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ExtremeFiretop / MerlinAutoUpdate-Router

Merlin(A)uto(U)pdate is a Merlin router script which allows you to remotely identify a stable firmware update for an ASUS Merlin router, and automatically download and update via an unattended method directly from the router.
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Login failed for non-existent AiMesh Node - [BUG] - #253

Closed dorner365 closed 3 months ago

dorner365 commented 3 months ago

Router model: RT-AX68U F/W: 388.7_0 Scripts: skynet, unbound (w/dnsmasq disabled), sc merlin, backupmon

Starting with v.1.24 the following error shows when manually checking for new firmware:

"Enter selection: 1

MerlinAU v1.2.4 Running the update task now... Checking for F/W updates...

Login failed for AiMesh Node [192.168.2.3]. No new firmware version update is found for [RT-AX86U] router model.

Press to return to the Main Menu... " NOTE: There is no AiMesh Node and the router 192.168.2.3 is offline.

Probably a couple of years ago I experimented with AiMesh for a short period of time and then 192.168.2.3 became a Media Bridge. However, as I said, the actual 192.168.2.3 is not even online nowadays.

So, probably some irrelevant nvram leftovers on the main router (RT-AX86U)...

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

Router model: RT-AX68U F/W: 388.7_0 Scripts: skynet, unbound (w/dnsmasq disabled), sc merlin, backupmon

Starting with v.1.24 the following error shows when manually checking for new firmware:

"Enter selection: 1

MerlinAU v1.2.4 Running the update task now... Checking for F/W updates...

Login failed for AiMesh Node [192.168.2.3]. No new firmware version update is found for [RT-AX86U] router model.

Press to return to the Main Menu... " NOTE: There is no AiMesh Node and the router 192.168.2.3 is offline.

Probably a couple of years ago I experimented with AiMesh for a short period of time and then 192.168.2.3 became a Media Bridge. However, as I said, the actual 192.168.2.3 is not even online nowadays.

So, probably some irrelevant nvram leftovers on the main router (RT-AX86U)...

Can you run both:

nvram get asus_device_list

And

nvram get cfg_device_list

And provide the output?

dorner365 commented 3 months ago

First: @RT-AX86U_D:/tmp/mnt/asus/conf# nvram get asus_device_list

<3>RT-AC66U_B1>192.168.2.3>48:F8:B3:A7:9B:08>0>xfinitywifi>255.255.255.0>4 ...that's the manually assigned IP in the DHCP server Second: empty output.
ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

First: @RT-AX86U_D:/tmp/mnt/asus/conf# nvram get asus_device_list <3>RT-AC66U_B1>192.168.2.3>48:F8:B3:A7:9B:08>0>xfinitywifi>255.255.255.0>4 ...that's the manually assigned IP in the DHCP server Second: empty output.

Is this stopping you from running a regular update on your actual primary router over MerlinAU?

dorner365 commented 3 months ago

I couldn't answer that since currently there is no update.

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

I couldn't answer that since currently there is no update.

Fair, I just figured you may have had a successful update over MerlinAU to v388.7_0 in the past. Since you say this Aimesh node was added some 2 years ago.

First: @RT-AX86U_D:/tmp/mnt/asus/conf# nvram get asus_device_list <3>RT-AC66U_B1>192.168.2.3>48:F8:B3:A7:9B:08>0>xfinitywifi>255.255.255.0>4 ...that's the manually assigned IP in the DHCP server Second: empty output.

Have you tried removing that nvram value? Static dhcp assignments are held in the dhcp_staticlist value, can be checked with: 

nvram get dhcp_staticlist

and

 nvram get dhcp_hostnames

(Unless you have an addon like YazDHCP)

It should usually be removed by the router once the AiMesh node is unpaired through the WebUI. Unless you maybe restored the router to a previous backup that had the AiMesh node at some point? And just continued on without knowing?

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

I see an area of improvement for the code around AiMesh nodes. I do believe this would stop your primary router from updating.

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

@dorner365

Created commit: https://github.com/ExtremeFiretop/MerlinAutoUpdate-Router/commit/c94d0a398dedceec1697930517a92857b3df537d

For this in dev. Let me know if your available to test this version. (As long as you haven't removed the nvram variable yet)

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

Can be downloaded and tested with:

curl --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ExtremeFiretop/MerlinAutoUpdate-Router/dev/MerlinAU.sh" -o "/jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh" && chmod 755 "/jffs/scripts/MerlinAU.sh"

dorner365 commented 3 months ago

I have no plans to remove that value since I use that device at times. Yes, I'll try it and get back to you soon.

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

I have no plans to remove that value since I use that device at times. Yes, I'll try it and get back to you soon.

So it's just offline for now? But you do still own the device? In that case yes, don't remove it.

Test the dev version and report back when you can :)

dorner365 commented 3 months ago

So it's just offline for now? But you do still own the device? In that case yes, don't remove it.

Correct.

Here's the output of the dev version:

"Enter selection: 1

MerlinAU v1.2.4 Running the update task now... Checking for F/W updates... No new firmware version update is found for [RT-AX86U] router model.

Press to return to the Main Menu... ". That fixed it - thank you!

ExtremeFiretop commented 3 months ago

@dorner365

Fantastic news. I'll close this issue , I'm currently going to be working on other updates today, but you can expect this change to be apart of the next release.

@Martinski4GitHub

Please review commit: https://github.com/ExtremeFiretop/MerlinAutoUpdate-Router/commit/c94d0a398dedceec1697930517a92857b3df537d

I merged it straight into dev for testing of the issue.

Thanks for reporting!