Hi guys, I am repurposing a pair of my XT12s for my father, so the stock firmware will be better for his needs.
However, I am unable to upgrade one of them from 3004.388.8_4 - neither the latest Asus stock firmware works, nor does for that matter the latest Merlin's release does.
Each time the update finishes successfully, but upon reboot it’s still the old 3004.388.8_4.
Thanks @bennor for listing these, I have tried all of the below:
All my other 3 XT12s have upgraded for many issues, and I've beed using Merlin's firmware for many-many years with no issues.
Any ideas what may be causing it? @RMerlin?
However, I am unable to upgrade one of them from 3004.388.8_4 - neither the latest Asus stock firmware works, nor does for that matter the latest Merlin's release does.
Each time the update finishes successfully, but upon reboot it’s still the old 3004.388.8_4.
Thanks @bennor for listing these, I have tried all of the below:
- Try using a different computer and or different web browser to flash the firmware.
- Clear the web browser's cache. Sometimes a browser may load an old page, not reflecting the firmware change.
- Make sure to use a computer wired (Ethernet) directly to the router being flashed, disconnect all other attached AiMesh, LAN and WiFi devices. If the computer has two or more network adapters, disable all but the one Ethernet adapter that is directly connected to the router. Do not use any sort of power line adapters or extenders between the computer and router. Avoid flashing firmware over WiFi.
- Try temporarily disabling any browser addon's or extensions, and temporarily disable any third party antivirus/firewall/security software on the computer.
- If you have a USB drive attached to the router, disconnect the USB drive(s) from the router before trying to flash the firmware.
- Try performing a hard factory reset on the router first followed by a basic manual configuration (do notimport a saved router.cfg file), then try to flash the firmware. Did it several times including the WPS method.
- Flash the stock Asus firmware for your router first, then try flashing the latest Asus-Merlin firmware to the router.
- Check the entire firmware release / change log to see if there are any special firmware updating or downgrading instructions buried in older firmware releases.
All my other 3 XT12s have upgraded for many issues, and I've beed using Merlin's firmware for many-many years with no issues.
Any ideas what may be causing it? @RMerlin?
