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About the Product- Dual band w/ latest 802.11ac 3x3 technology
- Speeds up to 1900 Mbps
- 1GHz Dual-Core CPU w/ dedicating lanes for WiFi/USB Data
- ASUSWRT Web-Based Interface
- Monitor/manage network using the intuitive ASUS Router app
- AiProtection Powered by Trend MicroTM provides multi-stage protection
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I thought the name on the screen should change to RT-68U or something
using .bayareatechpros.com/ac1900-to-ac68u/
If 192.168.29.1, are you able to Go to Administration > System > Enable SSH > Yes > Apply?
Yes - redo from step 11
No - start from step 1
If 192.168.1.1, redo from step 20
using .bayareatechpros.com/ac1900-to-ac68u/
If 192.168.29.1, are you able to Go to Administration > System > Enable SSH > Yes > Apply?
Yes - redo from step 11
No - start from step 1
If 192.168.1.1, redo from step 20
The password has changed to admin admin instead of admin password. So I had expected the screen to change to the regular Asus banner. The firmware was upgradable completely so I thought it should have been fine.
Will give it a go from Step 20 forward, just so much hassle after 3 hours at it. Is "Perform NVRAM Reset" the step that actually changes the firmware screen away from saying "TM-1900"?
I even went through and fully executed the steps below and they had all seemingly executed properly. Oh and I can't even detect the wifi signal after this
(this is entered in Putty after enabling SSH on the router)
cat /dev/mtd5 > /jffs/mtd5_backup.bin
mkdir /tmp/asus_jffs
mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock5 /tmp/asus_jffs
rm -rf /tmp/asus_jffs/*
sync && umount /tmp/asus_jffs
rm -rf /jffs/.sys/RT-AC68U
nvram unset fw_check && nvram commit && reboot
I even went through and fully executed the steps below and they had all seemingly executed properly. Oh and I can't even detect the wifi signal after this
Do you think you didn't do the MTD5 commands correctly
Lazymocha's Guide doesn't explain to do the last two MTD5 commands on firmware 384.xxxxx (preferably 384.20308).
If you didn't read correctly about the MTD5 command step above, you might not have had the last 2 MTD5 commands effectively done.
To check this, once again, putty in and do the following command:
Code:
strings /dev/mtd5
A "real" RT-AC68U has absolutely nothing in /dev/mtd5 except it is filled with 0xff. You should see no result for the command output.(seen in green)
Code:
admin@RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# strings /dev/mtd5
admin@RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root#
If you do see some misc strings, there's something in mtd5 and you should execute the commands to wipe it when on firmware Version 384.xxxxx
Code:
/tmp/home/root# ln -s /sbin/rc mtd-erase
/tmp/home/root# ./mtd-erase -d asus
Do you think you didn't do the MTD5 commands correctly
Lazymocha's Guide doesn't explain to do the last two MTD5 commands on firmware 384.xxxxx (preferably 384.20308).
If you didn't read correctly about the MTD5 command step above, you might not have had the last 2 MTD5 commands effectively done.
To check this, once again, putty in and do the following command:
Code:
strings /dev/mtd5
A "real" RT-AC68U has absolutely nothing in /dev/mtd5 except it is filled with 0xff. You should see no result for the command output.(seen in green)
Code:
admin@RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root# strings /dev/mtd5
admin@RT-AC68U:/tmp/home/root#
If you do see some misc strings, there's something in mtd5 and you should execute the commands to wipe it when on firmware Version 384.xxxxx
Code:
/tmp/home/root# ln -s /sbin/rc mtd-erase
/tmp/home/root# ./mtd-erase -d asus
When I log into putty what I see actually is
admin@TM-1900
So maybe I did some step wrong before this, but the router itself looks like it took the firmware (e.g., it also lets me put the router in SSH). I wonder if there's a way to just start over from the beginning.