searching RMerlin 380.63 alpha 2 ( unofficial / nightly / latest commit ) build for RT-AC88U

[ChriscomIT]

Thats great dude! Let me know when its ready. Thanks! For interest which customizations are u doing before u compile it for ur own? Big thanks again... maybe some ppl are willing to test aswell and report problems.

 

[bayern1975]

what about if i flash latest asus stock or 380.60 merlin when will be released and then if i like to go back to older version over tomato firmware and than flash 380.59?

sent from Kodi 17 Krypton

 

[ChriscomIT]

what about if i flash latest asus stock or 380.60 merlin when will be released and then if i like to go back to older version over tomato firmware and than flash 380.59?

sent from Kodi 17 Krypton

You need to do it over the firmware restoration tool or better the web server when router is in recovery mode.

 

[bayern1975]

You need to do it over the firmware restoration tool or better the web server when router is in recovery mode.

ok, then i will wait if someone compile latest 380.60_beta for AC68U....

 

[Shonk]

oops set it off a few hours ago and forgot about it

totally stock build from a fresh pull

Creating ASUS RT-AC88U firmware to image/RT-AC88U_380.60_alpha1.trx

TRX Image:
Total Size .... : 45367296 (44304.0 KB) (43.3 MB)
CRC-32 ........ : 9FCBD8B5


make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/shonk/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shonk/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shonk/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src'

real    31m16.398s
user    41m36.601s
sys    12m52.063s
root@ubuntu:/home/shonk/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src#

http://pc.cd/BjPctalK

 

[RMerlin]

Test builds should always be compiled with BUILDREV=1 to insert the github hash, otherwise it's impossible to distinguish snapshot builds from one another.

Based on what little info there it seems you are building from master rather than the 3459 branch. This build only has like one or two minor changes over 380.59, it's still based on 380_2697.

 

[Shonk]

note sure why i have ended up with alpha 1 will do again after

 

[RMerlin]

note sure why i have ended up with alpha 1 will do again after

alpha1 probably indicates you are on master rather than on the 3459 branch. From within the src-rt-7.14.x/src directory:

git checkout 3459
rm .config
BUILDREV=1 make rt-ac88u

 

[Shonk]

thanks i thought i did a checkout but clearly i forgot..

 

[Shonk]

Creating ASUS RT-AC88U firmware to image/RT-AC88U_380.60_alpha2-g9fe2a70.trx

TRX Image:
Total Size .... : 45363200 (44300.0 KB) (43.3 MB)
CRC-32 ........ : 7BC32F70

http://pc.cd/wBPctalK

 

[ChriscomIT]

Creating ASUS RT-AC88U firmware to image/RT-AC88U_380.60_alpha2-g9fe2a70.trx

TRX Image:
Total Size .... : 45363200 (44300.0 KB) (43.3 MB)
CRC-32 ........ : 7BC32F70

http://pc.cd/wBPctalK

Thanks ! Good job and nice hint by RMerlin. I will give it a try!

BTW what is an "loadable CLM object" in terms of wireless ?

 

[RMerlin]

Thanks ! Good job and nice hint by RMerlin. I will give it a try!

BTW what is an "loadable CLM object" in terms of wireless ?

With a wireless driver, you have to configure how much power you output for each stream/antenna based on the channel, the MCS, etc... Think of it as a very detailed power calibration. This is done through CLM.

This is a source CLM file:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/R...ase/src-rt-6.x.4708/wl/clm/src/wlc_clm_data.c

Originally, this was integrated into the wireless driver itself at compile time. Now, Asus is keeping them external to the driver itself, and the driver loads it at start time.

I'm not sure of the reason behind this change. Could be so a wireless driver could easily be re-calibrated by just replacing this file. Could also be a way for Asus to "lock" wireless control by having all the regulation data inside that one file. So far, external CLM data is only implemented for last year's generation of routers.

 

[dsring]

alpha1 probably indicates you are on master rather than on the 3459 branch.

Do you know what changes we made by Asus with the 3459 GPL? TIA

 

[ChriscomIT]

With a wireless driver, you have to configure how much power you output for each stream/antenna based on the channel, the MCS, etc... Think of it as a very detailed power calibration. This is done through CLM.

This is a source CLM file:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/R...ase/src-rt-6.x.4708/wl/clm/src/wlc_clm_data.c

Originally, this was integrated into the wireless driver itself at compile time. Now, Asus is keeping them external to the driver itself, and the driver loads it at start time.

I'm not sure of the reason behind this change. Could be so a wireless driver could easily be re-calibrated by just replacing this file. Could also be a way for Asus to "lock" wireless control by having all the regulation data inside that one file. So far, external CLM data is only implemented for last year's generation of routers.

Many thanks RMerlin !

 

[RMerlin]

Do you know what changes we made by Asus with the 3459 GPL? TIA

Most changes are listed on their own changelog, on their support site.

 

[Shonk]

Here's the latest build before i start changing stuff

Creating ASUS RT-AC88U firmware to image/RT-AC88U_380.60_alpha2-g8c948f8.trx

TRX Image:
Total Size .... : 45367296 (44304.0 KB) (43.3 MB)
CRC-32 ........ : 277A63A9

http://pc.cd/LPPctalK

 

[ChriscomIT]

Here's the latest build before i start changing stuff

Creating ASUS RT-AC88U firmware to image/RT-AC88U_380.60_alpha2-g8c948f8.trx

TRX Image:
Total Size .... : 45367296 (44304.0 KB) (43.3 MB)
CRC-32 ........ : 277A63A9

http://pc.cd/LPPctalK

Thanks dude great job. Flash it in a minute. Again just out off pure interest, can u tell me which customizations do u do for ur own? Or which set-up do u have that needs "non-vanilla " customizations and what u customize ? Thx again!

 

[bayern1975]

i would like to test this 380.60 on my 68u if someone can compile it and post link for download....

sent from Kodi 17 Krypton

 

[Shonk]

Thanks dude great job. Flash it in a minute. Again just out off pure interest, can u tell me which customizations do u do for ur own? Or which set-up do u have that needs "non-vanilla " customizations and what u customize ? Thx again!

I dont do much but some of it's specific to me
its mainly for dhcp option 60 & 61

Wan DHCP

/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/rc/udhcpc.c


                "-x", "61:myopt61hex",
                "-x", "60:myopt60hex",
int index = 11;         /* first NULL */

Remove Merlin Icon (I Like Stock Look)

/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/www/state.js

Edit Firmware Build username/hostname

/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/Makefile

Disable Unused Stuff

/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/target.mak

Removed/Disabled
JFFS2LOG=n (Log to nand)
TIMEMACHINE=n (Time Machine)
MDNS=n (Avahi / Bonjour)
BWDPI=n (Trend Micro Deep Packet Inspection)
EMAIL=n (Sendmail Needed to remove if BWDPI was disabled)
NFS=n (NFS Support)
WTFAST=n (Crappy vpn with support for only 9 games (PC Only)
MEDIASRV=n (UPNP Media Server)
PRINTER=n (Print Server)
APP="nolocaldm" (Dont add Optional Asus Apps)

Edit hostname for traceroutes

/asuswrt-merlin/release/src/router/shared/shared.h

Edit MiniUpnpD Name

/asuswrt-merlin/release/src-rt-7.14.114.x/src/router/rc/services.c

"Aurora",  // force friendly name

 

[ChriscomIT]

Thx Shonk! Good info exactly what i wanted to know!

Nice to see official test builds from RMerlin! So far i used the ones compiled from shonk so far and everything was nice and stable so far. Some weird log entries but this is because i did not revert to factory settings after flash.

Will flash official test builds now and do a full reset after. Then i will run some basic stuff and do some more in depth test. BTW issue tracker on github was reopened by RMerlin.