything that's been pending testing.

Can be found on his latest workflow here: https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/actions/runs/15149693771

 

[pdc]

I tried changing the script to force the old approach, and it doesn't work either. A few things I've found:
- The approach for turning off the LEDs works for 3006, the old approach does not
- The approach for turning on the LEDs needs the 3006 settings plus the check for ledg_scheme_old
- The use of service restart_leds is needed to restore the lighting, but also resets the Aura lighting
- To reset the Aura lighting requires setting the ledg_scheme and then running service restart_ledg (note the 'g'), and this has to be done after the restart to turn on all LEDs

So there is some script rework needed... I tried adding the last part, and here's what I have so far. It seems to work, but I'm sure it could be merged with the 3004 code a little more elegantly...

--- led_control.mod-bak
+++ led_control.mod
@@ -778,6 +778,14 @@
                        fi
                        [ "${2}" = "-p" ] && nvram commit
                        service restart_leds
+                       if [ "$(v_c $(nvram get firmver))" -ge "$(v_c 3.0.0.6)" ]; then
+                               if [ "$auraLED" = on ]; then
+                                       sleep 1
+                                       nvram set ledg_scheme=$(nvram get ledg_scheme_old)
+                                       logger -s -t "$caller" "Aura LEDs set to $(nvram get ledg_scheme)"
+                                       service restart_ledg
+                               fi
+                       fi
                        logger -s -t "$caller" "LEDs are now on ($state)"
                        ;;
        -off)   set_lc_def $@

 

[RMerlin]

Pinging @visortgw as I have still no way of testing this on my paperweight of a BE-GT98 router - useless for more than a year now for lack of firmware.

Gnuton had to take a break from development for a few months for personal reasons. He's back at it now.

 

[pdc]

@visortgw, could you try my patch above and see if it works on your wifi7 routers?

 

[visortgw]

@visortgw, could you try my patch above and see if it works on your wifi7 routers?

I'm away from home for the holiday weekend. Perhaps @ExtremeFiretop could try it in the meantime...

 

[thelonelycoder]

@visortgw, could you try my patch above and see if it works on your wifi7 routers?

I should be able to test this myself sometime this WE.

 

[pdc]

Thanks all, there's no hurry! My patch is working for me, I was just trying to figure out next steps.

 

[thelonelycoder]

So, yes, I did confirm that if I manually disable and then re-enable LEDs on the GT-AX6000 that the Aura RGB scheme reverts to default (i.e., solid red). I am guessing that WiFi 6 routers running Merlin 3006 firmware need to use the "original" methods as opposed to those that @thelonelycoder developed with me for the GT-BE98 Pro (3006 WiFi 7).

I can confirm that on a WiFi 7 router the LED function works as expected.
I wonder how one can determine via nvram if the router is WiFi 6 or WiFi 7.

 

[visortgw]

I can confirm that on a WiFi 7 router the LED function works as expected.
I wonder how one can determine via nvram if the router is WiFi 6 or WiFi 7.

I believe that nvram show | grep rc_support contains string "wifi7", among other things, for WiFi 7 routers. FYI, this is the same nvram variable that populates the Features field of the System Info tab.

 

[pdc]

For what it's worth, here is the output on my GT-AX6000 (no "wifi7" as you'd expect):

> nvram get rc_support
mssid 2.4G 5G update usbX2 switchctrl manual_stb 11AX pwrctrl WIFI_LOGO nandflash movistarTriple wifi2017 app ofdma wpa3 no_jumbo_frame reboot_schedule ipv6 ipv6pt PARENTAL2 dnsfilter am_addons cake ntpd dnspriv dualwan pptpd openvpnd utf8_ssid printer modem webdav rrsut cloudsync media appnet timemachine hdspindown diskutility nfsd igd2 dnssec usb_bk email bwdpi wrs_wbl ookla snmp tor HTTPS letsencrypt ssh vpnc vpn_fusion vpn_fusion_if repeater psta wl6 user_low_rssi tcode usericon stainfo realip lacp wanbonding alexa ipsec_srv cp_freewifi captivePortal mumimo netool cfg_sync no_finiwl amas bcmwifi bcmhnd mbo conndiag eula proxysta iperf3 mswan account_binding gameMode wireguard nordvpn ftp_ssl acl96 dhdlog dis11b mtlancfg smart_connect wpa3-e mtppp

> nvram get rc_support | sed 's/ /\n/g' | grep -i wifi
WIFI_LOGO
wifi2017
cp_freewifi
bcmwifi

I was also wondering if the code I needed would be harmless if run on a wifi7 device.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I tried changing the script to force the old approach, and it doesn't work either. A few things I've found:
- The approach for turning off the LEDs works for 3006, the old approach does not
- The approach for turning on the LEDs needs the 3006 settings plus the check for ledg_scheme_old
- The use of service restart_leds is needed to restore the lighting, but also resets the Aura lighting
- To reset the Aura lighting requires setting the ledg_scheme and then running service restart_ledg (note the 'g'), and this has to be done after the restart to turn on all LEDs

So there is some script rework needed... I tried adding the last part, and here's what I have so far. It seems to work, but I'm sure it could be merged with the 3004 code a little more elegantly...

--- led_control.mod-bak
+++ led_control.mod
@@ -778,6 +778,14 @@
                        fi
                        [ "${2}" = "-p" ] && nvram commit
                        service restart_leds
+                       if [ "$(v_c $(nvram get firmver))" -ge "$(v_c 3.0.0.6)" ]; then
+                               if [ "$auraLED" = on ]; then
+                                       sleep 1
+                                       nvram set ledg_scheme=$(nvram get ledg_scheme_old)
+                                       logger -s -t "$caller" "Aura LEDs set to $(nvram get ledg_scheme)"
+                                       service restart_ledg
+                               fi
+                       fi
                        logger -s -t "$caller" "LEDs are now on ($state)"
                        ;;
        -off)   set_lc_def $@

So, the LEDs off portion works, all it needs is your snippet - with limiting to non-WiFi7 - so that LEDs on works too?