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Great, tried and working, thanks again!
confirmed working on ax86u pro
enabling the missing channels doesn't seem to work on my ac68u, did on my ac88u both on merlin 386.14,
the country codes reset on reboot,
settings for 5G
wl -i eth7 down wl -i eth7 regulatory 1 wl -i eth7 spect 0 wl -i eth7 chanspec 100/160 wl -i eth7 up
Thanks @omrij ! Had to change eth7 to eth6 for the AX82U. DFS is borked on this model so I'm glad my WiFi will now stay up.
@Squall-Leonhart Please dump the unmodified first nvram dump, and compare the values with the provided one. You may need to have different values, my model isn't that new, so I cannot test unfortunately.
found the reason, unlike ac88u which can retain these values over reboot, the ac68u forcibly copies the cfe values back to nvram, so you have to add them to init-start.
@Squall-Leonhart Yes, see updated instructions, because you basically have to add them all of the place lol.
Hy,
Is there a solution to change country code in asus tuf-ax5400?
Thanks
Hy, Is there a solution to change country code in asus tuf-ax5400? Thanks
Unfortunately not. Only works with Merlin firmware, for which there are no releases for non-broadcom routers.
Hy, Is there a solution to change country code in asus tuf-ax5400? Thanks
Unfortunately not. Only works with Merlin firmware, for which there are no releases for non-broadcom routers.
Thans fiend
You can install GNUton's firmware which is an official fork of Merlin and supports TUF-AX5400 https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng
Well spotted @argh0815
does it have to be for Merlin routers?
I have RT-AX58U V2 without merlin!!
does it have to be for Merlin routers? I have RT-AX58U V2 without merlin!!
You can also install GNUton's fork
https://github.com/gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng
does it have to be for Merlin routers? I have RT-AX58U V2 without merlin!!
No
Nvram method works on stock asuswrt
wl works too, but isn't persistent after wifi restarts
@heythem500 I only tested this on Merlin, I indeed thought as @omrij that only scripts are supported on Merlin.
I'have Just installed Merlin gnuton fork. Now can i use script and It works?
Wondering if you can create youtube video on this? it be helpful!
thnx
Followed steps on a GT-AX6000 from Germany. Tx power did increase and better signal (signal strength from same spot -58dbm to -44dbm). New channels (149 and up) appeared as well. GUI changes seems to not cause issues and I can swap to other channels in GUI. However, whenever I try to connect to channel 149 from an Intel AX211 card, Windows shows I am using wifi 4 instead of wifi 6. Lower channels (36, 44, 48 etc) are fine. Is this an Intel issue like the previous posts indicated? Thanks for the help and good luck everyone.
i have the same router as you Asus gt-ax6000 wondering what version is your hw ? thanks
Followed steps on a GT-AX6000 from Germany. Tx power did increase and better signal (signal strength from same spot -58dbm to -44dbm). New channels (149 and up) appeared as well. GUI changes seems to not cause issues and I can swap to other channels in GUI. However, whenever I try to connect to channel 149 from an Intel AX211 card, Windows shows I am using wifi 4 instead of wifi 6. Lower channels (36, 44, 48 etc) are fine. Is this an Intel issue like the previous posts indicated? Thanks for the help and good luck everyone.
i have the same router as you Asus gt-ax6000 wondering what version is your hw ? thanks
I'm using the ax-86u pro and have this same issue using 149 and above causes specifically Intel WiFi cards to use wifi 4 when connected to the 5ghz network
Mediatek WiFi cards work fine so not sure if this is a bug or intentional design from Intel. Would be quite stupid if it's intentional
Yesterday try to make this change:
nvram set location_code=#a
Now I have to all settings ALL
Tx power for 2.4 is 28,5 db
Tx power for 5 is 27,5 db
I try to revert change coming back to
nvram set location_code=E0 but not work
28,5 db and 27,5 db seem to high for me and I'want return to old eu settings.
How to revert?
Thanks
Yesterday try to make this change: nvram set location_code=#a Now I have to all settings ALL
Tx power for 2.4 is 28,5 db Tx power for 5 is 27,5 db
I try to revert change coming back to nvram set location_code=E0 but not work
28,5 db and 27,5 db seem to high for me and I'want return to old eu settings.
How to revert? Thanks
If you go into the router's gui you can, in Wireless Professional settings for 2.4GHz, change the slider at the bottom of the page to Power Save. After reboot the radio output power should be back close to default settings - in my case 17.0 17.0 17.0. This leaves you free to change the radio power without having to edit the wl script.
Perfect, i'll try to change it.
Thanks
Another thing
I have not compiled a script. I have only set change and nvram commit.
Are settings persistent or after a reset all come back to eu?
Followed steps on a GT-AX6000 from Germany. Tx power did increase and better signal (signal strength from same spot -58dbm to -44dbm). New channels (149 and up) appeared as well. GUI changes seems to not cause issues and I can swap to other channels in GUI. However, whenever I try to connect to channel 149 from an Intel AX211 card, Windows shows I am using wifi 4 instead of wifi 6. Lower channels (36, 44, 48 etc) are fine. Is this an Intel issue like the previous posts indicated? Thanks for the help and good luck everyone.
i have the same router as you Asus gt-ax6000 wondering what version is your hw ? thanks
I'm using the ax-86u pro and have this same issue using 149 and above causes specifically Intel WiFi cards to use wifi 4 when connected to the 5ghz network Mediatek WiFi cards work fine so not sure if this is a bug or intentional design from Intel. Would be quite stupid if it's intentional
It is most likely intentional and it is stupid. This is Intel's LAR (Location-Aware Regulatory)... I always had issues with my Intel cards, so I replaced them with Mediatek. Works much better, both under win and ubuntu 😊
@Euri007 If you did nvram commit, they are stored/persists.
It's really recommended to dump your original nvram, before applying any changes.
I'have Just installed Merlin gnuton fork. Now can i use script and It works?
Try it out, then you will know and you could also share this feedback to the community here 😊
In general, scripts as listed above should work...
May I ask you to check, whether manipulating the driver via wl command works as well? See here and following. 🙏
Followed steps on a GT-AX6000 from Germany. Tx power did increase and better signal (signal strength from same spot -58dbm to -44dbm). New channels (149 and up) appeared as well. GUI changes seems to not cause issues and I can swap to other channels in GUI. However, whenever I try to connect to channel 149 from an Intel AX211 card, Windows shows I am using wifi 4 instead of wifi 6. Lower channels (36, 44, 48 etc) are fine. Is this an Intel issue like the previous posts indicated? Thanks for the help and good luck everyone.
i have the same router as you Asus gt-ax6000 wondering what version is your hw ? thanks
I'm using the ax-86u pro and have this same issue using 149 and above causes specifically Intel WiFi cards to use wifi 4 when connected to the 5ghz network Mediatek WiFi cards work fine so not sure if this is a bug or intentional design from Intel. Would be quite stupid if it's intentional
It is most likely intentional and it is stupid. This is Intel's LAR (Location-Aware Regulatory)... I always had issues with my Intel cards, so I replaced them with Mediatek. Works much better, both under win and ubuntu 😊
Yeah thought as much
@Euri007 If you did
nvram commit, they are stored/persists.It's really recommended to dump your original nvram, before applying any changes.
my mistake I have not dump.
Is there another solution?
So I have anoter router equal. Can I dump this?
@Euri007 No worries, you can also reset your router, and you'll have the default values again. It's also recommended to do so after switching firmwares.
I don't know that fork, but you should be able to simply reset using the router interface.
Something like this (adjust channel and other things you need)
settings for 5G
wl -i eth7 down
wl -i eth7 regulatory 1
wl -i eth7 spect 0
wl -i eth7 chanspec 100/160
wl -i eth7 up