Install current release on Asus RT-N56U with OpenWrt snapshot installed

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hello there,

I am in a pit of a pickle. I have an old Asus RT-N56U with a snapshot image installed (image without Luci and minimal packages) and want to install the current release on it.

Due to kernel incompatibility, I cannot install Luci or other packages on the current installation, hence I do not have a tool (that I am aware of) to install the current release.

Do you have any idea how I can get the current OpenWrt release installed on this device? Otherwise this device is pretty much useless.

Thank you very much in advance for your help!

Best

Andre

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Normal sysupgrade via CLI?

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Hi tmomas, my sincere apologies for taking this long to respond. I had quite a lot of other issues to deal with lately. I was able to solve the issue by issuing a Asus firmware rescue tool (https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/installation/recovery_methods/asus_firmware_restoration_tool, currently only available for Windows) which is also able to flash OpenWrt onto the device.

Thank you very much for your quick response though!

Best

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