Since I got things working decently enough for now with this test build, I decided to release it as a preview for RT-AC68U owners who want to at least jump on the Asuswrt-Merlin specific features.
In the line of "let's give cool names to special test builds", I give you: Quicksilver
This RT-AC68U build is based on FW 3.0.0.4.374_979, which makes it use code somewhere between 205 and 217. I got it to work decently enough so my USB3 hard disk gets mounted as a USB3 device - I was able to read a 1.2 GB file at over 50 MB/s over Ethernet. As usual, your mileage may vary, based on the USB3 cable you use and the USB3 HDD and enclosure themselves.
Consider this build to be a preview. Feedback related to either USB or wifi performance at this point is kinda pointless, as these are areas that should be addressed by Asus in the very near future. I'm mostly interested in hearing about the Asuswrt-Merlin specific features, such as Stealth Mode (I still use my own implementation rather than piggyback into Asus's code they implemented with their hardware switch), OpenVPN, etc...
The build was uploaded to Mediafire, in the beta sub-folder of the newly added RT-AC68U folder.
Also, I figured I couldn't let DD-WRT be the only custom firmware available for too long on this router
In the line of "let's give cool names to special test builds", I give you: Quicksilver
This RT-AC68U build is based on FW 3.0.0.4.374_979, which makes it use code somewhere between 205 and 217. I got it to work decently enough so my USB3 hard disk gets mounted as a USB3 device - I was able to read a 1.2 GB file at over 50 MB/s over Ethernet. As usual, your mileage may vary, based on the USB3 cable you use and the USB3 HDD and enclosure themselves.
Consider this build to be a preview. Feedback related to either USB or wifi performance at this point is kinda pointless, as these are areas that should be addressed by Asus in the very near future. I'm mostly interested in hearing about the Asuswrt-Merlin specific features, such as Stealth Mode (I still use my own implementation rather than piggyback into Asus's code they implemented with their hardware switch), OpenVPN, etc...
The build was uploaded to Mediafire, in the beta sub-folder of the newly added RT-AC68U folder.
Also, I figured I couldn't let DD-WRT be the only custom firmware available for too long on this router
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