Release Asuswrt-Merlin 384.19 is now available

[RMerlin]

Asuswrt-Merlin 384.19 is now available for all supported models, except for the RT-AX56U (no up-to-date GPL available for that model).

The main changes of this release are the merge of GPL updates, and a nearly complete rewrite of the OpenVPN implementation (functionality should remain mostly unchanged, aside from a few minor things documented in the changelog, and a few bug fixes.)

IMPORTANT: due to a flash partition layout change from Asus on the RT-AC86U, the JFFS partition content for that model may be missing or corrupted following the upgrade to 384.19. Make sure you make a backup of your JFFS partition before upgrading. If you run into issues, then reformat the JFFS partition (don`t forget to reboot), then restore your JFFS backup.

Please see the included changelog for the list of changes.

Downloads are here.
Changelog is here.

 

[RMerlin]

Reserved.

 

[CriticJay]

- FIXED: Some large DNS queries could fail when using DoT
(patch backported from upstream)

Awesome!

 

[shabbs]

Nice! Upgrading now... as always... thanks @RMerlin for all you do.

 

[hifiwifi]

For some reason, the time didn't update, which caused VPN clients to fail with the log entry below. I rebooted and it still wouldn't update. I changed the NTP server from default pool to north-america.pool.ntp.org and it updated. Just an FYI in case anyone else has VPN issues after the upgrade.
May 5 00:10:40 ovpn-client1[7875]: VERIFY ERROR: depth=0, error=certificate is not yet valid: C=US, ST=CA, L=LosAngeles,

 

[MoonPie2000]

Dirty upgrade from Beta 2 - smooth as silk - everything running great!

 

[heslo]

Updating now, thanks mate!

EDIT: Flashed with no issues from .19b2

 

[Eric Lieb]

Do we have to redo the openvpn server on this new version because of all the changes?

 

[Xanunez]

Hey new to tech and not sure how to make a backup of the JFFS. If anyone can help out? Thanks.

 

[HorseCalledHorse]

Hey new to tech and not sure how to make a backup of the JFFS. If anyone can help out? Thanks.

On the router web GUI, go to Administration then click on the Restore/Save/Upload tab.

 

[Xanunez]

On the router web GUI, go to Administration then click on the Restore/Save/Upload tab.

thanks for your help

 

[miroco]

Dirty upgrade from 384.18 to .19 on an rt-86u with an OpenVPN Server. Everything is good. Thank you.

 

[Makaveli]

Updated Thank you!

Question missing icon here?

 

[Deleted member 22229]

Updated to 19 final. Had to format JFFS as it showed unmounted. Now all is good. Thanks @Merlin.

 

[Jeffrey Young]

Updated Thank you!

Question missing icon here?

Try Shift-F5 on your browser

 

[Makaveli]

Try Shift-F5 on your browser

Thanks that did it but since I'm on Firefox had to use Ctrl + F5

 

[RMerlin]

Do we have to redo the openvpn server on this new version because of all the changes?

No, unless you have an RT-AC86U and didn't keep a backup of your JFFS partition.

 

[Keith Gorham]

Dirty upgrade no issues.

Curious why sometimes I have to power off and sometimes I do not.
On an AP, upgrade no power cycle needed.
On main upgrade needed power cycle.

 

[Eric Lieb]

No, unless you have an RT-AC86U and didn't keep a backup of your JFFS partition.

I do have an AC86 but it didn't seem to corrupt the JFFS partition. Just to be safe I restored a backup tho.

 

[eclp]

No chance after the update to access via WebUI and SSH on my AX88U. Have disconnected the device from power several times, even the modem, unfortunately no success. Do I really need to reset the router? (However, all clients have connected normally via Wifi.)