Received my RT-AX88U (hardware version A1.1) and updated it to Merlin stable build 384.14 with a full reset to factory settings. Configured the 2.4 and 5 GHz networks and other settings from the setup GUI, and rebooted the router.
During reboot the 5 GHz radio LED lights up but the turns off. Under "sysinfo" and temps, the 5 GHz radio shows "disabled" and if I toggle it on/off from the wireless menu, it comes on for a second or two and then turns off. I assumed I might have a hardware problem with a defective 5 GHz radio.
Before I went down the road of hardware replacement, I upgraded to the 384.15_alpha1-gd9c8b621c5 build and did a factory reset. Everything is fine. Both networks are working.
Was there a change in the wireless driver or other reason why this behavior would change so drastically between these two builds? Is it safe to assume the hardware is not the problem (as it doesn't appear to be)?
During reboot the 5 GHz radio LED lights up but the turns off. Under "sysinfo" and temps, the 5 GHz radio shows "disabled" and if I toggle it on/off from the wireless menu, it comes on for a second or two and then turns off. I assumed I might have a hardware problem with a defective 5 GHz radio.
Before I went down the road of hardware replacement, I upgraded to the 384.15_alpha1-gd9c8b621c5 build and did a factory reset. Everything is fine. Both networks are working.
Was there a change in the wireless driver or other reason why this behavior would change so drastically between these two builds? Is it safe to assume the hardware is not the problem (as it doesn't appear to be)?