Asuswrt-Merlin 378.51 Beta 1 is out

[netmik3]

Tried my own dirty way, just for fun:

# nvram show | awk '{print length(), $0 | "sort -n -r"}' | cut -d"=" -f 1 | head
size: 48678 bytes (16858 left)
1850 vpn_crt_client1_crt
1755 vpn_crt_client1_ca
1728 vpn_crt_client1_key
1089 sshd_hostkey
624 sshd_dsskey
466 client_info_tmp
382 nmp_client_list
338 sshd_ecdsakey
275 rc_support
239 sshd_authkeys

admin@RT-AC3200:/tmp/home/root# nvram show | awk '{print length(), $0 | "sort -n
-r"}' | cut -d"=" -f 1 | head
size: 65542 bytes (-6 left)
1869 vpn_crt_server1_crt
1750 vpn_crt_server1_ca
1727 vpn_crt_server1_key
1572 client_info_tmp
1296 vpn_crt_server1_client_crt
1089 sshd_hostkey
993 nmp_client_list
943 vpn_crt_server1_client_key
939 vpn_crt_server1_ca_key
751 sshd_authkeys

 

[netmik3]

Thanks guys, so no bug? The printer thing looks like a bug.

But the vpn keys are just too big now? The tmp list uses a lot of storage. A $300 router limited by 64k nvram lol what a joke.

 

[DaveMishSr]

I'm really liking your original mission statement and would encourage you to stick with it. If you deviate from that, you will probably be committing to more work and support without compensation. Your enhancements are really appreciated, but ASUS needs to be the primary support for their routers.

For what it is worth I concur. Stick with your original mission statement. Besides, if you start removing features the requests from users will rapidly escalate, I would imagine, and make life more difficult for you than it already is.

 

[john9527]

Thanks guys, so no bug? The printer thing looks like a bug.

But the vpn keys are just too big now? The tmp list uses a lot of storage. A $300 router limited by 64k nvram lol what a joke.

It's not the VPN keys....they are the same. It's all the nvram parameters added to support the 3rd radio on the AC3200 that's eating up the space.

You may need to try the recent wiki add from @Calisro to move the VPN keys so all those other new keys can fit.
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/reducing-nvram-for-openvpn-certs.

 

[netmik3]

It's not the VPN keys....they are the same. It's all the nvram parameters added to support the 3rd radio on the AC3200 that's eating up the space.

You may need to try the recent wiki add from @Calisro to move the VPN keys so all those other new keys can fit.
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/reducing-nvram-for-openvpn-certs.

Thanks did it. That wiki forgot to say add the line breaks back from the backup it creates.

 

[john9527]

Thanks did it. That wiki forgot to say add the line breaks back from the backup it creates.

Glad to hear it!!! If you found something in the wiki that needs updating, please go ahead (or send a note to Calisro)

I was doing some measurements with a mod on my script and my guess is that the 3rd radio is taking up at least 6-7K in NVS.
ASUS definitely needs to do something to add to the default nvram space for the 3200.

 

[ryzhov_al]

Thanks guys, so no bug? The printer thing looks like a bug.

Yes, printer_model_t variable still contains some garbage. Take a look how much space it consumes:

nvram show > /dev/null
nvram set printer_model_t="Zebra LP"
nvram commit
nvram show > /dev/null

I hope it will free some space.

 

[john9527]

Yes, printer_model_t variable still contains some garbage. Take a look how much space it consumes:

nvram show > /dev/null
nvram set printer_model_t="Zebra LP"
nvram commit
nvram show > /dev/null

I hope it will free some space.

Earlier I took a a quick look at that variable....if I remember correctly it was set to a structure containing Model, Manufacturer's info, and up to a 1K field of description info retrieved from the printer. I didn't keep going to see if the 1K descriptor is actually used or should just be dumped.

 

[pepeEL]

Asus now only makes racing with a brand NETGEAR who has a better router.

And what is the Main mission? What is the goal?

 

[dlandon]

Asus now only makes racing with a brand NETGEAR who has a better router.

And what is the Main mission? What is the goal?

"The primary goals of this project are to fix bugs, add a few basic features and tweaks to the original firmware. This firmware will try to remain as close as possible to the original firmware."

 

[joegreat]

Hi,

I found a very strange issue with the JFFS partition: Was trying to delete it (by re-formating), but it simply did not work!
Regardless of the settings under Administration/System/Persistent JFFS2 partition - the JFFS never got deleted!
Disabling it, Format at next boot (and both togehter) plus with or without Enable custom scripts and configs: Always the same result: The content was still there after reboot!

Only a factory reset was able to stop the horrific episode and to delete the content!

Any ideas what maybe wrong here?

With kind regards
Joe

 

[PaulC]

disk_monitor will unmount partitions at boot so it can run a filesystem consistency check, and after which it will remount them. So that part is normal behaviour.

...

So whenever using services-start, don't take for granted what has (or hasn't yet) started, unless you apply a generous sleep time, or make your script intelligent enough to see if an associated service (or event) has occurred yet.

OK, so it's expected behavior, not something unique to .51b1. I'll modify my script to check if /dev/sda1 exists, and if so, wait for it to be (re)mounted before attempting to run a script on it

On the wiki, the entry for services-start says: "After all other system services have been started at boot." (https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/User-scripts) It's probably worth adding the advice you provided here, since it's not quite as simple as that statement makes it sound

Thank, RMerlin

- Paul

 

[TeHashX]

OK, so it's expected behavior, not something unique to .51b1. I'll modify my script to check if /dev/sda1 exists, and if so, wait for it to be (re)mounted before attempting to run a script on it

On the wiki, the entry for services-start says: "After all other system services have been started at boot." (https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/User-scripts) It's probably worth adding the advice you provided here, since it's not quite as simple as that statement makes it sound

Thank, RMerlin

- Paul

Try to run a manually disk scan directly from router, type in terminal after unmounting usb disk:

e2fsck -fv /dev/sda1

Believe me, I installed optware and entware a lot of times and I get same issues like yours when disk had some errors.

 

[Magnus33]

Names aren't updated in the system wireless log if they are changed in network map.

 

[bodean]

Wonder if we will see beta 2 this weekend =)

 

[RMerlin]

Names aren't updated in the system wireless log if they are changed in network map.

That's normal. Wireless page shows the actual network hostname while the network map edits are just description/labels.

 

[rickygao]

I just switched from ADSL to cable plan, AC87U is now behind the cable modem which is in bridge mode, I found that everytime I reboot AC87U, although "Network Map" showed "Internet Status Connected", but it will redirect me to the error page, until I click on the "Apply" button again on "WAN->Internet Connection" with nothing changed, I can connect to Internet again.

Just wondering if this is a bug? the router need to get/send some information from/to the cable modem?

I'm in version 378.50, haven't try 378.51 yet

 

[Txdk]

saw this in the log

Mar  5 22:43:01 smbd[909]: [2015/03/05 22:43:01.890615,  0] smbd/process.c:244(read_packet_remainder)
Mar  5 22:43:01 smbd[909]:   read_fd_with_timeout failed for client 192.168.1.58 read error = NT code 0xc0000011.
Mar  5 22:43:02 smbd[910]: [2015/03/05 22:43:02.892695,  0] smbd/process.c:244(read_packet_remainder)
Mar  5 22:43:02 smbd[910]:   read_fd_with_timeout failed for client 192.168.1.58 read error = NT code 0xc0000011.

 

[SmallNetGuy]

Final 378.51 release here: http://www.snbforums.com/threads/asuswrt-merlin-378-51-is-out.23198/

 

[RMerlin]

ISSUE - Wifi Button not working = 87U

I just moved to Merlin (378.51 beta) from stock. While everything is working as expected, the physical wifi button in this model is not working. When the router boots, it works immediately after, but stops working after that. The software stealth mode works, but not the physical button. Did anyone else face this issue?

Working fine for me, tested while my router had one day of uptime.