ASUSWRT-Merlin fork for DSL-AC68U "GNUton"

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April 8, 2019 at 7:25 am #2633
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Now there exists a Merlin fork for DSL-AC68U on github: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asuswrt-merlin-builds-for-dsl-routers.55985/

Website: https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng
Latest version: https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/releases

Maybe this should be opened in a new thread?!

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April 13, 2019 at 2:12 pm #2655
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@UK Sentinel: Are there interested users which like to possibly get Merlin on DSL-AC88U?

Do you have contacts to Asus and maybe they would provide as testing unit to GNUton?

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/dsl-ac68u-asuswrt-merlin-builds-for-dsl-routers.55985/page-2#post-480780

Seems he did a great job on DSL-AC68U and someone can assume he would do the same for DSL-AC88U or DSL-AC3100.

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April 13, 2019 at 3:20 pm #2657
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I can ask, but apart from RMerlins input via RT units, ASUS DSL would be fairly closed.

I will ask, but assume so many confidentiality clauses have to be signed, life is not worth living ;-)

BTW – Has @RMerlin or @ColinTaylor commented upon his work ?

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April 13, 2019 at 8:38 pm #2658
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they even made it sticky as first post in Merlin-forum:

https://www.snbforums.com/forums/asuswrt-merlin.42/

And Merlin has been helping him, now he got it on his own.

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/finally-got-merlin-fw-to-work-on-dsl-ac68u.48702/page-5#post-477007

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/finally-got-merlin-fw-to-work-on-dsl-ac68u.48702/page-5#post-478259

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/finally-got-merlin-fw-to-work-on-dsl-ac68u.48702/page-6#post-480436

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/finally-got-merlin-fw-to-work-on-dsl-ac68u.48702/page-5#post-476978

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/dsl-ac68u-asuswrt-merlin-builds-for-dsl-routers.55985/#post-479365

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-dsl-ac68u-custom-firmware.56070/#post-480605

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/release-asuswrt-merlin-384-10-is-now-available.55742/page-35#post-480527

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April 13, 2019 at 9:01 pm #2661
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Early days for GNUton, but hopefully he will gain traction.

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April 21, 2019 at 8:31 am #2686
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@Grisu – do you have any idea if GNUton will be working on the DSL-AC88U, as this will be the one to watch – and I would even give it a go ;-)

Alas from ASUS, not heard back regarding a loan DSL-AC88U, so I could loan/lend him mine for a while ?

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April 21, 2019 at 8:42 am #2689
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Sorry, but it seems there will be no way in the next future to support DSL-AC88U with Merlin-features.

They used a very different HW-architecture for this modem-router and all the work Merlin has done cannot be ported to this model, similar situation like for ROG GT-types.

A pitty but we have to forget this project for now.

I know DSL-AC88U will be the future Asus modem with much more DSL-features for faster lines – bad news for the community.

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April 21, 2019 at 8:51 am #2693
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Such a shame, The DSL-AC88U could do with the RMerlin touch ;-)

Thanks for update, I may move this thread back into main ASUS Forum, as It is on hold, not possible ;-(

Bad news for ASUS DSL-AC88U users and community

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April 21, 2019 at 1:46 pm #2697
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indeed :-(

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May 10, 2019 at 9:55 am #3032
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GNUton released a new DSL firmware based on Merlins 384.11:

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/dsl-ac68u-asuswrt-merlin-builds-for-dsl-routers.55985/page-5#post-489071

https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng/releases/tag/384.11-gnuton1

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May 10, 2019 at 4:45 pm #3045
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Thank you for the updates, shame about DSL-AC88U ;-(

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