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UK Sentinel wrote:

Email sent regarding firmware and usual ASUS Beta T&C’s apply, see top of forum

Thank you again, but I think you sent me the wrong link as it points to v1.10.06 build591 instead of v1.10.05 build503.

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Let me know if this firmware is still on interest and I will send you an email etc ?

Yes please, send me an e-mail, thanks again.

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UK Sentinel wrote:

By going back so far, you do run the risk of security updates not being applied etc. (nist.gov)

• v1.10.05 build503 does seem to be the most stable build.
• Only debug version I have is v1.10.05 build503 593 and can send you link if you wish ?

It’s a good thing you mentioned the security risk and I’d recommend anyone willing to go back so far to avoid it unless they know what they’re doing (using it in bridge mode is relatively safe, but there is no point to do it as the bug doesn’t affect that mode).

I’ll gladly take the debug version v1.10.05 build503, I want to run some quick tests on it, thanks a lot.

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UK Sentinel wrote:

drain of available RAM (memory) so this is probable why the DSL-AC88U locks up after a few days. Did you happen to notice the available RAM at any point before the router failed ?

Hi, I did some testing on this router and ram is not the reason it locks up.

I left a shell open with top running until the issue started showing up and came to the conclusion that it is either due to a buggy kernel or a buggy busybox.

Basically, with plenty of ram available, anything run after the issue shows up (even a simple ls) may end up in a Z(iirc) state.

Debugging further takes time and, frankly, it is asus’ job.

The only solution is either to go back to the last working version, which I believe it was v1.10.05 build503 (btw, is it possible to have the debug version of that build and the v1.10.06 build585?), use it as a modem in bridge mode (it still “freezes” but dsl works) or setup the scheduler to reboot it every day.

I don’t know if there are working (non-)public/beta versions released after v1.10.05 build503, but v1.10.06 build591 is 100% affected as well.

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Thank you very much!

It’s sad they abandoned this product in this state after only 1 year after release (if I’m not wrong, last firmware was released in 2018), aside the software part it’s not bad.

Part of the blame is on me though, as I bought it with blind faith being an asus customer for almost 30 years.

I’ll surely be more cautious next time (I had a combo with a rampage VI extreme, that has the cmos battery hid under the shield and it’s a pain to change it).

Thanks again!

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Hi, I bought an asus dsl-ac88u last year and recently the httpd started crashing a lot. I have the latest firmware released (1.10.06_Build591) and I guess there is no chance it will be updated, is it possible to have a copy of the debug version?

It’s really frustrating having to restart it everyday, having telnet access would be a blessing.

Thanks in advance.

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