Flash from Merlin 384.4_2 to AdvancedTomato

[kalu]

Hi,

Can anyone tried AdvancedTomato (RT-AC3200-AT-ARM7-3.5-140-AIO-64K.trx) on Asus RT-AC3200 on Asus-merlin 384.4_2 ?

if so would anyone kind enough to share me the guide to do so?

Thanks

 

[maurer]

advancedTomato is not maintained anymore - that is shibby (main dev) hasn't updated the Tomato core since may 2017 - almost a year now.
I don't recommend switching from Merlin as tomato v140 is vulnerable to multiple vectors like dhcp,dns and krack

 

[kalu]

advancedTomato is not maintained anymore - that is shibby (main dev) hasn't updated the Tomato core since may 2017 - almost a year now.
I don't recommend switching from Merlin as tomato v140 is vulnerable to multiple vectors like dhcp,dns and krack

Thanks maurer, is there any other option do we have? such as DD-WRT?

 

[DonnyJohnny]

Thanks maurer, is there any other option do we have? such as DD-WRT?

in the first place, what are the stuff you need that merlin don't have?

 

[kalu]

in the first place, what are the stuff you need that merlin don't have?

such as vlan and v-wireless networks

 

[RMerlin]

There are a number of Tomato forks that are still actively developed. Check the Tomato forums at Linksysinfo.

Advanced Tomato is just Tomato with a fancy UI applied to it, functionality is the same as in the main forks.

 

[muffintastic]

There are a number of Tomato forks that are still actively developed. Check the Tomato forums at Linksysinfo.

Advanced Tomato is just Tomato with a fancy UI applied to it, functionality is the same as in the main forks.

Tbh I've tried flashing the latest version of Tomato but it won't allow me. I think since 384 branch and it modifying the NVRAM you're unable to flash other FW to the router without it going in a constant boot loop, the only cure is to keep 384.xxx on. @RMerlin am I wrong?

 

[RMerlin]

Tbh I've tried flashing the latest version of Tomato but it won't allow me. I think since 384 branch and it modifying the NVRAM you're unable to flash other FW to the router without it going in a constant boot loop, the only cure is to keep 384.xxx on. @RMerlin am I wrong?

Dunno, I haven't used Tomato for a few years now.

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[muffintastic]

Dunno, I haven't used Tomato for a few years now.

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Yeah, if you flash DD-WRT, Tomato or flash and older build of your FW or older stock FW you just have a constant boot loop. The way to cure this as stated go into rescue mode and only flash 384.XXX branch. I guess because the 384,XXX changed the NVRAM size.

 

[MysticGold04]

Do a google search for the DDWRT wiki for your specific router... for instance 'ddwrt wiki ac68u' has lots of good information. I've flashed mine with DDWRT and have a main router and two bridges working great. They actually seem more stable than the Asus firmware, and feel more responsive. For the 68U, you flash a .trx in recovery mode, and then upgrade to the latest build through the web-if (.bin file)