Merlin to Openwrt (flint2)

Ok so I got burned with Asus tuf be3600, it was buggy connection freezers and vlan bugs. Returned it and after quick search bought Asus be88, flashed Merlin, works like a charm but the main issue isn't sorted still missing coverage in my garden unlike with ild 2.4g Asus running on opentomato.

Last but not least i invested great money in the router where I won't use most of the features it offers. But I'm still running on old Synology ds214se...

So the idea now is to return yet again the Asus be88 and go for flint2 which i can now order from Ali for about 100 euro and use rest of the money to buy a newer NAS.

Spec wise on paper flint2 works great for me tge main question is does it really works well in reality? Can you guys recommend it?

I need one main mlo network, one 5ghz for my tv, and one 2.4 for my iot and car charger. I need two lan vlans, and vlan/pppoe for my wan isp. Some DHCP, mac reservations, USB/5g/lte fail over, some basic fw, ideally some DNS setup to add some blocking DNS and ideally also wire guard client for proton vpn.

It will run about 5 real clients 2-3 wired, glan is enough, and 2-3 wifi clients on WiFi 6. Rest is just noise and iot with about 10-20 small iot devices.

What do you say, will flint2 work for me well? The specs are similar to be3600 which I would happily use but it was Buggy....

P.s. what kind of guy is the flint 2 running with the latest openwrt? Tied luci on my travel cudy and it was a hell to manage.

EDIT: Now I know that I wont sort out the garden coverage with just one AP these days as it was possible in the old days and thats fine I may add additional mesh AP. What is important here is the fact that I currently have a router which is too expensive and complete overkill for my network including the 10ge ports and SFP but I also still run very old NAS which needs deseprate upgrade. This I'm willing to downgrade the router/add AP/mesh if needed and upgrade the NAS.

The current asus I have is abour 300 euro, flint2 is about 100 euro from Ali which seems like a good price to me. The asus TUF BE3600 seemed like a good deal and by numbers it worked well, but in reality it was shitty and buggy. flint2 seem to have similar specs but it runs on opwrt so i rely on the higher sw quality.

Edit2: Got an offer for asus TUF AX600 for 60 euro. Will go for that, basically same HW as the flint2 only the ram and storage is smaller but thats not important for me as I dont plan to run any additional services apart of the basics. As as bonus I'm saving 40 euro, getting Asus gui which i prefer to luci and asus mesh, in case I will feel like the asus fw which seems to be strongly built on openwrt is not enough or has bugs I'm going to flash openwrt, will lose asusmesh but recive long term comunity support.

Seems like win - win to me.

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u/Jeffry84 — 4 days ago

Alternatives recommendation?

Any recommendations for temu/Ali alternatives which work, don't charge the ridiculous EU import nonsense and have plenty items to chose from?

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u/Jeffry84 — 4 days ago
▲ 50 r/BMWI4

My OCD is happy

Driver door button cover. Now I can rest in peace.

u/Jeffry84 — 6 days ago
▲ 2 r/ASUS

Which Asus router to buy

I had old rt58 series or similar, it had great coverage.

After i switched to GT be3600, horrible horrible experience horrible device, only issues with it, returned it.

Now I'm trying rt88, good device, lot of performance but for the money I'm disappointed with the coverage :(

Thinking that i could fo maybe better with the rt92u as performance is not the main point for me. 92 is a tri band with extra 6ghz band and it's also bit cheaper.

For me it's important that it supports Merlin.

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u/Jeffry84 — 6 days ago

TP-Link NX510v – Root Access, UART, Bootloader, Firmware Research

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching a TP-Link NX510v v1.0 running an ISP-customized firmware and I'm trying to determine whether it is possible to obtain root access, either through software or hardware methods.

Device Information

Model: TP-Link NX510v v1.0

ISP-customized firmware

Firmware version:

Hardware: NX510v v1.0

Firmware: 1.2.0 Build 240828 Rel.58690n

The web interface appears to be heavily restricted compared to the retail firmware.

What I tried so far

SSH(responds but no password) Backups dump and decrypt Hidden diag pages Web form Injections

What I'm Looking For

I'm interested in any known method of gaining root access, including but not limited to:

Hidden web pages

Hidden API endpoints

Debug interface

Telnet

SSH

ADB

Recovery mode

TFTP recovery

Firmware downgrade

Bootloader access

Firmware extraction/decryption

Known vulnerabilities (CVE)

GPL source code

OpenWrt compatibility

Any previous research on this device

UART / Hardware Access

If there is no software-based approach, I already opened the device.

I can provide:

High-resolution photos of both sides of the PCB

Close-up photos of every connector and header

SoC markings

NAND/eMMC flash markings

RF front-end

Power circuitry

Any test pads or unpopulated headers

I'd appreciate help identifying:

UART pins

UART voltage (3.3V / 1.8V)

JTAG or SWD pads

Bootloader console

U-Boot access

Boot interruption methods

Flash dump procedure

Additional Questions

Has anyone already:

Obtained root access?

Dumped the firmware?

Extracted the filesystem?

Reverse engineered the web interface?

Found hidden services or undocumented APIs?

Disabled the ISP customization?

Installed a custom firmware?

Identified the CPU/SoC platform?

Located the bootloader environment?

Enabled additional modem AT commands?

Goal

My goal is not to use the router for anything malicious. I'd simply like to unlock its full capabilities, learn more about the hardware, and hopefully gain root access for research purposes.

Any information, documentation, previous research, photos, firmware dumps, or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Jeffry84 — 17 days ago

TP-Link NX510v – Root Access, UART, Bootloader, Firmware Research

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching a TP-Link NX510v v1.0 running an ISP-customized firmware and I'm trying to determine whether it is possible to obtain root access, either through software or hardware methods.

Device Information

Model: TP-Link NX510v v1.0

ISP-customized firmware

Firmware version:

Hardware: NX510v v1.0

Firmware: 1.2.0 Build 240828 Rel.58690n

The web interface appears to be heavily restricted compared to the retail firmware.

What I tried si far

SSH(responds but no password) Bsckup dump and decrypt Hidden diag pages Web form Injections

What I'm Looking For

I'm interested in any known method of gaining root access, including but not limited to:

Hidden web pages

Hidden API endpoints

Debug interface

Telnet

SSH

ADB

Recovery mode

TFTP recovery

Firmware downgrade

Bootloader access

Firmware extraction/decryption

Known vulnerabilities (CVE)

GPL source code

OpenWrt compatibility

Any previous research on this device

UART / Hardware Access

If there is no software-based approach, I already opened the device.

I can provide:

High-resolution photos of both sides of the PCB

Close-up photos of every connector and header

SoC markings

NAND/eMMC flash markings

RF front-end

Power circuitry

Any test pads or unpopulated headers

I'd appreciate help identifying:

UART pins

UART voltage (3.3V / 1.8V)

JTAG or SWD pads

Bootloader console

U-Boot access

Boot interruption methods

Flash dump procedure

Additional Questions

Has anyone already:

Obtained root access?

Dumped the firmware?

Extracted the filesystem?

Reverse engineered the web interface?

Found hidden services or undocumented APIs?

Disabled the ISP customization?

Installed a custom firmware?

Identified the CPU/SoC platform?

Located the bootloader environment?

Enabled additional modem AT commands?

Goal

My goal is not to use the router for anything malicious. I'd simply like to unlock its full capabilities, learn more about the hardware, and hopefully gain root access for research purposes.

Any information, documentation, previous research, photos, firmware dumps, or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Jeffry84 — 17 days ago

TP-Link NX510v – Root Access, UART, Bootloader, Firmware Research

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching a TP-Link NX510v v1.0 running an ISP-customized firmware and I'm trying to determine whether it is possible to obtain root access, either through software or hardware methods.

Device Information

Model: TP-Link NX510v v1.0

ISP-customized firmware

Firmware version:

Hardware: NX510v v1.0

Firmware: 1.2.0 Build 240828 Rel.58690n

The web interface appears to be heavily restricted compared to the retail firmware.

What I tried si far

SSH(responds but no password) Bsckup dump and decrypt Hidden diag pages Web form Injections

What I'm Looking For

I'm interested in any known method of gaining root access, including but not limited to:

Hidden web pages

Hidden API endpoints

Debug interface

Telnet

SSH

ADB

Recovery mode

TFTP recovery

Firmware downgrade

Bootloader access

Firmware extraction/decryption

Known vulnerabilities (CVE)

GPL source code

OpenWrt compatibility

Any previous research on this device

UART / Hardware Access

If there is no software-based approach, I already opened the device.

I can provide:

High-resolution photos of both sides of the PCB

Close-up photos of every connector and header

SoC markings

NAND/eMMC flash markings

RF front-end

Power circuitry

Any test pads or unpopulated headers

I'd appreciate help identifying:

UART pins

UART voltage (3.3V / 1.8V)

JTAG or SWD pads

Bootloader console

U-Boot access

Boot interruption methods

Flash dump procedure

Additional Questions

Has anyone already:

Obtained root access?

Dumped the firmware?

Extracted the filesystem?

Reverse engineered the web interface?

Found hidden services or undocumented APIs?

Disabled the ISP customization?

Installed a custom firmware?

Identified the CPU/SoC platform?

Located the bootloader environment?

Enabled additional modem AT commands?

Goal

My goal is not to use the router for anything malicious. I'd simply like to unlock its full capabilities, learn more about the hardware, and hopefully gain root access for research purposes.

Any information, documentation, previous research, photos, firmware dumps, or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Jeffry84 — 17 days ago

TP-Link NX510v – Root Access, UART, Bootloader, Firmware Research

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching a TP-Link NX510v v1.0 running an ISP-customized firmware and I'm trying to determine whether it is possible to obtain root access, either through software or hardware methods.

Device Information

Model: TP-Link NX510v v1.0

ISP-customized firmware

Firmware version:

Hardware: NX510v v1.0

Firmware: 1.2.0 Build 240828 Rel.58690n

The web interface appears to be heavily restricted compared to the retail firmware.

What I tried si far

SSH(responds but no password) Bsckup dump and decrypt Hidden diag pages Web form Injections

What I'm Looking For

I'm interested in any known method of gaining root access, including but not limited to:

Hidden web pages

Hidden API endpoints

Debug interface

Telnet

SSH

ADB

Recovery mode

TFTP recovery

Firmware downgrade

Bootloader access

Firmware extraction/decryption

Known vulnerabilities (CVE)

GPL source code

OpenWrt compatibility

Any previous research on this device

UART / Hardware Access

If there is no software-based approach, I already opened the device.

I can provide:

High-resolution photos of both sides of the PCB

Close-up photos of every connector and header

SoC markings

NAND/eMMC flash markings

RF front-end

Power circuitry

Any test pads or unpopulated headers

I'd appreciate help identifying:

UART pins

UART voltage (3.3V / 1.8V)

JTAG or SWD pads

Bootloader console

U-Boot access

Boot interruption methods

Flash dump procedure

Additional Questions

Has anyone already:

Obtained root access?

Dumped the firmware?

Extracted the filesystem?

Reverse engineered the web interface?

Found hidden services or undocumented APIs?

Disabled the ISP customization?

Installed a custom firmware?

Identified the CPU/SoC platform?

Located the bootloader environment?

Enabled additional modem AT commands?

Goal

My goal is not to use the router for anything malicious. I'd simply like to unlock its full capabilities, learn more about the hardware, and hopefully gain root access for research purposes.

Any information, documentation, previous research, photos, firmware dumps, or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Jeffry84 — 17 days ago
▲ 3 r/TpLink+1 crossposts

TP-Link NX510v – Root Access, UART, Bootloader, Firmware Research

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching a TP-Link NX510v v1.0 running an ISP-customized firmware and I'm trying to determine whether it is possible to obtain root access, either through software or hardware methods.

Device Information

Model: TP-Link NX510v v1.0

ISP-customized firmware

Firmware version:

Hardware: NX510v v1.0

Firmware: 1.2.0 Build 240828 Rel.58690n

The web interface appears to be heavily restricted compared to the retail firmware.

What I tried si far

SSH(responds but no password) Bsckup dump and decrypt Hidden diag pages Web form Injections

What I'm Looking For

I'm interested in any known method of gaining root access, including but not limited to:

Hidden web pages

Hidden API endpoints

Debug interface

Telnet

SSH

ADB

Recovery mode

TFTP recovery

Firmware downgrade

Bootloader access

Firmware extraction/decryption

Known vulnerabilities (CVE)

GPL source code

OpenWrt compatibility

Any previous research on this device

UART / Hardware Access

If there is no software-based approach, I already opened the device.

I can provide:

High-resolution photos of both sides of the PCB

Close-up photos of every connector and header

SoC markings

NAND/eMMC flash markings

RF front-end

Power circuitry

Any test pads or unpopulated headers

I'd appreciate help identifying:

UART pins

UART voltage (3.3V / 1.8V)

JTAG or SWD pads

Bootloader console

U-Boot access

Boot interruption methods

Flash dump procedure

Additional Questions

Has anyone already:

Obtained root access?

Dumped the firmware?

Extracted the filesystem?

Reverse engineered the web interface?

Found hidden services or undocumented APIs?

Disabled the ISP customization?

Installed a custom firmware?

Identified the CPU/SoC platform?

Located the bootloader environment?

Enabled additional modem AT commands?

Goal

My goal is not to use the router for anything malicious. I'd simply like to unlock its full capabilities, learn more about the hardware, and hopefully gain root access for research purposes.

Any information, documentation, previous research, photos, firmware dumps, or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Jeffry84 — 17 days ago

GT7 pro

Seeing this appearing here, so what new features it brings. Does it finally have esim? The famous Huawei blood sugar monitoring for global maybe?

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u/Jeffry84 — 18 days ago

Upgrading from DS214se

Ok gents I have read all the hate here reagarding the J models bude my SE is kinda of a early J model or a light version if you want to call it like that.

Still have it, still runs the only issue is that I'm trying to move offline now and using this for my photos backup not the most comfortable thing, otherwise I'm quite happy.

All the compute on the network is done by dedicated server running proxmox with all the necesary things. So from NAS I'm really not expecting too much of compute but mainly a storage.

Now the main question, will the 223j do the trick for me? Looking at the cpu, its much more powerful then what I have, yes the memory is half the 'full model' and overall slower then a + model. But for running a small personal cloud backup with just one user and two 4tb drives this sounds like something what would work again well for years.

I'n my area is the regular model 50% more expensive and + model 100% more expensive...

What do you think?

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u/Jeffry84 — 20 days ago
▲ 4 r/BMWI4+1 crossposts

How to replace this?

How to replace the black plastic piece? I already have the replacement part.

u/Jeffry84 — 28 days ago

Was this that hard OnePlus?

After nearly two years owning the phone, OnePlus finally fixed the recent update the scratchy behavior for the launcher. Finally 3rd party launcher work properly and are not slow ....

Looks like last wish before they execute the OS.

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u/Jeffry84 — 1 month ago

Mostc & protocols for my cut

Ok guys I'm 16w on reta for a cut, so far great results, 14kg down, from 92 to 78ish. Only lost about 2-3kg of muscle so far. Strength at about 80-90% before the cut. Currently about 15% body fat. 41yo, male.

My target is around 10% body fat and gain any muscle possible.

I'm training 4x per week, heavy wights. Now i will start 4x heavy, 3x cardio, and 2 days wellness for recovery.

Cycled ipamorelin w CJC no DAC for couple of weeks, and Ghkcu, now off cycle. But preparing to start again. Reta at 4.5mg for second week.

Just starterd kisspeptin week ago, so far i feel it's doing something, no tests yet but junior is confirming extra morning wood. Will be running blood tests by end of the month.

I also started motsc, today my second pin.

I would like to ask you guys first what protocols you would use for a new/second cycle of ipomorelin and Ghkcu after being off for a month. What best protocol to continue with kisspeptin?

And most importantly what protocol for motsc? I started 2x5mg per week, only taking creatine from the support compounds, is ss31 really necessary, nad+ as well? What were you results taking once, twice or daily with motsc? Its it really best taking it before training?

My current setup

Monday: 100mcg of kiss ideally early in the evening Tuesday: 5mg of motsc random time Wednesday: again 100mcg of kiss, early Thursday: 5mg motsc Friday: 100mcg kiss Saturday: no pin day 😁 Sunday: 4.5mg reta

Future setup: Adding IPA+CJC after each training in the evening before the sleep, 4-5x per week about 200mcg per pin

Adding ghkcu again for my loosen skin snd overall skin quality, pinning about 1mg daily + topical.

Looking forward for any comments and suggestions.

Apart of the peps no gear, no TRT, no serms or sarms, no GH. Only basic vitamin and mineral stack. Blood usually once per 6-8 weeks.

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u/Jeffry84 — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/BMWI4

Galvanized buttons

I have the fancy galvanized buttons abd just today I realized that I hate the plastic button covers on passenger doors. Any chance to get proper galvanized covers button covers to clean up the horrible back plastic?

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u/Jeffry84 — 1 month ago
▲ 0 r/BMWI4

Owning i4 M50 for a month

Over all great car.

My only complains are:

The parking system is completely retarded, useless, gives you bad overview, you can't really on it, starts beeping too soon, can't see where your car is. Audi have much better one.

Ride quality, it's ok for a civilized country like Austria but the suspension hates manhole covers we have in Czechia. It's a constant zigzag between them

20" individual wheels have only one rubber option from Goodyear

Seats are ok but I would expect more in premium car, again Audi has better.

Stupid assistants which turn on each time, managed to turn some off with bimmer code but not all. Also when you completely disable them it does something to steering, it's much better, biy lighter, more precise. Recommend for sporty driving.

In essence no issues with the fact that this is an EV only the above.

Long term consumption over the month 20kwh, which is about 2.5 euro per 100km :) with charging at home.

The home charging wallbox + controller+ electrical installation with electrical certification with was about 1200 euro with setup for full 11kwh charging and load balancing with the rest of th home due to only 3x25A main breakers and having the house running only on eletricity.

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u/Jeffry84 — 2 months ago

Linage os anyone?

Is anyone here using linage os? The evolution of the original OnePlus cyanoge?

Can't Stand what OnePlus is doing recently it's utter shit.

Having linage on OnePlus 5t which runs super smooth is pushing me to do it.

I'm just curious about the tradeoffs, what will no longer work? And most importantly how to migrate all my apps and data with least amount of pain?

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u/Jeffry84 — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/BMWI4

Tires?!?

Ok so I have completly abondend the idea of BMW certified tiers, now getting thru the lists and I'm gettin extremly angry.

My fist pick Hankook Ventus are not avaible in the weight index, seond pick Michelin Sport Pilot 5 not available on the rear with hte 100 weight index..

So the only pick could be again Good year Asymmeetric F1 5, which is already a older tire.

Normally I would not care too much about the weight index but with care which weights 2.3t I'm quite concerned not just from the insurance point of view but also the overall safety and handeling, its a 140kg difference on teh rear axle.

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u/Jeffry84 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/BMWI4

Steering wheel vibrations

Sometimes when I'm on the traffic lights, car is not moving I'm not turning the wheel but suddenly I feel strong vibration coming from thr steering.

What is that?

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u/Jeffry84 — 2 months ago