Asuswrt-Merlin on Netgear R7000


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DarkMaul

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bibikalka said:
A bit too steep for the Patreon thinggy - a few months of no-Patreon will save enough $$$ to grab something like Asus ac86u with the hardware VPN support.
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Off course it's not only about new devices, it's also about respectfully tell @XVortex, thnx for your time and updates for a device that's a decade old. For keeping it up and running. Etc etc. I only play around with the R7000 and i dont use it any more in my home network. I have a ax86u pro with a ac86u (as a gt2900) as node.

I still like to play with the stuff that shows up. Iam currently in no position to pay vortex. But still i respect his doing.

Peace!
 
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bibikalka

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DarkMaul said:
Off course it's not only about new devices, it's also about respectfully tell @XVortex, thnx for your time and updates for a device that's a decade old. For keeping it up and running. Etc etc. I only play around with the R7000 and i dont use it any more in my home network. I have a ax86u pro with a ac86u (as a gt2900) as node.

I still like to play with the stuff that shows up. Iam currently in no position to pay vortex. But still i respect his doing.

Peace!
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I mean - I have tremendous respect for his work too. Yet I only got R7000 because Xvortex was available.

I literally only saved like $10 getting a used R7000 (~$25) vs TM-AC1900 = RT-AC68U/P for ~$35. There is just no margin there, and today $25 gets one close to a used TM-AC1900 off ebay (I just checked - bunches of offers at ~$30+).

Anyway, it's a silly conversation, everybody should decide what they want to do for themselves :)
 
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user17600

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DarkMaul said:
386.11 pushed down the nvram usage on 68u, it also did on my r7000 so let's hope @XVortex will extend the useable lifecycle again...
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You can get the major benefit of nvram optimization (removing the 3 deprecated OVPN settings) by running this script: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/R...c/router/rom/apps_scripts/clear_vpnclients.sh .

Note: you may have to re-run this if you reset your router because these settings reside in the CFE and a reset restores default settings from the CFE.

ringlord said:
I did not know that future releases would only be available to Patreons when I posted this...
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That's... quite unfortunate. And since he has refused to publish the steps he took to customize for R7000 hardware, and I have demonstrated the limitations of flashing unmodified Merlin on the R7000 (e.g., USB and LED issues), 386.10 is probably the end of the line. Sort of a lousy way to end, IMO, but everyone wants a subscription these days.

Bye Vortex, it was fun while it lasted and thanks for everything.
 
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Stimpy88

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bibikalka said:
A bit too steep for the Patreon thinggy - a few months of no-Patreon will save enough $$$ to grab something like Asus ac86u with the hardware VPN support.
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The price has risen considerably (x3) since I checked a few days ago. I had the intention of signing up, but now it's gone up to $20 a month I won't. Sorry.

I think $5 per firmware update would have been fairer way of doing this, but $20 a month for probably much less than a handful of updates a year... Also, with respect, the firmware is not even being created by him, only modifying a few lines to make it match the hardware... This leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

I guess it's time to move on, as it seems my opinion is not the popular one, as he has 18 Patrons so far willing to pay $240 a year.
 
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PaulvdH

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XVortex said:
Your donation is just a signal that the project is still relevant and worth continuing. There is no minimum. You can toss just a buck.
By the way, thanks to all the patrons. You are the best and it is clear that the project need to be continued.
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Is it possible to donate for a New firmware or must it be a montly donation?
 
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Stimpy88

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XVortex said:
Your donation is just a signal that the project is still relevant and worth continuing. There is no minimum. You can toss just a buck.
By the way, thanks to all the patrons. You are the best and it is clear that the project need to be continued.
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I think you should be supported for keeping this old router going! But I have never used Patreon before, and it says that you have to pay $20 a month, so that's what I am referring to in my previous post...

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ringlord

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Stimpy88 said:
I think you should be supported for keeping this old router going! But I have never used Patreon before, and it says that you have to pay $20 a month, so that's what I am referring to in my previous post...

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The amount that you see there is what the 18 Patrons together are contributing per month.
When you click "Become a patron", you can select the amount you want to pledge per month, which is then added to the amount you see here.
 
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Stimpy88

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ringlord said:
The amount that you see there is what the 18 Patrons together are contributing per month.
When you click "Become a patron", you can select the amount you want to pledge per month, which is then added to the amount you see here.
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Ahhh, I got you, thanks ringlord!
 
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Archiunix

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Hello, I installed the 386_10 chk version and then trx but it doesn't make me go back to the original netgear firmware 1.0.3.80.
How can I do?
Thank's
 
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iooooy

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ringlord said:
how I did it :
Bash: 
logon to the router via Putty
cd /jffs/scripts
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/386_x/release/src/router/rom/apps_scripts/clear_vpnclients.sh
chmod +x clear_vpnclients.sh
./clear_vpnclients.sh
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Hello, I am an R7000 router user who came to China. I updated the R7000 firmware version to XWRT-VORTEX 386.10 some time ago, and the first red warning light appeared, and the network speed dropped from the original 1000M to 200M;
The reason for these problems is that the NVRM occupation is too high. According to your method, it has been solved, and many solutions have been found to solve it.
I specially registered this community account to reply to you, thank you very much for sharing! ! !
(Sorry for my poor English level)
 
ringlord

ringlord

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Please note that you will have to rerun this script after a reboot.
Also, this only has an effect in router mode.
The other command that I found useful both in AP and router mode is this :
Bash: 
for line in `nvram show | grep ^[^=]*=$ `; do var=${line%*=}; nvram unset $var; done; nvram commit
 
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