Please don't. I tried to change the odmpid to RT-AC68U and it will brick.

Then need to unbrick through the serial pins.

Is it the 2 lights flashing one after another repeatedly?

If so, have a look at this

https://koolshare.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthre...ghlight=dir868l

Because now it's bricked and can't flash a new correct CFE, what you need to do is to stop the boot process immediately before it even tries to boot into bootloop. Then "nvram set" all the correct CFE values. Then it will boot and then you can enable SSH and flash the correct CFE again and do a nvram erase.

You need to specify clearly 2 things, what do you mean by recovery loop, and why need to flash back to dlink firmware ?

I have never seen stucked at recovery loop for asus or ddwrt firmware flashing. You will always be in either dlink recovery firmware page (see post #3 on page 1) or asus recovery firmware page (post #9 on page 1), and this is called the miniweb screen. You need to press reset (hold) and power on, until power led flashes for 5-10 secs, then release reset, and you will be in miniweb. Repeat this if you can not get to this.

An easier/simpler way is to use asus recovery.

If you want to change to ac68u in asus, you just need to reflash cfe, there is no need to go back to dlink firmware

It's supposed to be like this.

Immediately after turning on, Top LED flash once bottom LED flash once then stop. After 30 seconds then top LED flash once bottom LED flash once. And it keeps repeating.

It doesn't sound like your example. Perhaps yours isn't a hard brick yet. Maybe take a video to show?

saw the video, you still in asus cfe, not dlink. In this case just use the asus restore method. you can also use the reset+ power on if you want. remember PC must be in static IP.

Also, asus firmware is most updated/stable + mesh (stable for ethernet), I don't see the point of going back to dlink firmware again.

Yes, ip address in your pc should be set 192.168.1.10, subnet 255.255.255.0, no need gateway. You type 192.168.0.10

Dlink uses 192.168.0.x
asus uses 192.168.1.x (for older routers)

If still can not (don't know what firmware you flashed previously), then
1. WPS button + power on, ping 192.168.1.1 -t until ttl=100, then release wps button
2. reset button + power on, ping 192.168.1.1 -t until ttl=100, then release reset button

try 1 and/or 2 repeatedly

That's great. Enjoy

The wps + power on is to clear nvram, you will need to use this when reflash cfe. So most likely you did not clear nvram after flashing the asus cfe.

The reset + power on is to go into the miniweb screen, for flashing firmware.

When you do 2 868l together in aimesh, you also need to use wps + power on.

I think he mistaken.

If everything is working in Asus firmware already, you don't need to hold any button and power on.

To set up a node, let the device start-up as usual, press and hold reset button until light blinks then let go. This will factory reset that device.

Go to your main router, press AI Mesh, search for nodes, add the device that it found. It should work unless you messed up the MAC address/WPS pin when converting.

At present, DIR-868L can only be converted to RT-AC66U_B1 or to RT-AC68U.

Besides the problems mentioned in the opening post such as LAN/WAN ports rearranged and LED not working normally,
1) If converted to RT-AC66U_B1, everything works fine except 2.4G WiFi very slow
2) If converted to RT-AC68U, everything works fine except 2.4G WiFi very slow and WiFi is disabled/off after every restart.
Here's the guide to fix both 2.4G WiFi speed and WiFi disabled after restart. It will be converted to AC68U. AC68U has slightly more info when viewing connected clients list compared to AC66U_B1.

Only do this after you're already fully converted and running Asus firmware.

1) Download attached file. CFE_868L_2.4Gfix_68u.bin and mtd-write and CFEEdit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uUNxKWLzb...iew?usp=sharing

2) Use CFEEdit and change 3 macaddresses and WPS Pin according to your own router.

3) Turn on the SSH from router page. Administration > System > Enable SSH > Apply

4) Open WINSCP. Choose SCP protocol, enter router IP address, username and password

5) Drag and drop both CFE_868L_2.4Gfix_68u.bin and mtd-write files to the right side of WINSCP

6) Use Putty and connect to router. Enter username and password

7) Enter this common into Putty to backup current CFE



8) Drag cfe_bac.bin file from right window of WINSCP to left window.

9) Enter these commands in Putty to flash new CFE



10) Just to be safe, enter this additional commands into Putty also



11) Enter this command into Putty to clear NVRAM and reboot



And it should startup as AC68U. Please don't blame me if anything goes wrong. It worked for 3 of my units.

I notice that on my 868L acting as wireless access point, both LED no light.

On my other 868L acting as mesh node, the bottom light lights up green. Top light is Off.