[Dev] Asuswrt-Merlin 388.1 development

[thecheapseats]

Not everyone is in the same situation as me. I can't really afford such an expensive router, and I have the know-how to go down the DIY route. That's might not be the case for everyone else however.

crucibles are efficient and effective... every damn time... my imsai 8088 kit build with a soldering iron proved that decades ago..

my Quotom is almost deployable - waiting for my idiot brain to get pfsesnse under my fingers... an all-in-one router is a convenience - at a price....

 

[DJones]

@RMerlin Ive used Asuswrt_Merlin so long I forgot what the ROG theme even looked like. Not going to lie I kinda hate it lol. I remember really liking it when I first got it but the simplicity of the other theme I’ve gotten so used to.

I think Game Radar is the only thing I really miss from the main ASUS theme.

 

[DJones]

Oh neat the main theme has port information or did it always and I’m forgetting.

 

[Treadler]

The things that I have noted so far on this test build:
Skynet addon/script the banMalware update get errors do not know if it is firmware related will check more during the day here.
OVPN server 2 is missing from the VPN status page.
And the same kernel messages as some already posted.

UiDivstats & Skynet are both broken with 388 so far as I can see.

 

[DJones]

UiDivstats & Skynet are both broken with 388 so far as I can see.

 

[DJones]

Seems skynet or the very least the basic firewall is still working just not logging?

 

[Damit1]

LOL! Classic Matt Damon.

 

[Treadler]

View attachment 44793

Oh neat the main theme has port information or did it always and I’m forgetting.

New format with 388.

 

[Treadler]

Seems skynet or the very least the basic firewall is still working just not logging?

The Asus firewall works fine.
I updated the Skynet lists manually, it then advised nothing was blocked.

 

[Milan]

Hi, after upgrading to alpha1 I see this process consuming CPU:

What is it ? It is generating long-running spikes like :

And they are continuous.

Similar, I see repeating this error:

Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: potentially unexpected fatal signal 6.
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: CPU: 3 PID: 5405 Comm: awk Tainted: P O 4.1.51 #2
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: Hardware name: Broadcom-v8A (DT)
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: task: ffffffc02a98d580 ti: ffffffc012500000 task.ti: ffffffc012500000
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: PC is at 0xf6f3a248
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: LR is at 0xffdb57c0
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: pc : [<00000000f6f3a248>] lr : [<00000000ffdb57c0>] pstate: 000f0010
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: sp : 00000000ffdb57c0
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x12: 0000000000000000
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x11: 00000000ffdb5a68 x10: 0000000000000001
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x9 : 0000000000000002 x8 : 0000000000000002
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x7 : 00000000000000af x6 : 0000000000000002
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x5 : 00000000f704d0d8 x4 : 0000000000000006
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x3 : 0000000000000008 x2 : 0000000000000000
Oct 13 13:23:32 kernel: x1 : 00000000ffdb57c0 x0 : 0000000000000000
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: potentially unexpected fatal signal 6.
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 5445 Comm: awk Tainted: P O 4.1.51 #2
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: Hardware name: Broadcom-v8A (DT)
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: task: ffffffc02ff32040 ti: ffffffc0150c4000 task.ti: ffffffc0150c4000
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: PC is at 0xf73fd248
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: LR is at 0xffc466f0
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: pc : [<00000000f73fd248>] lr : [<00000000ffc466f0>] pstate: 000f0010
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: sp : 00000000ffc466f0
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x12: 0000000000000000
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x11: 00000000ffc46998 x10: 0000000000000001
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x9 : 0000000000000002 x8 : 0000000000000002
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x7 : 00000000000000af x6 : 0000000000000002
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x5 : 00000000f75100d8 x4 : 0000000000000006
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x3 : 0000000000000008 x2 : 0000000000000000
Oct 13 13:23:36 kernel: x1 : 00000000ffc466f0 x0 : 0000000000000000

For different PIDs, but it is flooding the log.


I don't have too much will to do reset as the router is hosting many services ...

 

[JGrana]

Hmmm, if I read that fatal signal correctly, the command “awk” is having a problem. This command is used by many shell scripts. Im not at my routers (they are on a moving van between NY State and California… but I believe awk is part of BusyBox.

One idea for the brave seeing this problem (and using scripts that require Entware) is to try to install the Entware version of awk.

I believe it is called gawk. GNU version of awk.

Unfortunately I am not anywhere near one of my routers but this would be the first thing I would try before the busybox version gets corrected.

 

[DJones]

Hmmm, if I read that fatal signal correctly, the command “awk” is having a problem. This command is used by many shell scripts. Im not at my routers (they are on a moving van between NY State and California… but I believe awk is part of BusyBox.

One idea for the brave seeing this problem (and using scripts that require Entware) is to try to install the Entware version of awk.

I believe it is called gawk. GNU version of awk.

Unfortunately I am not anywhere near one of my routers but this would be the first thing I would try before the busybox version gets corrected.

I’ll try this. Entware doesn’t replace the built in tools only disables them well being used by entware version. Learned this when I updated busybox one time using entware lol

 

[DJones]

Awk can’t be installed by opkg as it’s not recognized trying busybox entware.

 

[DJones]

Didn’t help. Tried installing busybox entware and then also gawk.


Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: Unhandled fault: alignment fault (0x92000021) at 0x00000000ffbb9df5
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: potentially unexpected fatal signal 7.
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 19918 Comm: awk Tainted: P O 4.1.51 #2
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: Hardware name: Broadcom-v8A (DT)
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: task: ffffffc03e93e100 ti: ffffffc026314000 task.ti: ffffffc026314000
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: PC is at 0x738c0
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: LR is at 0x62d98
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: pc : [<00000000000738c0>] lr : [<0000000000062d98>] pstate: a00e0010
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: sp : 00000000ffbb92a8
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x12: 0000000000820008
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x11: 00000000ffbb92cc x10: 00000000ffbb92d0
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x9 : 00000000ffbb92d4 x8 : 0000000000000003
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x7 : 00000000ffbb9484 x6 : 00000000ffbb9494
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x5 : 00000000000a0000 x4 : 00000000008201d8
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x3 : 00000000ffbb9df5 x2 : 0000000000000000
Oct 13 08:08:55 kernel: x1 : 000000000082034c x0 : 00000000ffbb92cc
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: Unhandled fault: alignment fault (0x92000021) at 0x00000000ffee8df5
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: potentially unexpected fatal signal 7.
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: CPU: 3 PID: 19949 Comm: awk Tainted: P O 4.1.51 #2
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: Hardware name: Broadcom-v8A (DT)
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: task: ffffffc032b4ab40 ti: ffffffc026314000 task.ti: ffffffc026314000
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: PC is at 0x738c0
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: LR is at 0x62d98
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: pc : [<00000000000738c0>] lr : [<0000000000062d98>] pstate: a00e0010
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: sp : 00000000ffee8168
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x12: 00000000002d6008
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x11: 00000000ffee818c x10: 00000000ffee8190
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x9 : 00000000ffee8194 x8 : 0000000000000003
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x7 : 00000000ffee8344 x6 : 00000000ffee8354
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x5 : 00000000000a0000 x4 : 00000000002d61d8
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x3 : 00000000ffee8df5 x2 : 0000000000000000
Oct 13 08:08:59 kernel: x1 : 00000000002d634c x0 : 00000000ffee818c

edit: installing gawk doesn’t help either.

 

[Milan]

Hmmm, if I read that fatal signal correctly, the command “awk” is having a problem. This command is used by many shell scripts. Im not at my routers (they are on a moving van between NY State and California… but I believe awk is part of BusyBox.

One idea for the brave seeing this problem (and using scripts that require Entware) is to try to install the Entware version of awk.

I believe it is called gawk. GNU version of awk.

Unfortunately I am not anywhere near one of my routers but this would be the first thing I would try before the busybox version gets corrected.

Ahh, I see AWK is reason in my case too.

 

[JGrana]

Did you try:

opkg install gawk

?
Not being in front of my router, I checked the opkg package list. The GNU version is listed at least on the opkg package list.

 

[DJones]

Did you try:

opkg install gawk

?
Not being in front of my router, I checked the opkg package list. The GNU version is listed at least on the opkg package list.

Yes tried gawk as well. It’s available but doesn’t fix the issue.

 

[Milan]

Did you try:

opkg install gawk

?
Not being in front of my router, I checked the opkg package list. The GNU version is listed at least on the opkg package list.

Done and installed. Do I need to do some other steps to enable and replace busybox one?

 

[DJones]

Done and installed. Do I need to do some other steps to enable and replace busybox one?

Don’t replace busybox with entware it might not use some of Rmerlins security patches and is potentially risky.

Solved - Updated busybox... now I can't download opkg updates.

Was updating my entware opkg packages noticed busybox wasn't updated so being really dumb I installed busybox, now busybox is running BusyBox v1.34.1, but I get error "opkg_download: Failed to download https://bin.entware.net/aarch64-k3.10/Packages.gz, wget returned 1." other error: "wget: not...

www.snbforums.com

If you already tried this should remove the entware of busybox.


opkg remove busybox --force-removal-of-essential-packages

 

[Milan]

Don’t replace busybox with entware it might not use some of Rmerlins security patches and is potentially risky.

Solved - Updated busybox... now I can't download opkg updates.

Was updating my entware opkg packages noticed busybox wasn't updated so being really dumb I installed busybox, now busybox is running BusyBox v1.34.1, but I get error "opkg_download: Failed to download https://bin.entware.net/aarch64-k3.10/Packages.gz, wget returned 1." other error: "wget: not...

www.snbforums.com

If you already tried this should remove the entware of busybox.


opkg remove busybox --force-removal-of-essential-packages

I installed gawk only. It is automatically replacing awk from busybox or I need to modify scripts to use gawk instead of awk.
Sorry, I am a greenhorn in this stuff on linux