GT BE98 or GT BE98 pro Firmware

[EC225]

Please be kind I am new to this.I have a GT BE98 router but it is showing the 6ghz 320 band and is also showing on a wifi scanner. I was told that this could not be possible in europe which is where I live.
I am not a fan of Asus base firmware and would like to know if i can use the GT BE98 Pro firmware from Merlin.

 

[Ripshod]

Please be kind I am new to this.I have a GT BE98 router but it is showing the 6ghz 320 band and is also showing on a wifi scanner. I was told that this could not be possible in europe which is where I live.

Ssh! Don't want the WiFi police knocking on your door. Did you buy the router from a European country?

I am not a fan of Asus base firmware and would like to know if i can use the GT BE98 Pro firmware from Merlin

The BE98 router is not yet supported by Merlin or the Gnuton branch, but wait a while, as the Pro version is not available in Europe I do expect something to happen. Months or years, I don't know.
As far as I know.

 

[EC225]

I bought in Europe but it said it was just the GT BE98.

 

[EC225]

This is the Spec. Ultra-fast WiFi 7 (802.11be) with new 320 MHz channels in the 6 GHz band and 4096-QAM significantly increases network capacity and throughput, with speeds up to 25 Gb/ s

 

[supershaun]

Gnuton has already realised his version of Merlin firmware for the BE-98 as I have been using it for roughly 1 month and seems stable . What do you mean about 320 not been supported? I also have been using this in the UK

 

[matthew_eli]

Ssh! Don't want the WiFi police knocking on your door. Did you buy the router from a European country?


The BE98 router is not yet supported by Merlin or the Gnuton branch, but wait a while, as the Pro version is not available in Europe I do expect something to happen. Months or years, I don't know.

The GT-BE98 is supported by Gnuton FW:

Release 3006.102.1_1-gnuton0_beta1 · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog Date: June 29, 2024 Release: 3006.102.1_1-gnuton1 NEW: Added support for GT-BE98.

github.com

 

[Ripshod]

The GT-BE98 is supported by Gnuton FW:

Release 3006.102.1_1-gnuton0_beta1 · gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog Date: June 29, 2024 Release: 3006.102.1_1-gnuton1 NEW: Added support for GT-BE98.

github.com

@supershaun pipped you

 

[EC225]

Excellent news thank you all much appreciated.

 

[EC225]

Gnuton has already realised his version of Merlin firmware for the BE-98 as I have been using it for roughly 1 month and seems stable . What do you mean about 320 not been supported? I also have been using this in the UK

 

[EC225]

Its a difficult topic to research but the results I got were it has not been approved in Europe for the 320hz bandwidth, but remeber i did say i was new to this.

 

[RMerlin]

Asuswrt-Merlin won't change anything regarding wifi frequencies or channels.

 

[jzchen]

Lower 6 GHz range is legal in Europe. Take a BE98 Pro to Europe and the upper/middle 6 GHz range is not. (The BE98 Pro has 6 GHz-1 and 6 GHz-2 representative of these).

 

[mazo22]

Asuswrt-Merlin won't change anything regarding wifi frequencies or channels.

Dear Merlin - is the firmware for GT-BE98 PRO possible to upload or use for GT-BE98 - I live in EU the pro is not available according technical mandatory EU rules - what is correct but can I use your FW on the GT-BE98? Will the non PRO be supported by you? thanks

 

[RMerlin]

Dear Merlin - is the firmware for GT-BE98 PRO possible to upload or use for GT-BE98 - I live in EU the pro is not available according technical mandatory EU rules - what is correct but can I use your FW on the GT-BE98? Will the non PRO be supported by you? thanks

The GT-BE98 is supported by Gnuton's fork.

GitHub - gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng: Extends the support of Merlin firmware to more ASUS routers

Extends the support of Merlin firmware to more ASUS routers - gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng

github.com

 

[EC225]

Hi everyone I have been running the latest GT BE98 firmware but had a problem and had to restore to original Asus but now, no matter what I do the gnuton firmware will not install. Help please as the stock firmware is not as good in many ways.

 

[RMerlin]

Hi everyone I have been running the latest GT BE98 firmware but had a problem and had to restore to original Asus but now, no matter what I do the gnuton firmware will not install. Help please as the stock firmware is not as good in many ways.

Run the following command over SSH before uploading the Gnuton firmware:

nvram set DOWNGRADE_CHECK_PASS=1

 

[supershaun]

Hi everyone I have been running the latest GT BE98 firmware but had a problem and had to restore to original Asus but now, no matter what I do the gnuton firmware will not install. Help please as the stock firmware is not as good in many ways.

What stock firmware is it?

 

[EC225]

Run the following command over SSH before uploading the Gnuton firmware:

nvram set DOWNGRADE_CHECK_PASS=1

Thank you

 

[majika]

Hi all,

For a Firm Yes/No, Does Merlin support the "non-PRO" version of Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 (WIFI 7 ROG BE25000)?

I can see Merlin's supported stable releases (as below) mentioning the PRO version only:

GT-BE98_PRO

3006.102.2_2

3006.102.3_beta1

I only see reference to the GT-BE98_PRO model and I am confused if Merlin's F/W can run on the (none PRO) GT-BE98 version, I'm assuming that there are different model variants to cater for different Global markets, with different Spectrum licensing rules etc.. I am planning on Buying one and I live in the UK

Second "slightly off-topic" question, that kind of answers my above question but none the less I still ask:

I see RMerlin Comment above "The GT-BE98 is supported by Gnuton's fork."
- So I assume that the none pro version is supported, except only under Gnuton's fork? if so, will this be merged into RMerlins main branch or left as a separate fork?

Happy New Year to you all as well
Cheers

 

[Tech9]

For a Firm Yes/No

See post #14 above, from RMerlin. Happy New Year!