[Beta] Asuswrt-Merlin 384.11 Beta is now available

[cmkelley]

Is this issue just with recent firmwares? I hadn't seen it before .11.

Not just recent. I've seen it on my AC86U since I got it. I think it affects some routers more than others.

 

[EeK]

I can't think of any relation between disabling a wifi radio and httpd stopping answering.

Any idea as to what's causing the issue, then? Someone mentioned in another thread that it's a firmware issue, but that was in September of last year, and I had never experienced it until now (using Asus routers with your firmware since 2014).

I think someone said that they lost connectivity to the gui via http. The same thing happened to me this morning on beta2 with my AC86U. I was able to log in by https, and after rebooting the router, access via http worked again.

Happens a lot. Easier to ssh into the router and "service restart_httpd". Or install Jack Yaz's scMerlin (https://www.snbforums.com/threads/scmerlin-service-and-script-control-menu-for-asuswrt-merlin.56277/) and you can use that to restart httpd.

Hey, @maxbraketorque, that was me. I don't have HTTPS login configured, but I did exactly what @cmkelley said. However, as I mentioned before, I'd never had this issue in almost 5 years of Asuswrt-Merlin. I'm also still on 384.10_2, on an RT-AC86U.

 

[Swistheater]

Dont sweat it merlin will check it out just report the issue, remember today is a day of celebration for many and he will get back to this when he can

 

[EeK]

Not just recent. I've seen it on my AC86U since I got it. I think it affects some routers more than others.

Well, that could explain it. I had an AC87U until very recently, when it simply stopped working (it turned on, but I couldn't access it in any way, shape or form, even after multiple factory resets/reboots). I then purhcased an AC86U, and had the issue happen to me twice in two weeks. Kind of regretting my router choice, now...

 

[Chazall1]

Beta 2 running great here.

Thank You

 

[Swistheater]

Can't wait for the cinco de mayo release.

 

[EeK]

Can't wait for the cinco de mayo release.

Ah, so that's what you meant by celebration, haha. I'm not in the US, so it's just a regular Sunday here.

@cmkelley, is there any point in installing Jack Yaz's scMerlin if I'm already running amtm and you still have to ssh into the router to use it? The restart_httpd command works fine and seems like the more streamlined option.

 

[L&LD]

Ah, so that's what you meant by celebration, haha. I'm not in the US, so it's just a regular Sunday here.

@cmkelley, is there any point in installing Jack Yaz's scMerlin if I'm already running amtm and you still have to ssh into the router to use it? The restart_httpd command works fine and seems like the more streamlined option.

I would install it. Doesn't hurt to have one more option (or a few more, with scMerlin) at your disposal.

 

[Butterfly Bones]

Ah, so that's what you meant by celebration, haha. I'm not in the US, so it's just a regular Sunday here.

@cmkelley, is there any point in installing Jack Yaz's scMerlin if I'm already running amtm and you still have to ssh into the router to use it? The restart_httpd command works fine and seems like the more streamlined option.

Even easier, I run a cron job that runs "service restart_httpd" every four hours as a preventive measure.

 

[cmkelley]

Ah, so that's what you meant by celebration, haha. I'm not in the US, so it's just a regular Sunday here.

@cmkelley, is there any point in installing Jack Yaz's scMerlin if I'm already running amtm and you still have to ssh into the router to use it? The restart_httpd command works fine and seems like the more streamlined option.

If you know how to restart any service you might want to, no. And to be honest, the only one I seem to ever need to restart is httpd. But it has the ability to restart a lot of different services. I have it installed, it's not like it runs in the background or anything, only when you call it.

 

[cmkelley]

Well, that could explain it. I had an AC87U until very recently, when it simply stopped working (it turned on, but I couldn't access it in any way, shape or form, even after multiple factory resets/reboots). I then purhcased an AC86U, and had the issue happen to me twice in two weeks. Kind of regretting my router choice, now...

FWIW, I'm happy with my AC86U. I hardly ever go into the webui.

 

[Swistheater]

If you know how to restart any service you might want to, no. And to be honest, the only one I seem to ever need to restart is httpd. But it has the ability to restart a lot of different services. I have it installed, it's not like it runs in the background or anything, only when you call it.

My cure is not to mess with settings with a quazillion scripts active when I do.

 

[unsynaps]

Well, that could explain it. I had an AC87U until very recently, when it simply stopped working (it turned on, but I couldn't access it in any way, shape or form, even after multiple factory resets/reboots). I then purhcased an AC86U, and had the issue happen to me twice in two weeks. Kind of regretting my router choice, now...

Trust me it is a much better router. No way I would go back to my 87. Mostly considering how much I use VPN now. The web interface locking up ever now and then is seriously minor.

 

[Swistheater]

The AC86U is a good router. when in doubt follow @L&LD 's M&M Guide for success.

 

[RMerlin]

Is there a reason that IPTV settings don't get loaded until the end of the boot up process? In my case it would be beneficial to load as early as it could. Nice work Eric!

EDIT: Added a screenshot.

Open your browser console and look for any Javascript error.

 

[RMerlin]

You notice that the master commit is always ahead. I alternate between master and mainline.

You can merge it before building:

git checkout mainline
git merge master

Resolve any reported conflict, add the fixed conflicts, then commit them.

Master is based on a 6+ months GPL, so it's not a good idea to run from it.

 

[RMerlin]

Any idea as to what's causing the issue, then?

I don't know, it's been randomly happening to some people for months now on the RT-AC86U, and I have never been able to reproduce it.

 

[ollimoe]

Running Beta 2 on my AC86U "naked", nothing than defaults - seeing the following error
May 6 07:32:25 kernel: jffs2: warning: (4848) jffs2_sum_write_data: Not enough space for summary, padsize = -99

Anything to worry about? Also seeing mem utilization kreeping up 1% per day - starting at 52% after reboot, now being at 56% , while it has been "flat" for multiple weeks 10.2 at around 55% - just an observation!

 

[TheOldMan]

You can merge it before building:

git checkout mainline
git merge master

Resolve any reported conflict, add the fixed conflicts, then commit them.

Master is based on a 6+ months GPL, so it's not a good idea to run from it.

Thanks for the tip. Will do this from now on. It works though, alternating the commits. Agree I'm corrupting the build.

 

[skeal]

Open your browser console and look for any Javascript error.

Sorry Eric, I'm struggling to understand how my browser's console would have anything to do with the timing of IPTV settings getting applied during a reboot. Can you explain please sir?