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AhRon
post Aug 2 2016, 12:28 PM

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Flashed one unit using MacBook with LAN connection and Safari.

It's straight forward and no hiccups at all unlike using a PC with all the browser problem.


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post Aug 2 2016, 07:30 PM

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QUOTE(AhRon @ Aug 2 2016, 12:28 PM)
Flashed one unit using MacBook with LAN connection and Safari.

It's straight forward and no hiccups at all unlike using a PC with all the browser problem.
Not all PC has that issue
I flashed 4 WS880, 2 units requires multiple transfer of the firmware whereas the other 2 only requires 1 transfer

It's all about luck actually
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post Aug 3 2016, 11:17 AM

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QUOTE(AhRon @ Aug 2 2016, 12:28 PM)
Flashed one unit using MacBook with LAN connection and Safari.

It's straight forward and no hiccups at all unlike using a PC with all the browser problem.
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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Aug 2 2016, 07:30 PM)
Not all PC has that issue
I flashed 4 WS880, 2 units requires multiple transfer of the firmware whereas the other 2 only requires 1 transfer

It's all about luck actually
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I flashed 5 units. On my first try during upload of the vortex firmware, i notice the LAN disconnected intermittently causing the upload to fail. So what I did was after updated the CFE, I pressed the reset button again for 15 seconds before uploading new firmware. That fixed my upload issues and it was not browser related problem.

The rest of the units I repeated the same method and flashed without issues. Just sharing my experience, your mileage may vary biggrin.gif
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post Aug 5 2016, 06:27 PM

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XWRT-VORTEX has just released firmware version 380.61 Stable for WS880

Download: http://xvtx.ru/xwrt/download.htm

Changelog: [Mark changes from 380.58]
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380.61 (4-Aug-2016)
  - FIXED: Connected OpenVPN clients reporting as disconnected
           on the status page following any wireless config change
           (Asus bug)
  - FIXED: OpenVPN server would report being "Initializing"
           while it already was ready, follwoing any
           wireless config change (Asus bug)
  - FIXED: Various stability issues with minidlna (reverted some
           of Asus's customizations)

380.61 Beta 1 (31-July-2016)
  - NEW: Merged with GPL 3831.
  - CHANGED: updated dropbear to 2016.74.
  - FIXED: Do not enforce b/g mode as "auto" if wireless mode
           is also set to Auto.

380.60
   There was no non-beta release, due to limited model support
   and unsolved WAN stability issues.

380.60 Beta 2 (5-July-2016)
   - NEW: Merged with GPL 3479.  This includes the new file format
          required for certification purposes.
   - NEW: Option to enable overhead calculation on Traditional QoS
          for DSL users (ARM-only)
   - NEW: Option on System page to disable the new forced
          redirection to router.asus.com (defaults to disabled)
   - CHANGED: Updated OpenVPN to 2.3.11
   - CHANGED: Allow to specify IPv6 prefixes up to 126 on the IPv6 config
   - CHANGED: Networkmap will now announce itself as "Asuswrt/networkmap"
              when connecting to LAN's web services.
   - FIXED: OpenVPN server instances weren't properly reporting
            if an error occurred at start time.
   - FIXED: wget was unable to access https site due to not
            having a CA bundle to verify certificates
   - FIXED: odhcp6c was sending bogus preferred prefixes, so
            anything larger than 64 could result in an invalid
            prefix
   - FIXED: Language selector is missing on router set for the
            JP region (reverted Asus change)
   - FIXED: Client names with single quotes couldn't be edited
            in the networkmap client popup (Asus bug)
   - FIXED: Router wouldn't run SMB to provide browser master
            or Wins services if no USB disk was plugged
   - FIXED: Router would sometime fail to renew a WAN DHCP lease.
            (fix by theMIROn)

380.59 (10-May-2016)
   - NEW: Merged with 380_2697 GPL.  This includes beta MU-MIMO support for
          the RT-AC87U/AC88U/AC3100/AC5300, and IPTV fixes.
   - NEW: Option on OpenVPN client/server page to reset them back to the
          factory default settings.
   - EXPERIMENTAL: Added support for codel and fq_codel to ARM models
                   (RT-AC56U and newer).

                   When enabling Traditional QoS or Bandwidth Limiter,
                   you can now change from the default sfq queue
                   discipline to codel or fq_codel.
                   (based on Kyle Sanderson's Tomato backport)

                   NOTE: Traditional QoS is currently broken on the
                         newer models (RT-AC88U and up).  This is a known
                         issue in recent Asus releases.

   - CHANGED: WAN -> NAT Passthrough now allows you to determine whether or
              not to load the NAT helper module for h323, rtsp and sip.  
              Asus's old behaviour is "Enabled + NAT Helper".
   - CHANGED: DNSFilter client dropdown now uses Asus's new one integrated
              with networkmap.
   - CHANGED: minidlna now supports refreshing an existing database, so the
              Tweak setting was updated accordingly
   - CHANGED: Enable SPNEGO support in Samba
   - CHANGED: Integrated Asus's networkmap into the DHCP reservations page
   - CHANGED: Updated Tor to 0.2.7.6
   - CHANGED: SSH WAN access will also work over IPv6
   - CHANGED: Updated miniupnpd to 2.0
   - CHANGED: Fields on the DHCP static lease page are now sortable
              (original patch by Allan Jensen)
   - CHANGED: Updated openssl to 1.0.2h
   - FIXED: Daily/Monthly traffic monitoring shows invalid values on the
            RT-AC88U/3100/5300, even with CTF disabled.  Implemented a
            temporary workaround.
   - FIXED: WPS wasn't working on the RT-AC3200
   - FIXED: Backported security fixes from OpenWRT to Samba 3.6.25,
            addressing the following:
            CVE-2015-5252, CVE-2015-5370, CVE-2015-5296,
            CVE-2015-5299, CVE-2015-7560, CVE-2016-2110,
            CVE-2016-2111, CVE-2016-2112, CVE-2016-2115,
            CVE-2016-2118.
  - FIXED: OpenVPN clients set to policy-based routing and Exclusive
           DNS mode were still adding the tunnel nameservers to
           dnsmasq, causing both routed and non-routed clients to use
           them.


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post Aug 5 2016, 07:00 PM

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Thanks, sHawTY. icon_rolleyes.gif
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post Aug 5 2016, 07:14 PM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Aug 5 2016, 07:00 PM)
Thanks, sHawTY.  icon_rolleyes.gif
ASUS Router app no longer works with this firmware sweat.gif

Owh well, it's not that important anyway yawn.gif
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post Aug 5 2016, 07:18 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Aug 5 2016, 07:14 PM)
ASUS Router app no longer works with this firmware sweat.gif

Owh well, it's not that important anyway yawn.gif
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Correct.

It is something nice to have, but not really essential.

I forgot when was the last time I used it. biggrin.gif

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post Aug 5 2016, 07:52 PM

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Do I need to restore to factory defaults first before flashing the new firmware?

If I do not restore to factory defaults, will my existing configuration parameters be retained?
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post Aug 5 2016, 08:57 PM

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QUOTE(denimblue @ Aug 5 2016, 07:52 PM)
Do I need to restore to factory defaults first before flashing the new firmware?
No

QUOTE(denimblue @ Aug 5 2016, 07:52 PM)
If I do not restore to factory defaults, will my existing configuration parameters be retained?
Yes
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post Aug 5 2016, 09:12 PM

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Thanks so much for the clarification, sHawTY. smile.gif
AhRon
post Aug 5 2016, 09:43 PM

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Can I save my config from RT-AC56 and upload to WS880 with Vortex firmware?
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QUOTE(AhRon @ Aug 5 2016, 09:43 PM)
Can I save my config from RT-AC56 and upload to WS880 with Vortex firmware?
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Not recommended as there may be some slight differences in the config.
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post Aug 6 2016, 02:44 PM

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Awesome. Thanks Shawty
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post Aug 6 2016, 03:52 PM

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Is there anyone got extra huawei router to let go hahaha
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QUOTE(firdausbhari @ Aug 6 2016, 03:52 PM)
Is there anyone got extra huawei router to let go hahaha
New units is available at Sri Computers for RM299 now

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Aug 6 2016, 09:18 PM)
New units is available at Sri Computers for RM299 now
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They still have stock? Anyone verified it?
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post Aug 7 2016, 12:55 AM

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is it necessary to update the firmware?
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post Aug 7 2016, 01:51 AM

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I have updated my Huawei WS880 to the latest firmware 380.61

I flashed without doing a factory reset first.

All my current settings were retained, as expected.

Everything is working fine so far. smile.gif

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post Aug 7 2016, 02:23 AM

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QUOTE(fkinmeng @ Aug 7 2016, 12:55 AM)
is it necessary to update the firmware?
Why the hesitation?
It's not like you have to setup everything from scratch, the settings will remain after flashing
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post Aug 7 2016, 02:33 AM

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sHawTY, as expected, my ASUS Router android app cannot detect the WS880 after flashing the latest firmware.

That's fine.

However, there is a new 'APP' icon just next to the wireless icon.

It does nothing when I clicked on it.

Strange. smile.gif

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