Beta Asuswrt-Merlin 386.1 Beta (stage 2) is now available

[PeterR]

Did you ever use punch cards?

I started on a teletype machine for I/O, tricky to edit using punch tape.

 

[Jumpstarter]

Where did you get beta 4b from ? I see from reading post #2, that firmware was pulled from beta

it is under the prebeta download section along with the other "fixed" "doctored" version. beta4b was released to replace the flawed "beta4" that got pulled

 

[shabbs]

Who remembers loading a program from a cassette tape? Now that’s a trip.

VIC-20 FTW.

 

[dave14305]

VIC-20 FTW.

I vividly remember being excited to type in Weather Prophet for my C64 from this issue. I loved the weather.

Spoiler: COMPUTE!'s Gazette Mag Cover

 

[Jack Yaz]

Can we get back on topic please or move the discussion to a new thread?

 

[Hawk]

Just want to add even though beta 5 is not published yet, however with GPL 386_41700 guest network on RT-AX88U is working well, you can use guest network 1 with aimesh again if you like and let's Encrypt is working as well.

 

[Calkulin]

Looks like Beta 5 will be a solid release then. Hopefully Asus didn't mess up something else again but being that GPL was used for official firmwares, it's probably good enough for release, so we'll see

 

[Hawk]

Looks like Beta 5 will be a solid release then. Hopefully Asus didn't mess up something else again but being that GPL was used for official firmwares, it's probably good enough for release, so we'll see

Yep, so far I have it running over 1 day and 10 hrs and it is working well, I am hoping finger crossed things stay well and we will be one step closer to final version.

 

[Calkulin]

Yep, so far I have it running over 1 day and 10 hrs and it is working well, I am hoping finger crossed things stay well and we will be one step closer to final version.

As long as this version fixes the slight inconsistencies in wireless speeds I have with this new RT-AX88U over the RT-AX58U, I think I would be good with it for a while

 

[Deleted member 22229]

@Merlin. Can you give us more info on the failed update (2.83) to the DNS issue. And possibly tell us if this will be delaying any releases for Asus or yourself ?

 

[ItsMeDude]

I did a dirty flash on my RT-AX88U from beta 3 to beta 4b, and everything has been solid for about a day and a half now. I can also confirm that Let's Encrypt, and VPN client/server is working as it should in this release as well.

 

[AntonK]

Beta4 sailing along here.

 

[RMerlin]

@Merlin. Can you give us more info on the failed update (2.83) to the DNS issue

Security Advisory 2021-01-19-1 - dnsmasq multiple vulnerabilities

I'm also getting these errors (at least hourly) since the dnsmasq upgrade to v2.80-16.2 last night, running stock 19.07.5 r11257 on Linksys WRT3200ACM: dnsmasq Ignoring query from non-local network dnsmasq failed to send packet: Network unreachable dnsmasq failed to send packet: Address...

forum.openwrt.org

And possibly tell us if this will be delaying any releases for Asus or yourself ?

I can't speak for Asus, but personally I`m not gonna release beta 5 until this is addressed. Fixing A by breaking B is not a solution, and I`ll need any final fix to get properly tested as part of a beta cycle.

 

[Bodin Praphanthongchai]

Still going strong with Beta 4b.

 

[aex.perez]

Had the AX88u on B4B to drop all connectivity abruptly at 3:11am, and this time it wasn't because of the Cat. The first clue that something happened was an alert from the Nest cams that their connections dropped. That clued me into the time frame to search the log. I've pasted from just before the event to give a better picture of what was going on. At 4am some other connectivity related issues in the log with the 802.3ad bond but those were related to a firmware upgrade of the NAS which aligns to the email I received about it.

Tried to add the text from the log, and then attach the log output as a txt file but had some problems posting when I did that, apologies for posting the log contents as a jpg - added a pdf as well

Nothing prior to the 3:11am event for a couple of hours, not sure there's enough here to know what happened but thought I'd ask

 

[L&LD]

That jpg file is not readable.

Use the Insert 'Code' tool to copy the contents of the pdf instead.

 

[dave14305]

Security Advisory 2021-01-19-1 - dnsmasq multiple vulnerabilities

I'm also getting these errors (at least hourly) since the dnsmasq upgrade to v2.80-16.2 last night, running stock 19.07.5 r11257 on Linksys WRT3200ACM: dnsmasq Ignoring query from non-local network dnsmasq failed to send packet: Network unreachable dnsmasq failed to send packet: Address...

forum.openwrt.org

I can't speak for Asus, but personally I`m not gonna release beta 5 until this is addressed. Fixing A by breaking B is not a solution, and I`ll need any final fix to get properly tested as part of a beta cycle.

Looks like the openwrt guys pointed Simon in the right direction and a new commit is pushed.

 

[Slawek P]

Looks like the openwrt guys pointed Simon in the right direction and a new commit is pushed.

Bleeding edge. Feels like now we are just a baby step away from a continuous Merlin build with blue-green deployment approach

 

[RMerlin]

Looks like the openwrt guys pointed Simon in the right direction and a new commit is pushed.

Initial feedback on the two patches from Simon weren't looking good so far, seems it's still broken.

Another thing to keep in mind: Asuswrt-Merlin's dnsmasq has extensive changes done to its crypto code so it can use OpenSSL instead of Nettle. Upgrading to 2.84 won't be just a matter of merging the changes, that DNSSEC updated code wil also require to be adapted to OpenSSL. So, it will take time.

 

[Deleted member 22229]

Initial feedback on the two patches from Simon weren't looking good so far, seems it's still broken.

Not good.