5GHz-2 Broken on RT-AC5300

[torsteinko]

Hi,

Not sure this is really the right forum, but I have been using merlin on my ASUS-5300 since I bought it, and it has worked very well. I ran 380.69 and then 380.69_2 for some time, but a few days ago the 5GHz-2 network is misbehaving to the point where it is useless. You might remember a thread I posted a while back with a similar problem where it turned out that a eye-fi card when it connected to my Android phone caused the 5GHz-2 network to drop out. So I have not used that in quite some time. However, now the challenge is that the network shows up and can usually be connected to. After a successful connection sometimes a few packets are received, i.e. I can ping a server, start to open a web page and then it drops. At which I sometimes get an error with bad password trying to reconnect, or that it simply is not able to aquire an IP. (I am close to the router, with excellent signal strength),

All other networks (2.4, and 5-1) works fine. I have not been able to track down exactly when it happened, but it was just a few days ago.

I upgraded to the 384.4 alpha build also just to see if that could help, and performed a factory reset. Are there any good troubleshooting steps here, I am slightly worried this might be a hardware issue.

Appreciate any ideas!

Torstein

 

[torsteinko]

Hi,

I was/am planning to return the router so I sidegraded to the official ASUS firmware, and as expected that did not have much effect. However, I then tried to reduce the modulation scheme from 11 to 9 which had a very positive effect, now my devices can connect to the 5GHz-2 and use it and have been working the last 20 minutes. Not sure if that indicates driver/hw/configuration issue, but I'll keep it like that for a little while.

Torstein

 

[torsteinko]

Spoke to soon, after a couple of clients connected and downloaded an update to a xbox game the network went down.

 

[torsteinko]

After upgrading to 384.4, I got a dump, and eth3 never comes back up: I did some searching, but not found anything useful yet. Any ideas?
Dump attached, excerpts:

Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: _entries:
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Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.091 wl2: wlc_dpc HAMMERING: MI_GP0 set
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.091 wl2: fatal error, reinitializing
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.092 wlc_ucode_download: wl2: Loading non-MU ucode
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.107 wl2: CORE INIT : nfifo 6 mu_tx_enab 0
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.107 wl2: CORE INIT : mode 2 pktclassify 1 rxsplit 0 hdr conve 0 DMA_CT Disabled
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.117 wl2 wlc_txbf_set_shm_idx: scb aleady has user index 255
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.124 wl2: wlc_dpc: need to reinit() 5, Big Hammer
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.124 wl2: fatal error, reinitializing
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.125 wlc_ucode_download: wl2: Loading non-MU ucode
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.140 wl2: CORE INIT : nfifo 6 mu_tx_enab 0
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.140 wl2: CORE INIT : mode 2 pktclassify 1 rxsplit 0 hdr conve 0 DMA_CT Disabled
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.150 wl2 wlc_txbf_set_shm_idx: scb aleady has user index 255
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.158 wl2: link up (wl2)
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.158 wl2: link up (wl2)
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.159 wl2.0: wlc_send_bar: seq 0x409 tid 0
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 wl2: wlc_bmac_suspend_mac_and_wait: waited 83000 uS and MI_MACSSPNDD is still not on.
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 wl2: reason = mac suspend failure at 1880 seconds. corerev 64 028624.693 ucode revision 1073.579 features 0x0426
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 psmdebug 0x00c989ce phydebug 0x31 macctl 0x4160402 maccmd 0x4
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: psm_brc 0x0000 psm_brc_1 0x00b0 M_UCODE_DBGST 0x2
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 ifsstat 0x80b2 028624.693 ifsstat1 0x00f0 028624.693 txectl 0x481c 028624.693 txestat 0x0425 028624.693
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 txestat2 0x0020 028624.693 rxestat1 0xc080 028624.693 rxestat2 0x0444 028624.693 rcv_frmcnt 0x0000 028624.693
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 rxe_rxcnt 0x0064 028624.693 wepctl 0x0000 028624.693
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 aqmfifordy 0x0698 028624.693 wepstat 0x0000 028624.693 wep_ivloc 0x0076 028624.693 wep_psdulen 0x005e 028624.693
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 aqmfifordyL 0x0002 028624.693 aqmfifordyH 0x0000 028624.693 rxe_errval 0x0001 028624.693 rxe_errmask 0x00ef 028624.693
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 rxe_status3 0x0100 028624.693
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 wlc_dump_aggfifo:
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 psm_reg_mux 0xfff0 aqmqmap 0x101 aqmfifo_status 0x1f
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 AQM agg params 0x3f00 maxlen hi/lo 0x0 0xffff minlen 0x0 adjlen 0x8
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 AQM agg results 0x4000 num 1 len hi/lo 0x0 0x66 BAbitmap(0-3) 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 AQM agg rdptr 0 mpdu_len 0x62 idx 0x0 info 0x0
Feb 28 18:56:00 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.693 PC :
...
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 wl2:wlc_bmac_suspend_mac_and_wait: Hammering due to SPINWAIT timeout
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 wl2: PSM microcode watchdog fired at 1880 (seconds). Resetting.
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 wl2: reason = psm watchdog at 1880 seconds. corerev 64 028624.694 ucode revision 1073.579 features 0x0426
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 psmdebug 0x00c989ce phydebug 0x0 macctl 0x4160402 maccmd 0x4
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: psm_brc 0x0000 psm_brc_1 0x00b0 M_UCODE_DBGST 0x2
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 ifsstat 0x00af 028624.694 ifsstat1 0x00f0 028624.694 txectl 0x481c 028624.694 txestat 0x0425 028624.694
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 txestat2 0x0020 028624.694 rxestat1 0xba80 028624.694 rxestat2 0x04c4 028624.694 rcv_frmcnt 0x0000 028624.694
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 rxe_rxcnt 0x0064 028624.694 wepctl 0x0000 028624.694
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 aqmfifordy 0x0698 028624.694 wepstat 0x0000 028624.694 wep_ivloc 0x0076 028624.694 wep_psdulen 0x005e 028624.694
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 aqmfifordyL 0x0002 028624.694 aqmfifordyH 0x0000 028624.694 rxe_errval 0x0001 028624.694 rxe_errmask 0x00ef 028624.694
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 rxe_status3 0x0100 028624.694
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 wlc_dump_aggfifo:
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 psm_reg_mux 0xfff0 aqmqmap 0x101 aqmfifo_status 0x1f
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 AQM agg params 0x3f00 maxlen hi/lo 0x0 0xffff minlen 0x0 adjlen 0x8
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 AQM agg results 0x4000 num 1 len hi/lo 0x0 0x66 BAbitmap(0-3) 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 AQM agg rdptr 0 mpdu_len 0x62 idx 0x0 info 0x0
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 PC :
...
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 wl2: wlc_dpc HAMMERING: MI_GP0 set
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.694 wl2: fatal error, reinitializing
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.695 wlc_ucode_download: wl2: Loading non-MU ucode
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.709 wl2: CORE INIT : nfifo 6 mu_tx_enab 0
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.710 wl2: CORE INIT : mode 2 pktclassify 1 rxsplit 0 hdr conve 0 DMA_CT Disabled
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.720 wl2 wlc_txbf_set_shm_idx: scb aleady has user index 255
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.727 wl2: wlc_dpc: need to reinit() 5, Big Hammer
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.727 wl2: fatal error, reinitializing
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.728 wlc_ucode_download: wl2: Loading non-MU ucode
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.743 wl2: CORE INIT : nfifo 6 mu_tx_enab 0
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.743 wl2: CORE INIT : mode 2 pktclassify 1 rxsplit 0 hdr conve 0 DMA_CT Disabled
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.753 wl2 wlc_txbf_set_shm_idx: scb aleady has user index 255
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.761 wl2: link up (wl2)
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.761 wl2: link up (wl2)
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028624.764 wl2.0: wlc_send_bar: seq 0x8c1 tid 0
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 wl2: wlc_bmac_suspend_mac_and_wait: waited 83000 uS and MI_MACSSPNDD is still not on.
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 wl2: reason = mac suspend failure at 1881 seconds. corerev 64 028625.297 ucode revision 1073.579 features 0x0426
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 psmdebug 0x00ec89ce phydebug 0x31 macctl 0x4160402 maccmd 0x4
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: psm_brc 0x0000 psm_brc_1 0x00a0 M_UCODE_DBGST 0x2
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 ifsstat 0x9ea0 028625.297 ifsstat1 0x00f0 028625.297 txectl 0x4000 028625.297 txestat 0x0425 028625.297
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 txestat2 0x0020 028625.297 rxestat1 0xc080 028625.297 rxestat2 0x044e 028625.297 rcv_frmcnt 0x0000 028625.297
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 rxe_rxcnt 0x0026 028625.297 wepctl 0x0000 028625.297
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 aqmfifordy 0x0de4 028625.297 wepstat 0x0000 028625.297 wep_ivloc 0x0076 028625.297 wep_psdulen 0x0020 028625.297
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 aqmfifordyL 0x0002 028625.297 aqmfifordyH 0x0000 028625.297 rxe_errval 0x0001 028625.297 rxe_errmask 0x00ef 028625.297
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 rxe_status3 0x0000 028625.297
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 wlc_dump_aggfifo:
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 psm_reg_mux 0xfff0 aqmqmap 0x101 aqmfifo_status 0xf
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 AQM agg params 0x3f2f maxlen hi/lo 0x4 0x2040 minlen 0xc8 adjlen 0x8
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 AQM agg results 0x4001 num 1 len hi/lo 0x0 0x2b7 BAbitmap(0-3) 0 0 0 0
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 AQM agg rdptr 0 mpdu_len 0x2b3 idx 0x1 info 0x1
Feb 28 18:56:01 kernel: DUMP CONSOLE: 028625.297 PC :

 

[RMerlin]

Turn off the power for 10-15 secs to reset the electronics.

 

[torsteinko]

Turn off the power for 10-15 secs to reset the electronics.

Thank you! - I actually did do that, and it worked for 2 minutes before it happened again.

 

[RMerlin]

Make sure the issue doesn't happen when one specific client connects to your router, that might explain why the issue only appear after a few minutes. Disconnect/turn off all your wifi clients, then reconnect them one at a time to see if one of them causes the issue.

If it still fails, then it's highly likely to be a hardware issue. Asus provides fairly long warranties on these models, so it might still be under warranty. Just make sure to flash it back to stock firmware first, in case their tech support ask you to conduct a few tests before issuing an RMA (or in case they actually find out a way to resolve your issue).