388.9_alpha1 Firmware for RT-AX58U and GT-AX11000

[RMerlin]

Yes you're right, the formatting is terrible to work with from devtools ..

Javascripts are minified during firmware build, for space reasons. The original code is properly formatted.

 

[DJones]

Dirty Upgrade no issues.

Seems Asus has updated the Privacy Terms in this update.

ASUS PRIVACY NOTICE
Welcome to use this ASUS Software/web GUI interface (“this Software”/ “this Interface”) for ASUS networking products (“ASUS Product”)! Please read this Notice carefully:

1. In order to provide you with the following functions, by clicking “Agree” below, you agree to share your following data related to your ASUS Product(s) associated with this Software/ Interface:
   1. Function of account log-in: For easier management of your ASUS Product(s) and related services (such as binding your ASUS Product(s) under your account), you may need to provide ASUS with your login email address of this Software.
   2. Functions of ASUS firmware and security upgrades, DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System for connecting ASUS Product(s) with changing or fixed IP address), remote access service that allows this Software and some third party services (Alexa/Google Assistant/IFTTT) to remotely connect to your ASUS Product(s), backup/transfer service for the configuration settings among ASUS Products, management of multiple ASUS Products and push notification service:In order to provide you with the above functions and to assess and improve ASUS services and improve stability, you may need to provide ASUS with your IP address, MAC address, DDNS name, the country of manufacture, model name, firmware and software module version, security version, manufacture date and version of hardware, firmware update data (such as execution method, time and numbers of firmware update), system status (such as usage status of fan, CPU, RAM, flash memory and voltage), numbers and time of boot-ups, the time/network/LAN-port you use to connect to your ASUS Product(s), crash history, product name and code, the number of times of security events with ASUS, login/usage status, as well as screen size, language settings and type of mobile device (such as iOS device).
2. Third party-related services:
   1. Alexa/Google Assistant/IFTTT: If you use any of these services, you agree that ASUS may share your IP address and Mac address to Amazon.com Inc./Google Inc./ IFTTT Inc. in order to remotely connect your ASUS Product(s) with these services.
   2. Third party Software Development Kit (SDK) for push notification function: To provide you with the above service, you agree that ASUS may use SDKs developed by third parties. We may change the list of SDKs from time to time, and update the list via this Notice. Below is the current SDK for this function: Google Firebase for Android SDK, with its data collection notice released by Google Inc. at https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/play-data-disclosure.
   3. For the services provided by third parties, please note that your information may be collected by those third parties. For more information, please refer to the privacy- related statement issued by the third parties.
3. Please kindly note: If you click “Disagree” below or disable the sharing of the above data of paragraph 1 with ASUS through “Administration” page of this Interface, or if you are a child thus preventing the collection of the above data by ASUS, it may result in the following effects:
   1. The inability to update to the latest firmware version and unable to receive the most up-to-date security protection on your ASUS Product(s). However, to protect the security of your ASUS Product(s) and ensure the compliance with laws, for upgrades addressing important security issues or meeting legal/regulatory requirements, those upgrades will still be downloaded and installed automatically.In this case, ASUS will collect your IP address, hashed MAC address, the country of manufacture, model name, firmware and software module version and security version, which is necessary data for ASUS to deliver these important upgrades to your ASUS Product(s) associated with this Software/ Interface.
   2. The functions listed in paragraph 1 for this Software/ Interface may not be worked normally without the above data of paragraph 1 for providing those services. The essential functions of ASUS Products will not be affected, such as internet connection and local settings stored in your ASUS Product(s).
4. ASUS is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy; you may visit “Administration->Policy” at this Interface to enable/disable the sharing of your above data with ASUS at all times. To know more about how ASUS protects your privacy, please visit ASUS’ Privacy Policy.

To protect your privacy, please proceed with the age check. If you are a child under the age of 16, to protect your privacy, generally we will not collect the above data in paragraph 1 through this Software/ Interface except when providing you with upgrades addressing important security issues or meeting legal/regulatory requirements as mentioned above in paragraph 3(1).

 

[DJones]

- NEW: (re-added) VPN interface selector on the Speedtest page, to test a VPN tunnel's throughput.

What interface selector?

 

[RMerlin]

What interface selector?

Need a configured VPN client for it to appear.

The broken CSS is a known issue.

 

[DJones]

Also something new I noticed under firmware upgrades. @RMerlin will this affect Merlin builds going forward in terms of stock firmware being forced onto routers?

Edit: My only hope is ASD or this security upgrade doesn't cause grievances.

Some further discussion on it can be found here: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/security-upgrade-option-on-rt-ax88u-pro.88714/

Auto Firmware Upgrade made official - a new Note in Asus FAQ

In this Firmware Update FAQ: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1008000/ ... a new Note appeared recently: This gives you an explanation why your router auto upgraded to different* Asuswrt version even with Auto Firmware Upgrade set to OFF. * - When/if it happens I'm assuming it will auto...

www.snbforums.com

 

[RMerlin]

Those security upgrades are related to ASD signatures and the likes. Stock firmware will never get pushed to a router running Asuswrt-Merlin since it doesn't even run that firmware update checking code.

 

[DJones]

Those security upgrades are related to ASD signatures and the likes. Stock firmware will never get pushed to a router running Asuswrt-Merlin since it doesn't even run that firmware update checking code.

Excellent thank you for the clarification.