Merlin for RT-AC68Uv2 B1

[KrypteX]

Hi everyone,

I have an old RT-AC68Uv2 B1 version which was running some old ASUS firmware on it, a version around or even older than ASUS 378, something before the NEW FORMAT arriving around 380_3000 that changed/updated the CFE if I remember correctly. Bootloader version is 1.0.2.5 - just checked.
Then it was flashed with an equally old DD-WRT version and has been abandoned for a while, it has been a few years since then...

Can someone knowledgeable please guide me through an upgrade process to get the latest Merlin on it and if there are any gotchas that I should be aware of? I guess there will be a few flashing upgrade steps before getting up to speed.

Thanks in advance!

 

[dave14305]

See this thread:

Solved - asus rt-ac68u (c1) won't flash to merlin firmware or asus stock firmware

is there anyone who can help me. I have an (old) asus rt-ac68u c1 with DD-WRT firmware (v3.0-r43718). I would like to upgrade this to merlin firmware. Only the router does not accept any firmware other than dd-wrt? I am getting the message through both GUI and firmware restoration flashing...

www.snbforums.com

 

[Sanna1967]

flash with 378.55 first

Asuswrt-Merlin - Browse /RT-AC68U/Release at SourceForge.net

Alternative firmware for Asus wireless routers

sourceforge.net

 

[john9527]

If you decide to try my fork as the migration step, I've made a separate directory of builds I've done that have been used successfully for various models

Microsoft OneDrive

1drv.ms

EDIT: For future reference there are also non-fork/base Merlin builds for the AC88 and AC3100 for DD-WRT migration.