ok, many thanks for your help.
Yes, after few uploads, it showed upload completed.

And the router reboot and sent me to asuswrt page.

I guess it's successfully flashed.
Many thanks for your assistance.

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This post has been edited by Stanull: Jul 19 2016, 09:43 PM

You bricked the router. There must be error in the bin file you upload.

this is beyond my knowledge, i dont knw how to help you, lets w8 for the sifus here to help you. sorry bro.

can i follow this


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is your MAC add correct in the bin file?

Must repeat many times. I used chrome, can see uploading progress in percentage at bottom left.

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This post has been edited by Stanull: Jul 19 2016, 09:44 PM

its the same as TS instruction but with much more word, so yeah.

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This post has been edited by Stanull: Jul 19 2016, 09:47 PM

1st time flashing ... later brick.. throw to bin

Ok, tested the router, it's working fine.


Few hiccups in the process.

There are few steps that need to finetune.
(I just modified the instructions shared by kiding & shawty)

Prerequisites
1. CFEEdit tool Download
2. WS880 CFE Download
3. Use CFEEdit to edit the WS880_Trans.Bin extract from WS880 CFE file
4. Modify the following, you may brick your device if you don't modify it correctly
et0macaddr = <Mac address stated at the back of the router> i.e. C4404219EE88 -> C4:40:42:19:EE:88
secret_code = <WLAN KEY stated at the back of the router > i.e. 12345678
lan_ipaddr = 192.168.1.1 -> leave it as 192.168.1.1 (default value)
5. IE is recommended to access router management page


Unlock and Flash Procedure
1. Disable anti-virus software (it stopped me from going to "emergency upgrade page")
2. Use wired LAN. Manually set the IP address/subnet mask/gateway, 192.168.1.4/255.255.255.0/192.168.1.1
3. Switch off the router
4. Press & hold on to the reset key before you switch on the router, hold the reset key for 20 secs then release the reset button.
5. CTRL+R > CMD > ping 192.168.1.1 -t (once you detect the ping result), open IE and key in address 192.168.1.1
6. With address 192.168.1.1, the IE browser will lead you to "emergency upgrade page"
7. Browse "WS880_Trans.Bin" file that you modified, click upload
8. Wait for "complete message". Then, click "continue"
9. The router will lead you to "CFE miniWeb Server page"
10. Once it is booted to CFE miniWeb Server page, you may flash your favorite firmware. XWRT-VORTEX ver.380.58
11. Wait for the "complete". If you don't see the word "complete", keep trying for few times until you get "complete"
12. Reboot router. Done.


Q&A
1) My smartphone could detect 5GHz at full signal strength. But my Asus Z170i Pro Gaming mobo had poor detection of 5GHz band signal.
Update the wireless card driver solved the issue.

This post has been edited by ALeUNe: Jul 18 2016, 10:34 PM

Thanks..

Yes, mine is in the same temperature range.


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Just bought this cooler & attached it to the back of WS880, currently it's blowing into the router
Temperature reduced from 72°C to 67°C
5°C temperature differences

After this will try to put the fan as exhaust, will update which method works best

Fan noise?

None whatsoever
The blue LED is annoying though

Temperature goes down even further to 66°C
Still blowing into the router, haven't changed the position of the fan

I am using Channel 11, so far for me i would use a wifi analyzer to scan my neighborhood to see which channel is widely used (usually the default ones) and then change mine to the least used one.

Yes, I used the app too earlier and noticed my neighborhood is very quiet, not congested at all.
Anyway, I was using channel 11 all this while for many many years then itchy hand and switched to channel 6, then problem came. Now OK already after I switched back to channel 11.