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AnthonyArmato said:
Oh really ? .116 is a beta and it doesn't start with 9.
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Hi i know of an official beta posted on the asus support page and it`s number is 3.1.0.3.90 the one with some usb fix, so i concluded that those numbered with 9. is of the same nature as it has that 1 after the first number and it seems to indicate beta, just not an official beta.
 
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There's a 9.1.0.3.125 floating around. Odd version number, I suspect that build might be for some specific countries. I only compared the webpages with those from build 116, and there's quite some changes there. I didn't dare flashing my router with it however, as I got the link from some russian forum where I can't understand anything - all I can understand is there's a download link there from which I can get this file, with no idea if people are saying it's a router-bricker, or the best firmware ever released yet :)

The link can be found on this thread: http://forum.ixbt.com/topic.cgi?id=14:56360-24
 
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Yeah, I have that version. Installed it and saw no changes so I went back to 116. Was leery to leave it running without any noticeable difference.
 
mrcom said:
Hi yes at the moment im running .108 i have tried them all and right now it seems to be the one that works the best. .112 and over i had problems with dhcp server.
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Same here, .108 firmware works best for me at the moment.
 
Updating RT-N66U to NVRAM 64K... Lets see the results ;)

Update link:


Jan 1 00:00:09 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4 (2012-05-14 08:33:01 CST)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Linux version 2.6.22.19 (root@asus) (gcc version 4.2.4) #2 Mon May 14 08:42:52 CST 2012
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: CPU revision is: 00019749
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Determined physical RAM map:
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: memory: 07fff000 @ 00000000 (usable)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: memory: 08000000 @ 87fff000 (usable)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Zone PFN ranges:
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Normal 0 -> 131072
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: HighMem 131072 -> 589823
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: early_node_map[2] active PFN ranges
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0: 0 -> 32767
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0: 557055 -> 589823
Jan 1 00:00:09 syslog: module ledtrig-usbdev not found in modules.dep
Jan 1 00:00:09 syslog: module leds-usb not found in modules.dep
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Built 1 zonelists. Total pages: 65535
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Primary instruction cache 32kB, physically tagged, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Primary data cache 32kB, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Synthesized TLB refill handler (20 instructions).
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Synthesized TLB load handler fastpath (32 instructions).
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Synthesized TLB store handler fastpath (32 instructions).
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Synthesized TLB modify handler fastpath (31 instructions).
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PID hash table entries: 512 (order: 9, 2048 bytes)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: CPU: BCM5300 rev 1 pkg 0 at 600 MHz
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Using 300.000 MHz high precision timer.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: console [ttyS0] enabled
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Inode-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Memory: 255016k/131068k available (2429k kernel code, 6828k reserved, 502k data, 200k init, 131072k highmem)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 16
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Initializing host
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Reset RC
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Initializing host
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Reset RC
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bus 0
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI/PCIe coreunit 0 is set to bus 1.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bridge
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bridge
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:00.1 (0004 -> 0006)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bus 1
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI/PCIe coreunit 1 is set to bus 2.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bridge
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bridge
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:00.1 (0004 -> 0006)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PCI: Fixing up bus 2
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 2
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Time: MIPS clocksource has been installed.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: TCP established hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: TCP bind hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 4096 bind 4096)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: TCP reno registered
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: io scheduler noop registered (default)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: HDLC line discipline: version $Revision: 4.8 $, maxframe=4096
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: N_HDLC line discipline registered.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: serial8250: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xb8000300 (irq = 8) is a 16550A
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: serial8250: ttyS1 at MMIO 0xb8000400 (irq = 8) is a 16550A
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: MPPE/MPPC encryption/compression module registered
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 24
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PPPoL2TP kernel driver, V0.18.3
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: PPTP driver version 0.8.5
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Physically mapped flash: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Physically mapped flash: CFI does not contain boot bank location. Assuming top.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: number of CFI chips: 1
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Flash device: 0x2000000 at 0x1c000000
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Creating 5 MTD partitions on "Physically mapped flash":
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0x00000000-0x00040000 : "pmon"
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0x00040000-0x01fe0000 : "linux"
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0x0013c400-0x011e0000 : "rootfs"
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0x01fe0000-0x02000000 : "nvram"
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: 0x01f40000-0x01fe0000 : "jffs2"
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Found an serial flash with 0 0KB blocks; total size 0MB
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: sflash: found no supported devices
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: _nvram_init: allocat header: 2280849408, size= 65536
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: u32 classifier
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: OLD policer on
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30.
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (2048 buckets, 16384 max)
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: ipt_time loading
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: net/ipv4/netfilter/tomato_ct.c [May 13 2012 22:29:36]
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 1
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 10
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
Jan 1 00:00:09 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 17
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: Bridge firewalling registered
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 200k freed
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: Warning: unable to open an initial console.
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ctf: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: eth0: Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.100.138.20
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:01.0 (0000 -> 0002)
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: eth1: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless Controller 5.100.138.20
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:01.0 (0000 -> 0002)
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: eth2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless Controller 5.100.138.20
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new device driver usb
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ufsd: driver 8.5 (U85_S[2011-11-01-13:41:37]) LBD=ON with ioctl loaded at c0212000
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: NTFS support included
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: Built_for__asus_n66u_2011-10-27
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:04.1: EHCI Host Controller
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:04.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:04.1: EHCI Fastpath: New EHCI driver starting
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:04.1: irq 6, io mem 0x18004000
 
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.... continues


Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ehci_hcd 0000:00:04.1: USB 0.0 started, EHCI 1.00
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:04.0: OHCI Host Controller
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:04.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:04.0: irq 6, io mem 0x18009000
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver asix
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ether
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver net1080
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver rndis_host
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver zaurus
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: register_vlan_device: ALREADY had VLAN registered
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: register_vlan_device: ALREADY had VLAN registered
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usb 1-1.4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: usb 1-1.4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jan 1 00:00:10 kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: br0: starting userspace STP failed, starting kernel STP
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: vlan1: dev_set_promiscuity(master, 1)
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: device eth0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: device vlan1 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access Multi Flash Reader 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan 1 00:00:12 kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
Jan 1 00:00:13 kernel: device eth1 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 1 00:00:14 stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: device eth2 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: br0: port 3(eth2) entering forwarding state
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: br0: port 2(eth1) entering forwarding state
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Jan 1 00:00:14 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering forwarding state
Jan 1 00:00:14 WAN Connection: Ethernet link down.
Jan 1 00:00:14 dnsmasq[522]: started, version 2.55 cachesize 1500
Jan 1 00:00:14 dnsmasq[522]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-I18N DHCP TFTP
Jan 1 00:00:14 dnsmasq[522]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Jan 1 00:00:14 dnsmasq-dhcp[522]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.254, lease time 1d
Jan 1 00:00:14 dnsmasq[522]: read /etc/hosts - 2 addresses
Jan 1 00:00:14 RT-N66U: start httpd
Jan 1 00:00:15 syslog: SNet version started
Jan 1 00:00:15 miniupnpd[543]: HTTP listening on port 59107
Jan 1 00:00:15 miniupnpd[543]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Jan 1 00:00:15 miniupnpd[543]: ioctl(s, SIOCGIFADDR, ...): Cannot assign requested address
Jan 1 00:00:15 miniupnpd[543]: ioctl(s, SIOCGIFADDR, ...): Cannot assign requested address
Jan 1 00:00:39 notify_rc : start_autodet
Jan 1 00:00:45 notify_rc : start_autodet
Jan 1 00:00:47 notify_rc : start_autodet
Jan 1 00:01:09 notify_rc : restart_time
Jan 1 00:01:09 kernel: klogd: exiting
Jan 1 00:01:09 syslogd exiting
Dec 31 12:01:09 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4
Dec 31 12:01:09 kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.17.4 (2012-05-14 08:33:01 CST)
Dec 31 12:01:09 syslog: Password for 'admin' changed
Dec 31 12:01:09 RT-N66U: start httpd


RT-N66U login: admin
Password:


ASUSWRT RT-N66U_9.0.0.3 Mon May 14 00:33:02 UTC 2012
admin@RT-N66U:/tmp/home/root# nvram show >/dev/null
size: 27549 bytes (37987 left)
 
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@hggomes

How can Download ist the new FW build
 
CFE files, i only have "compared" them and shared in case anyone wants to see them. It seems CFE was not really updated, but hacked somehow to reach to 64K...
 
Just updated mine. Surprisingly my backup settings worked this time when restored.

Any idea how this firmware compares to RT-N66U_9.1.0.3_125 ? I assume RT-N66U_9.1.0.3_125 is newer since it's 9.1, or maybe not.
 
I guess the main purpose was updating NVRAM size, so don't expect too much differences, unfortunately i don't have access to changelog.
 
That 9.1.0.3_125 version is one that Asus had me try to fix a problem I had with some client devices getting stuck on the detection. It fixed it for me, or at least for those two devices (Epson printer and a WD Media player).
 
Neither resolved the client list for me. RT-N66U_9.1.0.3_125 did resolve the issue I was having with the QOS page not showing (even the side menu) after adding 8 MAC addresses manually.
 
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