Fatal errors in syslog for RT-AC88U - help please.

[rkalinka]

I have 2x RT-AC88U setup with AiMesh - and things seem to be working OK, but I see these types of errors maybe twice a day and cannot find the root cause:

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Aug 6 05:07:05 kernel: watchdog/517: potentially unexpected fatal signal 11.
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: Pid: 517, comm: watchdog
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: CPU: 0 Tainted: P (2.6.36.4brcmarm #1)
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: PC is at 0x2b0b3afc
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: LR is at 0x2b0b38fc
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: pc : [<2b0b3afc>] lr : [<2b0b38fc>] psr: 20000010
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: sp : 7ec9c298 ip : 2b0cb704 fp : 00000000
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: r10: 00000000 r9 : 00014350 r8 : 001747ec
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: r7 : 00000000 r6 : 00000000 r5 : 00000010 r4 : 00000000
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: r3 : 00000000 r2 : 2b0d04e8 r1 : 00000000 r0 : 00000000
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: Flags: nzCv IRQs on FIQs on Mode USER_32 ISA ARM Segment user
Aug 6 05:07:06 kernel: Control: 10c53c7d Table: 595a404a DAC: 00000015
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I opened a ticket with ASUS support and they are indicating a hardware problem but cannot explain exactly what is breaking. I am reluctant to send in for repairs since this is my 4th unit and seems to be the most stable. (The other units all had problems with the 8-port network switch failing)

Anyone have any pointers or additional triage steps before I send "yet another unit" back to Asus?

THanks.

 

[banger]

Seeing the same on AC68U. It's a firmware problem.

 

[rkalinka]

I agree with you - but is ASUS aware this is a firmware problem? IE - are they working on a fix (or any ETA for it)? Asking since I have asked in many variations to their team -but ASUS seems adamant this is a hardware problem. If, in fact, it is a hardware problem, there is no reason for me to send anything back.