Asus RT-AC88U
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Hardware Specifications
FCC ID: | MSQ-RTGW00 |
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Industry Canada ID: | 3568A-RTGW00 |
CPU: | Broadcom BCM4709C0 (1.4 GHz, 2 cores) |
Flash / RAM: | 128 / 512 MiB |
Expansion IFs: | 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 |
JTAG: | yes, 5-pin header, unpopulated |
Serial: | yes, 4-pin header, unpopulated, internal, 3.3V TTL |
Wl1 Chip1: | Broadcom BCM4366 |
Wl1 MIMO config: | 4x4:4 |
Wl1 protocols: | a/n/ac |
Wl2 Chip1: | Broadcom BCM4366 |
Wl2 MIMO config: | 4x4:4 |
Wl2 protocols: | b/g/n |
ETH Chip1: | Broadcom BCM4709C0 |
Switch: | Realtek RTL8365MB |
LAN / WAN ports: | 8 / 1 (up to 1 Gb/s) |
Installation
- Initial Flash: It is recommended to install the .trx build file with the ASUS Firmware Restoration Tool.
- Upgrade: Flash from GUI, but research builds first, and see here for more info.
Also refer to the Asus guides Category at the bottom.
Build Size Limit
The linux mtd partition is 62.0 MB, however, the CFE limits flash size to ~27 MB.
35531: 28241920 (26.9336 MB) 35667: 28393472 (27.0781 MB)
MTD Boot Partitions
From dmesg output:
nflash: squash filesystem with lzma found at block 29 Creating 4 MTD partitions on "nflash": 0x000000000000-0x000000080000 : "boot" 0x000000080000-0x000000200000 : "nvram" 0x000000200000-0x000004000000 : "linux" 0x0000003b3e80-0x000004000000 : "rootfs" [...] Northstar brcmnand NAND Flash Controller driver, Version 0.1 (c) Broadcom Inc. 2012 NAND device: Manufacturer ID: 0xc8, Chip ID: 0xd1 (Unknown NAND 128MiB 3,3V 8-bit) [...] Creating 1 MTD partitions on "brcmnand": 0x000004000000-0x000008000000 : "brcmnand"
Notes
Router model thread: Asus RT-AC88U AC3100