Goldfish_Vender
New Around Here
So, my Asus RT-AC88U was acting up after internet outages so I thought maybe a firmware upgrade was advised, it failed. I tried putting it in rescue mode but it never worked, and I tried erasing the NVRAM via the WPS button which also didn't do anything.
I learned I could hook up my RPi to it[Here] so I could get in the console and try it all from there. When I power up the router it looks like it is stuck in a bootloop but after about 15-30 minutes of that, it comes out of it and loads up something. I am able to press enter to interrupt it and access a command line, however, nvram erase, doesn't work here even though it is a valid command. If I don't press Enter, it will continue to load and I can access another interface in which I have to enter a username and password(both "admin"). From here nvram erase is also valid but doesn't work.
I learned I could hit crtl+c right as it is powered on to access the CFE but no matter what I do it seems to not work, and it bootloops uninterrupted.
At this point, I don't know what else to do. I don't want to give up on this router because it would be $400 down the drain.
It is late and I need sleep, if its necessary, I can post more information, screenshots, etc tomorrow.
In the meantime, literally any suggestions you may have are appreciated, thanks.
I learned I could hook up my RPi to it[Here] so I could get in the console and try it all from there. When I power up the router it looks like it is stuck in a bootloop but after about 15-30 minutes of that, it comes out of it and loads up something. I am able to press enter to interrupt it and access a command line, however, nvram erase, doesn't work here even though it is a valid command. If I don't press Enter, it will continue to load and I can access another interface in which I have to enter a username and password(both "admin"). From here nvram erase is also valid but doesn't work.
I learned I could hit crtl+c right as it is powered on to access the CFE but no matter what I do it seems to not work, and it bootloops uninterrupted.
At this point, I don't know what else to do. I don't want to give up on this router because it would be $400 down the drain.
It is late and I need sleep, if its necessary, I can post more information, screenshots, etc tomorrow.
In the meantime, literally any suggestions you may have are appreciated, thanks.