Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.6 beta is now available for select models

[RMerlin]

Frankly I'm curious as to why asus doesn't just hire you on full time to do this project or even expand the project. It would cost them pennies in comparison and would probably make them millions.

Hiring a foreign employee is a nightmare tax-wise (and I ain't moving to Taiwan). Plus, I already have a daytime job, so I wouldn't be available for hiring.

 

[Goned75]

Any ETA to maybe support XT8 in the future ?

 

[Tech9]

Any ETA to maybe support XT8 in the future ?

It is supported now:

Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 GNUton's builds are now available

Hi there, Today I am finally happy to announce that we have a Merlin stable release for the usual models: - DSL-AC68U - DSL-AX82U/DSL-AX5400 - RT-AX82U and also for two new entries: - TUF-AX5400 - ZenWiFi AX (X8) / RT-AX95Q If you have wishes to see Merlin running on other routers please...

www.snbforums.com

RT-AX95Q files (known as ZenWiFi AX or XT8):

Release Stable: 386.5_2-gnuton0 · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog Date: March 26, 2022 Release: 386.5_2-gnuton0 NEW: Added support for ZenWifi AX (X8)/RT-AX95Q NEW: Added support for TUF-AX5400

github.com

 

[Goned75]

It is supported now:

Release - Asuswrt-Merlin 386.5 GNUton's builds are now available

Hi there, Today I am finally happy to announce that we have a Merlin stable release for the usual models: - DSL-AC68U - DSL-AX82U/DSL-AX5400 - RT-AX82U and also for two new entries: - TUF-AX5400 - ZenWiFi AX (X8) / RT-AX95Q If you have wishes to see Merlin running on other routers please...

www.snbforums.com

RT-AX95Q files (known as ZenWiFi AX or XT8):

Release Stable: 386.5_2-gnuton0 · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog Date: March 26, 2022 Release: 386.5_2-gnuton0 NEW: Added support for ZenWifi AX (X8)/RT-AX95Q NEW: Added support for TUF-AX5400

github.com

Oh nice thanks for update

 

[Smokey613]

I'd have to learn a whole new platform and its SDK. Rewrite my entire code that generates the Wireless Log page, or almost everything that generates the Sysinfo page (among other things). Modify every section of code that I have ever written that was platform-specific, to adapt it (if possible) for the Qualcomm platform.

It would be an entire whole project on its own to maintain Qualcomm-based devices in addition to Broadcom devices. Not happening with a one-man project.

I know this question is off topic but is there an operational advantage of Broadcom vs Qualcomm? Has one shown to be better?

 

[Tex Texan]

Plus, I already have a daytime job, so I wouldn't be available for hiring.

I reckon for the right money *anyone* with a day time job will suddenly become available for hire!

 

[RMerlin]

I know this question is off topic but is there an operational advantage of Broadcom vs Qualcomm? Has one shown to be better?

I don't know.

 

[RMerlin]

I reckon for the right money *anyone* with a day time job will suddenly become available for hire!

Not when that day time job involves service contracts multiple customers have signed with you.

 

[qqq]

dalao, help me to find out what caused the router to restart. It has been running for three more days, and now it restarts automatically. Did the VPN cause the restart? I did not use vpn when restarting, help me analyze it, thank you!

Apr 13 21:36:18 hostapd: eth6: STA 4c:24*******e:fe:00 WPA: group key handshake completed (RSN)
Apr 13 21:36:19 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(469): eth6: Deauth_ind 54:EF:*******9:CD, status: 0, reason: Deauthenticated because sending station is leaving (or has left) IBSS or ESS (3)
Apr 13 21:36:19 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(486): eth6: Disassoc 54:E*******:49:CD, status: 0, reason: Disassociated because sending station is leaving (or has left) BSS (8)
Apr 13 21:36:19 hostapd: eth6: STA 54:ef:4*******49:cd IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Apr 13 21:36:19 hostapd: eth6: STA 54:ef:44*******49:cd IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Apr 13 21:36:19 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(505): eth6: Auth 54:EF*******8:49:CD, status: Successful (0)
Apr 13 21:36:19 wlceventd: wlceventd_proc_event(534): eth6: Assoc 54:EF*******:C8:49:CD, status: Successful (0)
Apr 13 21:36:19 hostapd: eth6: STA 54:ef:*******49:cd IEEE 802.11: associated
Apr 13 21:36:19 hostapd: eth6: STA 54:ef:44*******:49:cd RADIUS: starting accounting session 929ED75699696B86
Apr 13 21:36:19 hostapd: eth6: STA 54:ef:44:c*******49:cd WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Apr 13 21:37:08 dropbear[32711]: Child connection from 111.7.96.147:24680
Apr 13 21:37:09 dropbear[32711]: Exit before auth from <111.7.96.147:24680>: Exited normally
Apr 13 21:37:09 dropbear[32712]: Child connection from 111.7.96.147:28118
Apr 13 21:37:09 dropbear[32712]: Login attempt for nonexistent user
Apr 13 21:37:09 dropbear[32712]: Exit before auth from <111.7.96.147:28118>: Exited normally
Apr 13 21:39:38 dnsmasq-dhcp[1598]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.50.27 58:b6*******:3a:e9
Apr 13 21:39:38 dnsmasq-dhcp[1598]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.50.27 58:b6*******:3a:e9 rk3326_robot
Apr 13 21:41:53 kernel: httpd (2999): drop_caches: 1
Apr 13 21:45:45 ovpn-server1[1555]: 183.136.225.14:21104 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]183.136.225.14:21104 (via [AF_INET]124.*******197%ppp0), sid=64c17801 b89bcb8f
Apr 13 21:45:45 ovpn-server1[1555]: read UDPv4 [CMSG=8|ECONNREFUSED]: Connection refused (code=111)
Apr 13 21:45:48 ovpn-server1[1555]: read UDPv4 [CMSG=8|ECONNREFUSED]: Connection refused (code=111)
Apr 13 21:45:51 ovpn-server1[1555]: read UDPv4 [CMSG=8|ECONNREFUSED]: Connection refused (code=111)
Apr 13 21:45:59 ovpn-server1[1555]: read UDPv4 [CMSG=8|ECONNREFUSED]: Connection refused (code=111)
Apr 13 21:46:16 ovpn-server1[1555]: read UDPv4 [CMSG=8|ECONNREFUSED]: Connection refused (code=111)
Apr 13 21:46:45 ovpn-server1[1555]: 183.136.225.14:21104 TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
Apr 13 21:46:45 ovpn-server1[1555]: 183.136.225.14:21104 TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
Apr 13 21:46:45 ovpn-server1[1555]: 183.136.225.14:21104 SIGUSR1[soft,tls-error] received, client-instance restarting
May  5 13:05:17 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.25.1
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.25.1 (2022-04-08 19:28:08 EDT)
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0000000000 [0x420f1000]
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Linux version 4.19.183 (merlin@ubuntu-dev) (gcc version 9.2.0 (Buildroot 2019.11.1)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 8 19:28:22 EDT 2022
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Machine model: GTAX6000_50991
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: earlycon: pl11 at MMIO 0x00000000ff812000 (options '115200n8')
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: bootconsole [pl11] enabled
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Reserved memory: created CMA memory pool at 0x0000000035000000, size 176 MiB
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: OF: reserved mem: initialized node dt_reserved_cma, compatible id shared-dma-pool
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 262144
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:   DMA32 zone: 4096 pages used for memmap
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:   DMA32 zone: 0 pages reserved
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:   DMA32 zone: 262144 pages, LIFO batch:63
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: psci: probing for conduit method from DT.
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: psci: PSCIv1.1 detected in firmware.
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: psci: Using standard PSCI v0.2 function IDs
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: psci: MIGRATE_INFO_TYPE not supported.
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: psci: SMC Calling Convention v1.1
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: random: get_random_bytes called from start_kernel+0x9c/0x454 with crng_init=0
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: percpu: Embedded 32 pages/cpu s92888 r8192 d29992 u131072
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: pcpu-alloc: s92888 r8192 d29992 u131072 alloc=32*4096
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: pcpu-alloc: [0] 0 [0] 1 [0] 2 [0] 3
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Detected VIPT I-cache on CPU0
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: CPU features: enabling workaround for ARM erratum 843419
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: CPU features: enabling workaround for ARM erratum 845719
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Speculative Store Bypass Disable mitigation not required
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: CPU features: detected: Kernel page table isolation (KPTI)
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Built 1 zonelists, mobility grouping on.  Total pages: 258048
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Kernel command line: coherent_pool=4M cpuidle_sysfs_switch pci=pcie_bus_safe console=ttyAMA0,115200 earlycon rootwait mtdparts=brcmnand.0:2097152(loader),264241152@2097152(image),524288@266338304(crashlog) root=/dev/ubiblock0_4 ubi.mtd=image ubi.block=0,4 rootfstype=squashfs cma=0M
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: log_buf_len individual max cpu contribution: 16384 bytes
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: log_buf_len total cpu_extra contributions: 49152 bytes
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: log_buf_len min size: 65536 bytes
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: log_buf_len: 131072 bytes
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: early log buf free: 63256(96%)
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: Memory: 838176K/1048576K available (6718K kernel code, 484K rwdata, 1664K rodata, 448K init, 384K bss, 30176K reserved, 180224K cma-reserved)
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: SLUB: HWalign=64, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=4, Nodes=1
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: rcu: Preemptible hierarchical RCU implementation.
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:     Tasks RCU enabled.
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: NR_IRQS: 64, nr_irqs: 64, preallocated irqs: 0
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: GIC: Using split EOI/Deactivate mode
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: arch_timer: cp15 timer(s) running at 50.00MHz (phys).
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: clocksource: arch_sys_counter: mask: 0xffffffffffffff max_cycles: 0xb8812736b, max_idle_ns: 440795202655 ns
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: sched_clock: 56 bits at 50MHz, resolution 20ns, wraps every 4398046511100ns
May  5 13:05:17 kernel: BRCM Legacy Drivers' Helper, all legacy drivers' IO memories/interrupts should be remapped here
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:      Remapping interrupts...
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:              hwirq      virq
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:                51         5
May  5 13:05:17 kernel:                60         6

 

[XIII]

dalao

OT, but I have seen you using this a couple of times and I’m curious…

Is it this? https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dalao

 

[RMerlin]

dalao, help me to find out what caused the router to restart. It has been running for three more days, and now it restarts automatically. Did the VPN cause the restart? I did not use vpn when restarting, help me analyze it, thank you!

Impossible to tell, the log contains no information, which seem to indicate it wasn't a software crash (there's no crashlog entries) but an actual hardware crash/reboot. Check the power for any power fluctuation.

 

[RMerlin]

386.6 Beta 2 is now available:

d6866e6dc6 build: include *.pkgtb when generating sha256sums in build-all script
55d4a59cba webui: remove duplicate setting on Samba config page; remove legacy length check
2cb3accb13 rc: shared: webui: fix JFFS custom scripts/config support on UBI models; hide jffs fomating on these as it's currently not working
329cbad359 webui: remove duplicate setting on DDNS page (got added by upstream GPL merge)
2df45c7992 Bumped revision to beta 2

 

[Tech9]

Has one shown to be better?

Many business APs are Qualcomm based. Broadcom is more home products.

 

[SomeWhereOverTheRainBow]

Many business APs are Qualcomm based. Broadcom is more home products.

......... so many parallels here.... I will let you Tech9 the dots though.....

 

[Sjekke]

Any chance that the WAN-LAN throughput be optimised for the AX11000 386.7?

 

[RMerlin]

Any chance that the WAN-LAN throughput be optimised for the AX11000 386.7?

There is nothing for me to optimize there. NAT performance is limited by the CPU.

 

[yobocuruyo]

@RMerlin In the future, do you plan to add ROG feature for the GT-AX6000 ? and how long do you expect the GT-AX6000 to last ?

 

[Tech9]

and how long do you expect the GT-AX6000 to last ?

You mean... when it is expected to burn? In 3 months.

 

[SomeWhereOverTheRainBow]

You mean... when it is expected to burn? In 3 months.

I don't know, there might be other uses for this unique opportunity. Might make a coffee warmer, or it could be rigged as a space heater.

 

[SomeWhereOverTheRainBow]

@RMerlin In the future, do you plan to add ROG feature for the GT-AX6000 ? and how long do you expect the GT-AX6000 to last ?

That is one of the known compromises to using RMerlin firmware on these models~ You have to lose ROG. It is not compatible or comparable with his defaults since ROG is majority closed source by Asus and cannot be incorporated with his added features. If you want ROG, I suggest running stock.