Missing installation instructions for OpenWRT 19.07 on Asus RT-AC57U

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Hi guys, i have a virgin Asus RT-AC57U on which i would like to install OpenWRT 19.07.0. The ToH lists 19.07.0 as supported version. I can not for the life of me figure out how to install it though after sifting through the various RT-AC57U related pages and the generic installation pages in the wiki.

I found a couple of posts in the forum of people who apparently managed to install the snapshot version prior to the release of 19.07 on it. So i guess it must be possible. Can anyone give me pointers?

Thanks :slight_smile:

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That's very weird given the installation section on the wiki page seems pretty comprehensive to me?

It rehashes the instructions from the git commit linked in the post above.

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Thanks, that is exactly the information i was looking for. :+1:

I was not able to find this exact page. Here is what i did:

  1. Navigate to "openwrt.org/"
  2. Click on "Supported Devices" link in navigation -> "https://openwrt.org/supported_devices"
  3. Click on "I have a router and want to know if it is supported" link on the page -> "https://openwrt.org/toh/start"
  4. Filter the table in the Model column by "RT-AC57U"

This produces a single record that only links to a generic "19.07.0" release page and a "Device Techdata" page. The "Device Techdata" page links to the relevant commit with the installations instructions. I did not realize that at the time because i was looking for more of a manual/howto install link.

Now that i know that it is there i realized that you can find the page you mentioned by using the generic search bar at the top right of the page and the search term "RT-AC57U".

Thanks for the quick help!

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Hello

I would like to ask you if you manage to install successfully 19.07* RT-AC57U

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Running 19.07 HEAD on it here.

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I was able to install 19.07 with the "OEM installation via SSH" method. Not sure about the long term stability though. I did not run the router for an extensive period of time yet.

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I've been running it without issues since July 2019.

@galotzas Do keep in mind there's a v2 on the market and that's QCA, not Mediatek based.

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I decided to give up on this model and try my luck with er x

Thanks for the info

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