Installing via SSH on ASUS RT-AX1800U failed. Noob questions

[frollic]

that's fine ...

you need to run the command in the folder where the openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin is located.

[noobynoob]

Will this work?

hhfd@RT-AX1800U-6CC0:/tmp/home/root# mtd-write -i openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin -d Ke
rnel

my command was this:

mtd-write -i openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin -d Kernel

[frollic]

you mean there's a new line ?

if you've already pressed enter, I guess you'll find out soon eough.

[egc]

You are already past this but for the record, I think the file protocol in WinSCP should be SCP instead of SFTP.

[noobynoob]

OK, progress has been made. I made connection with WinSCP.

[noobynoob]

But when I try to drag and drop the Openwrt file to it I get this:

Any suggestions? The SSH via cmd didn't actualy flash to openwrt, I can update on that if needed as well.

[noobynoob]

This is what I get when I try the ssh fix do I was offered by you guys (the command I posted earlier was all wrong, my bad) this is the screen shot for accuracy sake.

[noobynoob]

My bad, I guess it did worked. Here is the result:

How to I initiate the process? AKA run the file on the router? The following command does nothing it seems:

mtd-write -i openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin -d Kernel

[noobynoob]

That was the result of the command:

mtd-write -i openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin -d Kernel

[egc]

check if the file is really available, from the routers command line do:
ls -l
(both l's are l as in lima)

if the file is available and has the same name as you used for the command then maybe it has been written, and the next step is to reboot?

[noobynoob]

@egc

ls -l

I did copy paste into the ssh connection. Here is the result:

Also, after copying the file to the tmp folder in the router (verified via winscp) AND doing the following:

mtd-write -i openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin -d Kernel

AND waiting for 5 minutes and then disconnecting the power and turning it on again. Openwrt still not there.

Any suggestions?
Thanks for all the help.

[noobynoob]

Here is the settings in the router for reference. I did change the SSH port to 22 which in not the default.

Idea 1: Can I just try to upload it directly through the ASUS UI?
Idea 2: I downloaded the openwrt file myself manually. Maybe try a different version?
Idea 3: Maybe specify the full address: /tmp/home/root/openwrt-22.03.6-ramips-mt7621-asus_rt-ax53u-squashfs-factory.bin?

[egc]

After you uploaded the file check if it is there with ls -l that will show all files in the directory and should show the file you uploaded.

You can try with specifying the whole path (actually that was my firs thought but the instructions do not mention it)

If you could upload the file in the Asus UI, the instructions would say so, so probably not (I do not have your router).

[noobynoob]

Hi, just wanted to update that when plugging the router wan to an internet connected router LAN port and following the instructions I managed to make everything work.

This wasn't previously available to me.
I do think the instructions for copying the file from PC manually is faulty is some way.
F.Y.I
the asus recovery tool didn't worked as much as I tried.

Thanks for everyone that helped.