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Hi folks, hi Merlin :)

I am upgrading to GT-Ax6000 from AX89X for two main reasons: 1) Lack of VPN tunnels per client and 2) No Merlin firmware support because of Qualcomm chipsets.

Is it fair to assume that Merlin will be happy to support this router at certain point, like Ax11000 and Axe11000?
Or are people already aware of issues/problems with the hardware, that disqualify this router for future support?

Thanks!
 
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Is it fair to assume that Merlin will be happy to support this router at certain point, like Ax11000 and Axe11000?
No it wouldn't be fair to assume that. There are many factors, some outside RMerlin's control, which dictate which routers he chooses to support.

 
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No it wouldn't be fair to assume that. There are many factors, some outside RMerlin's control, which dictate what routers he chooses to support.


Thanks Colin.

So lets see:

- It needs to be Broadcom-based
- It needs to be widely available (not just in two or three countries)
- It needs to have high-end hardware so I don't have to fight with lack of flash or RAM
- It needs to receive frequent enough GPLs so I won't have to regularly skip it due to the GPL being outdated
- I need to have one
- I need to have the time to try supporting it
- I need to have the motivation to try supporting it

1) Checked
2) Checked, although we shall see if it is popular...
3) Checked
4) Have no idea
5) Well, I hope Merlin will be curious enough to buy one or we can chip in...
6) Big question mark
7) Another big question mark.

So, aside from the first 3 points, I presume once point 4) is cleared out and 5) fulfilled, 6) and 7) should come naturally.
Assuming he will like the hardware.

Anyway, fingers crossed! :)
 
AX6000 is a wifi class, not an actual router model. If you are referring to the GT-AX6000 I have done some exploratory work, but it`s too early to tell yet if it will get supported or not.
 
AX6000 is a wifi class, not an actual router model. If you are referring to the GT-AX6000 I have done some exploratory work, but it`s too early to tell yet if it will get supported or not.
Hi there Merlin,

Yes, I meant the latest GT-Ax6000 ROG router. I understand it is too early to tell if it will or will not get your support.

If you need any support, I would be definitely willing to help somehow.

take care and all the best!
 
Apologies to bump into the convo, but I'm glad someone asked because I was searching to see if it was supported haha. Been running the gtax11000 since it came out and of course running with merlin firmware. Also picked up the Gt-ax6000. Main reason being it has 2.5g lan AND wan ports. Att fiber over provisions 1gig so I wanted to take advantage of that...2.5gig and 5gig speeds coming soon (do I NEED it....no......do I want it....yes ) Anyway, happy to see your are toying with the idea at least... will be keeping an eye out keep up the great work brother @RMerlin
 
Hi there Merlin,

Yes, I meant the latest GT-Ax6000 ROG router. I understand it is too early to tell if it will or will not get your support.

If you need any support, I would be definitely willing to help somehow.

take care and all the best!
You might want to check a link in this thread if you don't mind trying alpha firmware.
 
You might want to check a link in this thread if you don't mind trying alpha firmware.
Alpha already?

That is brilliant! I will wait for at least beta, though ;)
 
No Issues with GT-AX6000 and RMerlin FW :)
 
Figured it would be safe to post here since this thread is about compatibility of the Asus GT-AX6000 with Merlin. If I should start a new thread instead please let me know.

I purchased a GT-AX6000 used off eBay, and it appears to be in excellent condition physically. However, when I flash it with the latest release of Merlin (GT-AX6000_386.7_2_nand_squashfs.pkgtb) I cannot mount a USB Drive and through SSH I cannot launch "amtm", and receive the following error;

...:/# amtm
mkdir: can't create directory '/jffs/addons/': Read-only file system

amtm failed to create the directory
/jffs/addons/amtm
Please investigate. Aborting amtm now.


When I do a "df -h" I see the root mount at 100% capacity as follows;

...:/# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 57.5M 57.5M 0 100% /
devtmpfs 409.3M 4.0K 409.3M 0% /dev
tmpfs 497.5M 472.0K 497.0M 0% /var
tmpfs 497.5M 2.5M 495.0M 1% /tmp/mnt
ubi:data 16.8M 5.1M 10.8M 32% /data
ubi:defaults 5.7M 376.0K 5.0M 7% /tmp/mnt/defaults
tmpfs 497.5M 2.5M 495.0M 1% /tmp/mnt
ubi:defaults 5.7M 376.0K 5.0M 7% /tmp/mnt/defaults
tmpfs 497.5M 2.5M 495.0M 1% /tmp
ubi:defaults 5.7M 376.0K 5.0M 7% /tmp/mnt/defaults
/dev/sda1 117.1G 59.7M 111.1G 0% /tmp/mnt/Samsung128G


Also, in the Web GUI under Administration | System under "Persistent JFFS2 partition", I only have the option for "Enable JFFS custom scripts and configs" (set to Yes), but not the option for Format JFFS on next Reboot.

I this due to a possible misconfiguration with NVRAM commands, or is it possibly a Bad / Failed NVRAM Module?

Also, I found the following in the syslog file, but not positive they are relevant to this issue;

...
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0 warning: ubi_calculate_reserved: number of bad PEBs (360) is above the expected limit (40), not reserving any PEBs for bad PEB handling, will use available PEBs (if any)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: attached mtd2 (name "image", size 252 MiB)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: PEB size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB), LEB size: 126976 bytes
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048/2048, sub-page size 2048
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: VID header offset: 2048 (aligned 2048), data offset: 4096
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: good PEBs: 1656, bad PEBs: 360, corrupted PEBs: 0
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: user volume: 8, internal volumes: 1, max. volumes count: 128
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: max/mean erase counter: 1196/332, WL threshold: 4096, image sequence number: 1616815245
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: available PEBs: 280, total reserved PEBs: 1376, PEBs reserved for bad PEB handling: 0
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: background thread "ubi_bgt0d" started, PID 118
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x1
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x2
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x3
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x4
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EXT3:0x11
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: 10GAE:0x6
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EXT3:0x13
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: 10GAE:0x7
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): background thread "ubifs_bgt0_10" started, PID 213
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): UBIFS: mounted UBI device 0, volume 10, name "data"
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): LEB size: 126976 bytes (124 KiB), min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048 bytes/2048 bytes
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): FS size: 19808256 bytes (18 MiB, 156 LEBs), journal size 1015809 bytes (0 MiB, 8 LEBs)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): reserved for root: 935592 bytes (913 KiB)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): media format: w5/r0 (latest is w5/r0), UUID B82B22E7-0A12-462E-A9CD-AB885355D242, small LPT model
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): background thread "ubifs_bgt0_11" started, PID 229
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): UBIFS: mounted UBI device 0, volume 11, name "defaults"
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): LEB size: 126976 bytes (124 KiB), min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048 bytes/2048 bytes
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): FS size: 7237632 bytes (6 MiB, 57 LEBs), journal size 1015809 bytes (0 MiB, 6 LEBs)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): reserved for root: 341850 bytes (333 KiB)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): media format: w5/r0 (latest is w5/r0), UUID A1A7E880-F36A-4F3F-9ECB-D20BDE0182E7, small LPT model
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0 error: ubi_create_volume: not enough PEBs, only 280 available
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0 error: ubi_create_volume: cannot create volume 13, error -28
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: wlcsm: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint

...

I did completely Reset the Router as soon as I powered it on and a few times more when I flashed to previous versions of Merlin and Asus downloaded Firmware. None of this helped the situation at all.

Any help / guidance is greatly appreciated, as I cannot install anything (Diversion, Skynet, Entware, etc) on the Router till this is resolved, or I just end up returning the Router to the Seller as defective.

Thanks in advance!
 
Figured it would be safe to post here since this thread is about compatibility of the Asus GT-AX6000 with Merlin. If I should start a new thread instead please let me know.

I purchased a GT-AX6000 used off eBay, and it appears to be in excellent condition physically. However, when I flash it with the latest release of Merlin (GT-AX6000_386.7_2_nand_squashfs.pkgtb) I cannot mount a USB Drive and through SSH I cannot launch "amtm", and receive the following error;

...:/# amtm
mkdir: can't create directory '/jffs/addons/': Read-only file system

amtm failed to create the directory
/jffs/addons/amtm
Please investigate. Aborting amtm now.


When I do a "df -h" I see the root mount at 100% capacity as follows;

...:/# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 57.5M 57.5M 0 100% /
devtmpfs 409.3M 4.0K 409.3M 0% /dev
tmpfs 497.5M 472.0K 497.0M 0% /var
tmpfs 497.5M 2.5M 495.0M 1% /tmp/mnt
ubi:data 16.8M 5.1M 10.8M 32% /data
ubi:defaults 5.7M 376.0K 5.0M 7% /tmp/mnt/defaults
tmpfs 497.5M 2.5M 495.0M 1% /tmp/mnt
ubi:defaults 5.7M 376.0K 5.0M 7% /tmp/mnt/defaults
tmpfs 497.5M 2.5M 495.0M 1% /tmp
ubi:defaults 5.7M 376.0K 5.0M 7% /tmp/mnt/defaults
/dev/sda1 117.1G 59.7M 111.1G 0% /tmp/mnt/Samsung128G


Also, in the Web GUI under Administration | System under "Persistent JFFS2 partition", I only have the option for "Enable JFFS custom scripts and configs" (set to Yes), but not the option for Format JFFS on next Reboot.

I this due to a possible misconfiguration with NVRAM commands, or is it possibly a Bad / Failed NVRAM Module?

Also, I found the following in the syslog file, but not positive they are relevant to this issue;

...
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0 warning: ubi_calculate_reserved: number of bad PEBs (360) is above the expected limit (40), not reserving any PEBs for bad PEB handling, will use available PEBs (if any)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: attached mtd2 (name "image", size 252 MiB)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: PEB size: 131072 bytes (128 KiB), LEB size: 126976 bytes
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048/2048, sub-page size 2048
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: VID header offset: 2048 (aligned 2048), data offset: 4096
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: good PEBs: 1656, bad PEBs: 360, corrupted PEBs: 0
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: user volume: 8, internal volumes: 1, max. volumes count: 128
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: max/mean erase counter: 1196/332, WL threshold: 4096, image sequence number: 1616815245
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: available PEBs: 280, total reserved PEBs: 1376, PEBs reserved for bad PEB handling: 0
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0: background thread "ubi_bgt0d" started, PID 118
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x1
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x2
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x3
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EGPHY:0x4
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EXT3:0x11
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: 10GAE:0x6
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: EXT3:0x13
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Registered phy device: 10GAE:0x7
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): background thread "ubifs_bgt0_10" started, PID 213
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): UBIFS: mounted UBI device 0, volume 10, name "data"
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): LEB size: 126976 bytes (124 KiB), min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048 bytes/2048 bytes
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): FS size: 19808256 bytes (18 MiB, 156 LEBs), journal size 1015809 bytes (0 MiB, 8 LEBs)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): reserved for root: 935592 bytes (913 KiB)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:10): media format: w5/r0 (latest is w5/r0), UUID B82B22E7-0A12-462E-A9CD-AB885355D242, small LPT model
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): background thread "ubifs_bgt0_11" started, PID 229
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): UBIFS: mounted UBI device 0, volume 11, name "defaults"
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): LEB size: 126976 bytes (124 KiB), min./max. I/O unit sizes: 2048 bytes/2048 bytes
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): FS size: 7237632 bytes (6 MiB, 57 LEBs), journal size 1015809 bytes (0 MiB, 6 LEBs)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): reserved for root: 341850 bytes (333 KiB)
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: UBIFS (ubi0:11): media format: w5/r0 (latest is w5/r0), UUID A1A7E880-F36A-4F3F-9ECB-D20BDE0182E7, small LPT model
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0 error: ubi_create_volume: not enough PEBs, only 280 available
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: ubi0 error: ubi_create_volume: cannot create volume 13, error -28
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: wlcsm: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
May 5 01:05:17 kernel: Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint

...

I did completely Reset the Router as soon as I powered it on and a few times more when I flashed to previous versions of Merlin and Asus downloaded Firmware. None of this helped the situation at all.

Any help / guidance is greatly appreciated, as I cannot install anything (Diversion, Skynet, Entware, etc) on the Router till this is resolved, or I just end up returning the Router to the Seller as defective.

Thanks in advance!
I'd try flashing back to the ASUS firmware first and reboot a couple of times and make sure everything works, then flash with Merlin again. I know sometimes flashing the ASUS's doesn't take fully the first time. Happened with mine and it was brand spanking new from ASUS..
 
I'd try flashing back to the ASUS firmware first and reboot a couple of times and make sure everything works, then flash with Merlin again. I know sometimes flashing the ASUS's doesn't take fully the first time. Happened with mine and it was brand spanking new from ASUS..
Thanks for the Reply and suggestion.

Unfortunately, I did already try flashing back to Asus FW several times and on a few different releases of FW, but it didn't seem to help. Infact, when I went to previous versions of stock Asus FW things like Telnet and SSH Daemons wouldn't even launch any more. Several attempts to disable them, reboot and re-enable them made no difference either. Not sure if that was because of old .conf files and/or Certificates still hanging around (or root FS still being at 100%), but I would have thought those would have been removed when I did a fully Factory Reset in the WebUI, and/or via Reset Button. Really frustrating. Telnet and SSH came back when I flashed back to Merlin though, so I suspect something .conf and/or cert wise was still hanging around.

Anyway, I'll definitely try flashing it a few more times though, and may even attempt an emergency recovery on it (never attempted that before - ever, eek!).

Anyone able to point me to the Emergency FW Recovery Procedure?

I also have a GT-AX11000 with Merlin, Diversion and Skynet working beautifully. Wish I could get this GT-AX6000 working just as well, as it has dual 2.5Gbps Ports and I really want that fully pass-through to an Internal LAN 2.5Gbps Switch and 2.5Gbps NICs.

Thanks again!
 
Thanks for the Reply and suggestion.

Unfortunately, I did already try flashing back to Asus FW several times and on a few different releases of FW, but it didn't seem to help. Infact, when I went to previous versions of stock Asus FW things like Telnet and SSH Daemons wouldn't even launch any more. Several attempts to disable them, reboot and re-enable them made no difference either. Not sure if that was because of old .conf files and/or Certificates still hanging around (or root FS still being at 100%), but I would have thought those would have been removed when I did a fully Factory Reset in the WebUI, and/or via Reset Button. Really frustrating. Telnet and SSH came back when I flashed back to Merlin though, so I suspect something .conf and/or cert wise was still hanging around.

Anyway, I'll definitely try flashing it a few more times though, and may even attempt an emergency recovery on it (never attempted that before - ever, eek!).

Anyone able to point me to the Emergency FW Recovery Procedure?

I also have a GT-AX11000 with Merlin, Diversion and Skynet working beautifully. Wish I could get this GT-AX6000 working just as well, as it has dual 2.5Gbps Ports and I really want that fully pass-through to an Internal LAN 2.5Gbps Switch and 2.5Gbps NICs.

Thanks again!
did you ever resolve this? or return? I think i'm in the same situation. have a bunch of bad PEBs
 

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