Help - updating gnuton firmware on Asus XT 8 (RT-AX95Q), ver 1 hardware

[calamity]

Hi - I have XT8, version 1 - one router, one mesh node. Back in 2023, I flashed the firmware from stock Asus to Gnuton, using RT-AX95Q_3004_388.4_0-gnuton1_puresqubi.w . I have not updated the firmware since then.

I would like to update now. Is RT-AX95Q_3004_388.8_2-gnuton1_puresqubi.w the file to use?

And I'm confused about the steps to take, and would appreciate help. If possible, please be as step-wise and specific as possible, and assume I know nothing. (I remember almost nothing of what I did the first time.) Please include steps for flashing both the router and the node, and any preliminary backup steps. Like, do I have to reset the router to factory defaults first, if I'm updating from one Gnuton version to another? Is there any point to trying to save my current settings? (I read that you should not restore settings from a different firmware version.) There are SO many settings, and I have very little idea of what most of them are.

Also, I seem to have some wifi problems. I have almost no cell signal strength at home, and need to use wifi calling, but lately, calls have been dropping. I read in the FAQ that the wireless driver comes from Asus. Does that mean I would have to reset to factory defaults, update the Asus firmware, and then re-install Gnuton??

Thanks so very much!

 

[Katana1074]

Hi - I have XT8, version 1 - one router, one mesh node. Back in 2023, I flashed the firmware from stock Asus to Gnuton, using RT-AX95Q_3004_388.4_0-gnuton1_puresqubi.w . I have not updated the firmware since then.

I would like to update now. Is RT-AX95Q_3004_388.8_2-gnuton1_puresqubi.w the file to use?

And I'm confused about the steps to take, and would appreciate help. If possible, please be as step-wise and specific as possible, and assume I know nothing. (I remember almost nothing of what I did the first time.) Please include steps for flashing both the router and the node, and any preliminary backup steps. Like, do I have to reset the router to factory defaults first, if I'm updating from one Gnuton version to another? Is there any point to trying to save my current settings? (I read that you should not restore settings from a different firmware version.) There are SO many settings, and I have very little idea of what most of them are.

Also, I seem to have some wifi problems. I have almost no cell signal strength at home, and need to use wifi calling, but lately, calls have been dropping. I read in the FAQ that the wireless driver comes from Asus. Does that mean I would have to reset to factory defaults, update the Asus firmware, and then re-install Gnuton??

Thanks so very much!

latest firmware for XT8, https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-m...on2/RT-AX95Q_3004_388.9_2-gnuton2_puresqubi.w

would be the file to use, you do not have to backup nor reset, prior to flashing a new firmware, I wouldn't recommend restoring a backup from older firmware as this can lead to issues, as to your wifi issues, this would likely not change regardless of what firmware you flash,

however this could be looked at (I use a simple android app to scan for networks) after you flash to the latest firmware....

 

[calamity]

Thank you!