Release Asuswrt-Merlin 388.1 is now available for all supported Wifi 6 models

[Siraj M]

Does this update support Asus RT-AX55? If it supports, can I upgrade from official firmware 3.0.0.4.386_50460 to this update 388.1 without any issues?

 

[Jeffrey Young]

Does this update support Asus RT-AX55? If it supports, can I upgrade from official firmware 3.0.0.4.386_50460 to this update 388.1 without any issues?

Nope. See Merlin's wiki for a list of supported routers.

Supported Devices

Third party firmware for Asus routers (newer codebase) - RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng

github.com

 

[Damit1]

Got issue so far only with the AiMesh Page that was mentioned before, it initially shows no connection or clients connected, then after 5-6 times of hard cache reset it resolves.

So far, nothing else popped there

 

[Donga120]

I had this message in the logs, I assume can ignore it but wanted to check?...

Mar 7 11:14:46 ASUSAX6000 kernel: NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 202

 

[garysteel]

I have XT-12s and Xt-8 in my system successfully using the great merlin 388.1...but notice that on a fresh reboot my free memory is about 400mb but over a couple of week this slowly decreases until the other week I had 20mb free. What causes this and is there a quick memory release command I can telnet into the router. I used to have something for the RT-68U but those do not work with the XTs.

Apologies if I've missed the Q&A already but didn't see this.

Regards
Gary

 

[mikezilla2]

is the next Firmware update 2 months off or 6 months off ?

 

[visortgw]

is the next Firmware update 2 months off or 6 months off ?

Yes. You'll see it when it is posted.

 

[Anubis]

Did not find stable with my setup. Nothing exotic, no mesh network.

 

[Dedel66]

Did not find stable with my setup. Nothing exotic, no mesh network.

Please provide information about your router-modell eg. in a signature. Without this information your post is worthless.

 

[Anubis]

Please provide information about your router-modell eg. in a signature. Without this information your post is worthless.

Only worthless to those that can’t recognize or click hyperlinks.

 

[Dedel66]

A short and quick information is helpful... But it is your choice .

 

[Jeffrey Young]

How to correctly revert back to Merlin 386.72?

Given you are going a major release backwards, install the 386.7-2 firmware, then do a hard reset and set up manually.

 

[Dedel66]

No! First update/downgrade then reset.

 

[Anubis]

Did not find stable with my setup. Nothing exotic, no mesh network.

Switched routers from RT-AX86u-PRO > ROG GT-AX6000 and am able to run Merlin 388.1 stable now for that last hour. Time Machine even works. Unfortunately that was not the case for the 86UPro.

 

[ElmerFudd]

Went Dirty style on my AX88U and all seems to work well so far. Only issue Ive seen is the AMTM update manager says 3 updated Entware packages are available but the updated will not update them.

Memory usage seems more efficient so far (hanging at 69% versus 95%) but only time will tell.

 

[Echowarrior]

i've been doing merlinware for years now. 388 by far was unusable - a first for me. stockware also sucked. asked for help and was totally ignored - twice even! yet another first. i've not jumped on the latest 2/7/23 release.

while i do applaud the fine work eric does, sw is tough. it seems like he's the single developer for a worldwide product. that in itself is insane. i've done global software as a profession and it's intense. how he manages to do all that he does astonishes me.

i will likely pass on the next couple releases until things settle. i reverted to 386.72 which was always stable and runs like a thoroughbred. i don't run mesh but use a vpn and some static ip's at home with about 30 clients. it's solid as a rock.

I too had many problem on this release. Thanks for some direction on what to go to!!!

 

[Shonk]

Router Model Affected
Models: GT-AX6000

Firmware Version Affected
388.1

Describe the bug
I disabled Aurora RGB a while ago and tried to re enable it today
The button doesnt seem to be working (Tested Firefox + Chrome)

Expected behavior
When i press the slider it enables Aurora RGB

 

[L&LD]

Does a reboot give that function working status again?

Does the 388.2 Beta 1 firmware solve this issue?

In any case, this firmware won't be fixed/updated at such a late date.

 

[Shonk]

Does a reboot give that function working status again?

Does the 388.2 Beta 1 firmware solve this issue?

In any case, this firmware won't be fixed/updated at such a late date.

Reboot didnt do anything
Upgrade to 388.2_Beta 1 didnt do anything
Factory Default worked fine (even after disabling it and reboot)
Restore my Config its broken again

Seems its a quirk of my config
Im going to have to manually backup all of my settings and factory default it

does anyone know how to enable it via command line for now?

 

[visortgw]

Router Model Affected
Models: GT-AX6000

Firmware Version Affected
388.1

Describe the bug
I disabled Aurora RGB a while ago and tried to re enable it today
The button doesnt seem to be working (Tested Firefox + Chrome)

Expected behavior
When i press the slider it enables Aurora RGB

Are LEDs disabled? If so, that disables Aurora RGB control as well.