🌟 Support for RT-AX58U V2 🌟

[gnuton]

*This thread is about supporting RT-AX58U V2.
If you see this issue here is because I have decided to support this model.

So, feel free to ask questions here about this topic.
I will keep the status updated.

Status:

• received GPL
• received development unit
• Merged GPL to feature-branch
• Initial testing & Bugfixing phase
• Public pre-alphas
• Alpha released
• collecting testing reports & Bugfixing phase
• Beta released
• collecting testing reports & Bugfixing phase
• Stable released

[gnuton]

looking for pre-alpha testers.
Requirement to be an alpha tester.. be confortable with soft-bricks and restoring using asus restoration tool

[gnuton]

Pre-alpha available here <REMOVED_ BROKEN_IMAGE>

[Stellar1616]

I just got a RT-AX3000, and it's a V2. :( I was hoping to get it working with Merlin, but I guess it's not ready yet. That being said, I'd be willing to be an alpha tester.

[Souler]

I flashed the image before you removed the link and bricked my router 😅.

I was able to flash back a stock firmware, so I'm ready for testing future builds!

[gnuton]

@Souler those are soft bricks something you can quickly recover.. :D

[Stellar1616]

I just got a RT-AX3000, and it's a V2. :( I was hoping to get it working with Merlin, but I guess it's not ready yet. That being said, I'd be willing to be an alpha tester.

How do I download the alpha firmware?

[gnuton]

Hi @Stellar1616 the alpha is not out yet. There was a pre-alpha but it was not booting.
I do not have physical access to the device now so I cannot debug what's wrong.
if anyone is able to get the logs from the TTL attaching some jumpers on the MB that would help and I can share the pre-alpha again.

[gnuton]

New pre-alpha image available
Version: pre-alpha-2
Risk: HIGH - This image has not been tested so worst case scenario your router won't start anymore and ASUS restoration tool is required. So before flashing this make sure you have a copy of the latest stock firmware.

Link to image:
https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/actions/runs/8403778904/artifacts/1352759145 (Requires you to be logged in Github)

[neil1962]

Link is broken Neil Sent with Spark

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[gnuton]

@neil1962 -_- the link works for me. Are you logged in github when downloading?

[gnuton]

The pre-alpha seems to boot. So it should work now.

[Stellar1616]

It says at the top that the stable has been released, but I'm not showing the V2 listed as a supported model on https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/about and on the download page on source forge, I'm only showing an entry for RT-AX58U, doesn't specify a hardware version https://sourceforge.net/projects/asuswrt-merlin/files/RT-AX58U/
But the latest stable is from 2-27-2024, so that can't be it. Do you have a link to download the firmware?

[Grumpy-Geoff]

Do you have a link to download the firmware?

It's a GNUton build, available from here -
https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/releases/tag/3004.388.6_2-gnuton1

[aidancov1]

I was pleased to find support for the AX58U V2 model and all seemed well but I cannot get the VPN tunnel to block devices when it goes down. I have checked the VPN director and all seems okay. I can connect to my VPN but when I disconnect it, my devices revert to WAN which is why I wanted to use the kill switch. Any idea why this is occurring?

Thanks

Aidan