Does T-Mobile/ASUS TM-AC1900 (RT-AC68U) Support Merlin?

[=]H[= Apollo|Hawks]

ASUS Support Page / Firmware / Manual

http://www.asus.com/supportonly/TM-AC1900/HelpDesk_Download/

CellSpot Router Quick Start Guide

http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-15756


My question is; does this modified ASUS router support Merlin?

 

[kingkool68]

Ooooo I wanna know this too.

 

[kingkool68]

Link to the original firmware

Found it!

http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=11&s=2&m=TM-AC1900&os=&hashedid=n/a

 

[andyg]

the firmware @ the Asus support site is only 16MB

RT-N66U : Merlin 374.43 / RT-N16 : tomato RAF 1.28.9014MIPSR2-RAF-v1.3g.trx

 

[sinshiva]

it is suspected that a vanilla copy of merlin should work or it could be compiled with the t-mobile stuff, provided nothing is limited by a customized bootloader.

can you telnet in and try;

strings /dev/mtd0ro | grep version

and perhaps

strings /dev/mtd0ro | grep odmpid

and paste the output?

regardless, you can try flashing merlin and if it fails to start, you can just enter recovery mode and flash the official firmware back

 

[=]H[= Apollo|Hawks]

Mine will shipped/arrive on the 26th. I will let you know ASAP once I get my hands on it

 

[AndreyPopov]

the firmware @ the Asus support site is only 16MB

RT-N66U : Merlin 374.43 / RT-N16 : tomato RAF 1.28.9014MIPSR2-RAF-v1.3g.trx

16.55 is greater than 16!!!!!!!

That's mean flash is 32MB!!!!!!

Asuswrt contain t-mobile customization code - that's mean asuswrt-Merlin must be work!

asuswrt build profile same as rt-as68u + add T-Mobile function:

export TM-AC1900 := $(RT-AC68U_BASE)
export TM-AC1900 += BUILD_NAME="TM-AC1900"
export TM-AC1900 += TMOBILE=y

 

[slackware]

I just received this router (TM-AC1900) and was able to install a fork of Merlin firmware on it (build 374.43_2-03j9527 by john9527, to be exact). Can't say much about throughput since I haven't run any extensive tests yet, but the range is only slightly better than my oldish Netgear WNDR3800.

 

[effortless]

I just received this router (TM-AC1900) and was able to install a fork of Merlin firmware on it (build 374.43_2-03j9527 by john9527, to be exact). Can't say much about throughput since I haven't run any extensive tests yet, but the range is only slightly better than my oldish Netgear WNDR3800.

Did you see if it had settings for wifi prioritization prior to flashing it? I get mine soon, just curious.

 

[slackware]

Did you see if it had settings for wifi prioritization prior to fladhing it? I get mine soon, just curious.

I flashed the router right away and didn't look at any of the settings.

 

[=]H[= Apollo|Hawks]

Did you see if it had settings for wifi prioritization prior to flashing it? I get mine soon, just curious.

I just got mine yesterday

I'm about to flash Merlin in a second here.

 

[effortless]

I just got mine yesterday

I'm about to flash Merlin in a second here.

Much appreciated

 

[george993]

I just got mine yesterday

I'm about to flash Merlin in a second here.

I got mine yesterday as well. Just like you, I upgraded using the automated feature to get to 3.0.0.4.376_2827 and now I can't flash any other firmware. I even tried downgrading to the original firmware with no luck. Let me know if you have any luck. I have not tried recovery mode yet...

George

 

[Ramias]

I have one of these on order.

I like my RT-N66U as my primary router (DHCP reservations with host name is the main feature).

Can I run this T-Mobile version in Access Point only mode to provide better coverage on a separate floor for my iPad 2?

Can I use the same SSID? (Like large corporations have corporate campuses with the same SSID everywhere) or do I need to use a separate SSID?

 

[AndreyPopov]

Can I run this T-Mobile version in Access Point only mode

Can I use the same SSID?

Yes

Yes

 

[admiral2145]

I have one of these on order.

I like my RT-N66U as my primary router (DHCP reservations with host name is the main feature).

Can I run this T-Mobile version in Access Point only mode to provide better coverage on a separate floor for my iPad 2?

Can I use the same SSID? (Like large corporations have corporate campuses with the same SSID everywhere) or do I need to use a separate SSID?

I wouldn't run the n66u as the primary router.... It's much slower than the dual core 68u(tmo version).

Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

 

[bbb0777]

I just got mine yesterday

I'm about to flash Merlin in a second here.

So, how did it go?

 

[HofstraJet]

I already have the AC1900. Is there anything different under the hood in the TMO version? I will get one just because I can get one for free, but I'm curious if it is worth reconfiguring the TMO version with all of my settings if it is exactly the same functionally as my existing unit.

Merlin seems to indicate that there are differences under the hood: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/forums/showpost.php?p=139774&postcount=3

Thanks!

 

[davewolfs]

Will Merlin be adding a tmobile enabled build?

 

[oasis6969]

Any one have link to the stock firmware?

i checked the asus site it not there

thank you