Unstable: 386.07_0-gnuton0_beta2

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: July 02, 2022
Release: 386.07_0-gnuton0_beta2

• NEW: Added support for TUF-AX3000

Unstable: 386.07_0-gnuton0_beta1

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: June 26, 2022
Release: 386.07_0-gnuton0_beta1

Known issues:

• DSL-AX82U - AURA RGB not working

                            **PLEASE TEST THIS RELEASE AND REPORT FURTHER BUGS AS ISSUE**
  

New features:

• NEW: Added support for TUF-AX3000

Unstable: 386.07_0-gnuton0_alpha0

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: June 09, 2022
Release: 386.07_0-gnuton0_alpha0

• UPDATED: Merged with 386_48966 GPL.
• UPDATED: openssl to 1.1.1o.
• UPDATED: haveged to 1.9.18.
• CHANGED: dhcpc-event now has a second parameter that will
  contain "4" or "6" depending on the IP protocol of
  the event (dave14305)
• FIXED: JFFS backup/restore functions not working on XT12
  and GT-AX6000.
• FIXED: CVE-2022-0934 in dnsmasq (backport)
• FIXED: CVE-2022-26376 (reported by Cisco Talos, fixed by Asus)

Stable: 386.5_2-gnuton0

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: March 26, 2022
Release: 386.5_2-gnuton0

• NEW: Added support for ZenWifi AX (X8)/RT-AX95Q
• NEW: Added support for TUF-AX5400

Unstable: 386.05_0-gnuton0_beta1

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: March 03, 2022
Release: 386.05_0-gnuton0_beta1

• NEW: Added support for the TUF-AX5400
• NEW: Added support for the RT-AX95Q.
• NEW: Added support for the RT-AC68U V4.
• NEW: Added support for the GT-AXE11000.
• NEW: Added config option for the Boost key on
  GT models. The option can be found on the
  Administration -> System page.
• NEW: Basic IPv6 support for TQoS (Kevin Bracey)
• UPDATED: Merged with GPL 386_46065.
• UPDATED: Reverted dnsmasq from 2.86 to 2.85.
• UPDATED: miniupnpd to 2.3.0.
• UPDATED: avahi to 0.8 + a few backports.
• CHANGED: Improved accuracy of overhead parameters
  in Traditional QoS (Kevin Bracey)
• CHANGED: Report download stats for TQoS (Kevin Bracey)
• CHANGED: Report DFS scanning state for both 5 GHz bands
  if appropriate on tri-band models
• CHANGED: Enabled pass_persist support in net-snmp.
• FIXED: Various TQoS issues (Kevin Bracey)
• FIXED: enabling/disabling 802.11b rates wouldn't get saved
  to nvram.
• FIXED: netatalk failing to load extensions, breaking
  Time Machine.
• FIXED: Large swapfiles reported the incorrect size on
  the Tools page (Kevin Bracey)
• FIXED: User accounts would not show as connected on
  the OpenVPN server username list if a remote
  client connected over IPv6.
• FIXED: Earlier syslog content was missing on RT-AX86U
  and RT-AX68U after a reboot.
• FIXED: WAN monitoring could fail if using IPv6 and
  DNS Rebind protection was enabled.
• FIXED: RT-AX86U syslog could be truncated after a reboot.

Stable: 386.04_0-gnuton2

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: January 31, 2022
Release: 386.04_0-gnuton2

• NOTE: AiMesh setup needs ethernet backhaul cable
• FIXED Added back DNS Priv and DNS SEC to VDSL WAN page

Stable: 386.04_0-gnuton1

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: January 24, 2022
Release: 386.04_0-gnuton1

• NOTE: AiMesh setup needs ethernet backhaul cable
• FIXED DSL-AX82U updated ADSL driver
• FIXED DSL-AX82U Allow manual upload for all variants

Upstream changes coming with this release

• NEW: Added wireguard kernel module + userspace tool to
  HND models firmware images.
• NEW: IPv6 support for OpenVPN server. Allows to remotely
  connect to your router's OpenVPN server over IPv6, and
  reach LAN clients over their IPv6 (redirecting IPv6
  Internet traffic does not work).
• UPDATED: Merged with GPL 386_45958 + a few newer patches
  from Asus.
• UPDATED: curl to 7.79.1.
• UPDATED: vsftpd to 3.0.5.
• UPDATED: openssl to 1.1.1m.
• UPDATED: wget to 1.21.1.
• UPDATED: nettle to 3.7.3.
• UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.86.
• UPDATED: openvpn to 2.5.5.
• UPDATED: tor to 0.4.5.11.
• UPDATED: miniupnpd to 2.2.3-git 20211017.
• UPDATED: inadyn to 2.9.1.
• UPDATED: CA bundle to 2021-12-13.
• UPDATED: amtm to 3.2.2 (thelonelycoder)
• CHANGED: replaced jitterentropy-rngd with haveged.
  It uses more resources, but it works
  properly on older platforms, and is
  generally less CPU intensive in regular
  use. This is implemented for all router
  models.
• CHANGED: Switched dnsmasq crypto backend to nettle.
• CHANGED: Switched to Asus's own dhcp hostname support.
  Existing dhcp_hostnames entries will be
  converted on first boot.
• CHANGED: miniupnpd will now be supplied the public WAN
  IP to improve compatibility with dual NAT
  setups.
• CHANGEED: Disabling Auto DoH will now also disable
  Windows' new Discovery of Designated
  Resolvers (DDR) feature.
• FIXED: Wrong interface might be used for the default
  gateway in an openvpn client routing table.
• FIXED: Generated OpenVPN certs used SHA1 signatures
  instead of SHA256 (regression from 386.1)
• FIXED: Various issues with protocol handling when
  importing an ovpn client file.
• FIXED: IPv6 not working while in Dual WAN mode.
• FIXED: Failed OpenVPN client connections might sometime
  be stuck with a "Connecting" state.
• FIXED: NTP sometimes failing to update at boot time
  when using IPv6.
• FIXED: Changes done by firewall-start may be lost after
  ddns service gets stopped when using tunnelbroker

Unstable: 386.04_0-gnuton1_beta4

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: January 08, 2022
Release: 386.04_0-gnuton1_beta4

• NOTE: AiMesh setup needs ethernet backhaul cable
• NOTE: This is based on upstream 386.4 stable.
• FIXED DSL-AX82U updated ADSL driver
• FIXED DSL-AX82U Allow manual upload for all variants

Unstable: 386.04_0-gnuton1_beta3

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

! !! !!!  Known issues  !!! !! !
# Please reset to factory your DSL-AC68U after flashing if something in the Web UI is missing or not correctly working.
# AiMesh setup may not work wirelessly. Please connect the routers with an ethernet cable like this just for the setup
         (Master Router    LAN) -----> (WAN     Node)
 

Notes:

• This firmware is based on Upstream Merlin 386.4-beta3.
• Added RT-AX82U support

Date: December 31, 2021
Release: 386.04_0-gnuton1_beta3

• NEW: Added support for the RT-AX86S (uses the same firmware
  as the RT-AX86U).
• NEW: Added wireguard kernel module + userspace tool to
  HND models firmware images.
• NEW: IPv6 support for OpenVPN server. Allows connecting over
  your WAN's IPv6, and also reach LAN clients over their
  IPv6 (redirecting IPv6 Internet traffic does not work).
• UPDATED: Merged with GPL 386_45958 + a few newer patches
  from Asus.
• UPDATED: curl to 7.79.1.
• UPDATED: vsftpd to 3.0.5.
• UPDATED: openssl to 1.1.1m.
• UPDATED: wget to 1.21.1.
• UPDATED: nettle to 3.7.3.
• UPDATED: dnsmasq to 2.86.
• UPDATED: openvpn to 2.5.5.
• UPDATED: tor to 0.4.5.11.
• UPDATED: miniupnpd to 2.2.3-git 20211017.
• UPDATED: inadyn to 2.9.1.
• UPDATED: CA bundle to 2021-12-13.
• UPDATED: amtm to 3.2.1 (thelonelycoder)
• CHANGED: replaced jitterentropy-rngd with haveged.
  It uses more resources, but it works
  properly on older platforms, and is
  generally less CPU intensive in regular
  use. This is implemented for all router
  models.
• CHANGED: Switched dnsmasq crypto backend to nettle.
• CHANGED: Switched to Asus's own dhcp hostname support.
  Existing dhcp_hostnames entries will be
  converted on first boot.
• CHANGED: miniupnpd will now be supplied the public WAN
  IP to improve compatibility with dual NAT
  setups.
• CHANGEED: Disabling Auto DoH will now also disable
  Windows' new Discovery of Designated
  Resolvers (DDR) feature.
• FIXED: Wrong interface might be used for the default
  gateway in an openvpn client routing table.
• FIXED: Generated OpenVPN certs used SHA1 signatures
  instead of SHA256 (regression from 386.1)
• FIXED: Various issues with protocol handling when
  importing an ovpn client file.
• FIXED: IPv6 not working while in Dual WAN mode.
• FIXED: Failed OpenVPN client connections might sometime

Stable: 386.03_2-gnuton5

GNUton's Asus Merlin changelog

Date: November 17, 2021
Release: 386.03_2-gnuton5

• FIXED: regression in PPPoA for DSL-AX82U
• FIXED: DSL-AX82U added ip set kernel modules to make skynet working