It's the first time I attempted to flash my new Asus RT-AC85P using the designated factory image and using the SHH method.
After the installation I can SSH to the router and login as root. But I cannot access the luci web interface. It doesn't give me any error message via the web browser, it just loads and loads forever...
I reverted back to the OEM firmware and then tried again using the installation via TFTP method. Same results, I still cannot access the luci web interface.
I am also not able to access the internet. My asus router is connected to an ISP modem, which is set in bridge mode. With the OEM firmware I was able to access the internet just fine.
The asus router's DHCP works fine, so I do get a proper LAN IP assigned on my desktop. The router's 2g/5g WIFI doesn't work though, so I cannot connect other devices yet.
Via SSH I can see that the luci installation is in place and the uhttpd is running (I also restarted it a couple of times).
Please advise as this is the end of my understanding! Shouldn't all of this work out of the box???
When I try to flash with the sysupgrade.bin file I get the message that
My device is not supported by this image. Supported devices: asus rt-ac65p. The uploaded image doesnt contain a suppported format. Make sure that you choose the generic image format for your platform.
had to "force upgrade"*
After the flash, my modem is recognized as a RT-AC65P (instead of the actual RT-AC85P). Is that ok?
My 2 wirelesss cards are recognized as "Mediatek MT7615E bgn and MT7615E nac". From the specs I see that in reality it is a bit different MT7615N. Is that a problem?
I see the 2 wifi cards are working at 2GHz and 5GHz.
I successfully re-flased with the "sysupgrade" image you pointed out using luci. I have to say, I don't remember if I un-checked the "keep settings" What is the worst that can happen?
After the re-flash, my modem is recognized as a RT-AC85P, which is awesome.
My 2 wirelesss cards are still recognized as MT7615E (instead of MT7615N, based on the specs. Does anyone know of more appropriate drivers?
I see the 2 wifi cards are working at 2GHz and 5GHz and tested them also. I will provide feedback on the speeds later.
Finally, I hope I won't encounter any 5GHz issues as others have mentioned! For now it looks like it is working.
Please mark as solved if firmware successfully installed and 802.11ac wifi appears to be working.
Regarding MT7615E vs MT7615N. I think there is just the one openwrt driver MT7615E for all routers which use MT7615 family of chipsets. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
I confirm everything is working well (for now). Marked as resolved.
Happy to hear if someone knows a better/more applicable driver/firmware for my MT7615N network card .
FYI, some first speed tests from run with Passmark Advance Network test from my laptop (win 10) wifi (connected over 5GHz AC Nominal T866/R866 Mbps) to a desktop (win 10) connected over 1Gbps ethernet via the ASUS/Openwrt router:
Should I be happy with these?
Btw the UDP receive test was not successful, but I suspect its the passmark, all packets were dropped.. I will check later with another piece of software if I can.