RT-AX56U – No WiFi, missing/corrupt “factory” partition (need help to restore mtd10)

[kristiangg]

Hi everyone,

I have an ASUS RT-AX56U that has lost all WiFi functionality after a factory reset and firmware update. The router works fine over LAN, but no 2.4GHz or 5GHz WiFi networks appear, and the web interface always asks for “Country Code” but never activates the radio.

After some research, I found that the “factory” (or “manufacturing”) partition is missing from my router. When I check `/proc/mtd`, there is no partition named “factory” or “manufacturing” (mtd10 appears as “misc1” and contains only garbage data, not WiFi calibration).

Here’s my `/proc/mtd` output for reference:



dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 05f00000 00020000 "rootfs"
mtd1: 05f00000 00020000 "rootfs_update"
mtd2: 00800000 00020000 "data"
mtd3: 00100000 00020000 "nvram"
mtd4: 05f00000 00020000 "image"
mtd5: 05f00000 00020000 "image_update"
mtd6: 10000000 00020000 "dummy1"
mtd7: 10000000 00020000 "dummy2"
mtd8: 00100000 00020000 "misc3"
mtd9: 02f00000 00020000 "misc2"
mtd10: 00800000 00020000 "misc1"
mtd11: 05638000 0001f000 "rootfs_ubifs"
mtd12: 0001f000 0001f000 "METADATA"
mtd13: 0001f000 0001f000 "METADATACOPY"
mtd14: 0033682b 0001f000 "filestruct_full.bin"
mtd15: 006c8000 0001f000 "data"


And if I run `strings /dev/mtd10 | head -40`, I only see “UBI#”, “nvram”, and random characters.

I understand that I need to restore the “factory” partition (mtd10, WiFi calibration data) to make WiFi work again. I have SSH access and am comfortable with Linux commands.

**Would someone with a working RT-AX56U be willing to share a dump of their factory partition or guide me through the process to recreate/restore it?**
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

(Location: Spain, but any dump or guidance from a similar device would help.)

 

[ColinTaylor]

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[kristiangg]

Colin has been absolutely amazing and helped me recover my RT-AX56U when I had lost all WiFi functionality. Thanks to his expertise and dedication, the router is now working perfectly, and both WiFi bands are back to normal.

I want to publicly thank Colin for his patience, generosity, and technical skill. I couldn't have solved this without him.

For anyone else facing a similar issue, I highly recommend listening to his advice!

Thanks again, Colin – and thanks to everyone on SNBForums for maintaining such a helpful community!