Beta [FORK] [DSL] [TESTERS] GNUton's Alpha/Beta Merlin builds

[SomeWhereOverTheRainBow]

I've been checking for updates every day since reading the thread on the AiCloud issue, and today there is the first alpha build with patches for it (thank you GNUton!)

Release 3004.388.8_4-gnuton0_alpha1 · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog Date: November 24, 2024 Release: 3004.388.8_4-gnuton1 CHANGED: VPN killswitch will now only be active if the VPN client itself is enabled. If you stop/start the cli...

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The @GNUton works in mysterious ways....

 

[myol]

Upgraded from `RT-AX92U_3004_388.7_1-gnuton1_ubi` to `RT-AX92U_3004_388.8_4-gnuton1_ubi` and was unable to access internet via the router. Android devices complained of no internet so wouldn't connect to the router and Linux devices prompted a network login (like the public access points) which failed to load anything. Reverted back to `388.7_1` which fixed the issue, then went back and forth upgrading and downgrading a number of times, installed `388.8_2` at one point which had a similar issue, then downgraded and upgraded again between `388.7_1` and `388.8_4` a few times and eventually everything worked as expected on `388.8_4`.

I didn't want to factory reset after upgrading from reading about the AX malware killing antennas but so far so good. @GNUton (and @RMerlin) Thank you for your continued work on supporting these devices.