received this log message in 18.06.4
wan is setting up now
udhcp: malformed hex string 'root'
the fix was pointed out by [eduperez] WRT3200ACM no connect to ISP but i didnt know where to find setting in LuCi
for those coming later....
Network
Interfaces
WAN
Client Id to send When requesting DHCP
swap root with A1 or other HEXstring
<save & Apply>
dhcp connected almost immediately.