http://www.techinfodepot.info/index.php/Asus_RT-N66U_vB1#Flashing_TomatoUSB

It's a great start.
However, that doesn't mean all the new features brought by the new hardware are supported. In particular, support for the full wifi feature-set

I'm hoping to get one as soon as it's available in Australia, and I will work on what is necessary to get the new hardware fully working under tomato

Is it really big diference between
tomato-K26USB-1.28.RT-N5x-MIPSR2-083V-Mega-VPN
and
tomato 1.28.0494 MIPSR2-Toastman-RT-N K26 USB Ext
for RT-N66U?

(Seems to me that Toastman works hard for his firmware for routers
almost every week we have new version from him! Thank you Toastman)

 I used this firmware: tomato-K26USB-1.28.RT-N5x-MIPSR2-083V-Mega-VPN 

Glad to hear this :)

please make some usb speed tests :)

The only drawback that I've seen with this router is the upload speed.
Just for a comparsion, sitting 15m away from the router, using the 2,4GHz band on 40MHz and set to only N mode gives me a downloadspeed of 41Mbit/s, uploadspeed of 59Mbit/s.
Using the computer wired gives me 97Mbit/s with a uploadspeed of 37Mbit/s.

As you might see, I get faster uploadspeeds using the wireless then compared to wired, which makes me even more puzzled.

And for those that would like to load TomatoUSB onto the device, you will have to put it in recovery mode and use the browser GUI to upload it, I take it that telnet shall also work.

Thanks for taking the time to test this, I look forward to hearing more of your results.

WAN - Works
DHCP - Works
2.4GHz - Works
5GHz - Unable to test.

Speeds.
Downloadspeed Average: 97Mbit
Uploadspeed Average: 37Mbit

This utilizing a 100/100Mbit connection with speeds to compare directly connected:
Downloadspeed Average: 97Mbit
Uploadspeed Average: 96Mbit

Uploadspeeds are somewhat, bad. Also with the stock firmware they are completly broken, which makes me wonder if I shall return this one and get another, or hope that my unit i either broken and get a new on through RMA, or hope that it's just a firmware issue. I'm not sure of what to think yet seeing that my results on both TomatoUSB and Stock when it comes to the uploadspeed is the same.

Auris, thank you for the links, hopefully the stock firmware is the problem (and not the hardware) and TomatoUSB can be loaded to eliminate the firmware issue.

I'm a long time "stock" Tomato user with a WRT54GL who is finally looking to move-up with a newer/faster router running TomatoUSB. As such I'm searching for my best option.

I honestly don't know why 32K of NVRAM would limit the router and was simply asking for you to explain why it does for those of us who don't know.

MR_Q

I cannot post a link in this forum but please do a little bit of searching for specs of this router and you will be amazed.

This thing is going to be outstanding especially with upgraded firmware. I'm grabbing one as soon as I can.

Also for those of us who don't know all the technical details, why is 32k NVRAM bad? How much does the RT-N16 have? How much should the 66 have in your opinion and why?

Thanks guys.

Jan 1 01:00:07 kernel: _nvram_init: allocat header: 2280849408, size= 32768

In testing it seems to be more than holding it's own vs the DIR-825 and the WNDR4500 so I guess it doesn't matter.

forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showpost.php?s=d5bf854d6230c14a981f2dbb235f83dc&p=35358&postcount=1

As far as being a D-Link fan, other than the DIR-825, most of their router suck major ass, and their OWN firmware BRICKS THEIR OWN ROUTERS.

And almost all D-Links are compatible with 3rd party firmware. SO if you're going to bash on a companies stock firmware, you should be bashing D-Link.

The price is $179.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320091&Tpk=rt-n66

How so?

The RT-N56U is currently the fastest router available at this stage, default firmware is very good and more than enough for an savvy users.

The GPL source is created for ASUS wireless router related products. Please visit the ASUS support site (http://support.asus.com) to get the latest GPL tarball.It has a lot in common with many wireless router open source projects, including Oleg/Tomato/DD-WRT/OpenWRT. Thanks the developers of those projects for making the source code available.

Redistribution licence for SgtPepperKSU VPN GUI for Tomato Firmware

A portion of the source included is Copyright (C) Keith Moyer. You have permission use and distribute this source on the following conditions:
1. The copyright notices are left on all files on which they are present.
2. Any changes you make to the files with Keith Moyer copyright notices are communicated back to me at moc.reyomhtiek|npvotamot#moc.reyomhtiek|npvotamot
3. These conditions are presented to all those who have access to said source code.

If you have any questions/comments/concerns, contact me at moc.reyomhtiek|npvotamot#moc.reyomhtiek|npvotamot

Enjoy!

Code:
/ # cat /proc/cpuinfo
system type : Broadcom BCM5300 chip rev 1 pkg 0
processor : 0
cpu model : MIPS 74K V4.9
BogoMIPS : 299.82
wait instruction : no
microsecond timers : yes
tlb_entries : 64
extra interrupt vector : no
hardware watchpoint : yes
ASEs implemented : mips16 dsp
shadow register sets : 1
VCED exceptions : not available
VCEI exceptions : not available

unaligned_instructions : 2
dcache hits : 2147483648
dcache misses : 4245397407
icache hits : 2147483648
icache misses : 734764798
instructions : 2147483648

Code:
/ # uname -a
Linux (none) 2.6.22.19 #304 PREEMPT Wed Sep 21 19:18:57 CST 2011 mips GNU/Linux

Code:
/ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name

31 0 256 mtdblock0
31 1 32384 mtdblock1
31 2 18178 mtdblock2
31 3 13184 mtdblock3
31 4 128 mtdblock4
/ # +625 main loop signal/state=14
+932 main loop signal/state=14
+1239 main loop signal/state=14

Code:
Decompressing…done
tmp_ret= 0

CFE version 5.100.127 based on BBP 1.0.37 for BCM947XX (32bit,SP,LE)
Build Date: 二 8月 16 16:19:34 CST 2011 (niamodlacol.tsohlacol|uayob#niamodlacol.tsohlacol|uayob)
Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Broadcom Corporation.

Init Arena
Init Devs.
Boot partition size = 262144(0x40000)
et0: Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.100.127
CPU type 0x19749: 600MHz
Tot mem: 131072 KBytes

CFE mem: 0x80700000 - 0x8079D3C0 (644032)
Data: 0x80733190 - 0x80736450 (12992)
BSS: 0x80736450 - 0x807373C0 (3952)
Heap: 0x807373C0 - 0x8079B3C0 (409600)
Stack: 0x8079B3C0 - 0x8079D3C0 (8192)
Text: 0x80700000 - 0x80733188 (209288)

Device eth0: hwaddr 20-CF-30-B6-C7-B0, ipaddr 192.168.1.1, mask 255.255.255.0
gateway not set, nameserver not set
Null Rescue Flag.
Loader:raw Filesys:tftp Dev:eth0 File:: Options:(null)
Loading: TFTP Server.
Failed.
Could not load :: Timeout occured
Loader:raw Filesys:raw Dev:flash0.os File: Options:(null)
Loading: .. 5100 bytes read
Entry at 0x80001000
Closing network.
Starting program at 0x80001000
Linux version 2.6.22.19 (root@asus) (gcc version 4.2.4) #304 PREEMPT Wed Sep 21 19:18:57 CST 2011
CPU revision is: 00019749
Determined physical RAM map:
memory: 07fff000 @ 00000000 (usable)
memory: 08000000 @ 87fff000 (usable)
Zone PFN ranges:
Normal 0 -> 131072
HighMem 131072 -> 589823
early_node_map[2] active PFN ranges
0: 0 -> 32767
0: 557055 -> 589823
Built 1 zonelists. Total pages: 65535
Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 noinitrd console=ttyS0,115200
Primary instruction cache 32kB, physically tagged, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
Primary data cache 32kB, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
Synthesized TLB refill handler (20 instructions).
Synthesized TLB load handler fastpath (32 instructions).
Synthesized TLB store handler fastpath (32 instructions).
Synthesized TLB modify handler fastpath (31 instructions).
PID hash table entries: 512 (order: 9, 2048 bytes)
CPU: BCM5300 rev 1 pkg 0 at 600 MHz
Using 300.000 MHz high precision timer.
console [ttyS0] enabled
Dentry cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Memory: 254988k/131068k available (2556k kernel code, 6852k reserved, 503k data, 128k init, 131072k highmem)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
NET: Registered protocol family 16
PCI: Initializing host
PCI: Reset RC
PCI: Initializing host
PCI: Reset RC
PCI: Fixing up bus 0
PCI/PCIe coreunit 0 is set to bus 1.
PCI: Fixing up bridge
PCI: Fixing up bridge
PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:00.1 (0004 -> 0006)
PCI: Fixing up bus 1
PCI/PCIe coreunit 1 is set to bus 2.
PCI: Fixing up bridge
PCI: Fixing up bridge
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:00.1 (0004 -> 0006)
PCI: Fixing up bus 2
NET: Registered protocol family 2
Time: MIPS clocksource has been installed.
IP route cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 4096 bind 4096)
TCP reno registered
highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages
squashfs: version 3.0 (2006/03/15) Phillip Lougher
io scheduler noop registered (default)
HDLC line discipline: version $Revision: 4.8 $, maxframe=4096
N_HDLC line discipline registered.
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
serial8250: ttyS0 at MMIO 0xb8000300 (irq = 8) is a 16550A
serial8250: ttyS1 at MMIO 0xb8000400 (irq = 8) is a 16550A
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
MPPE/MPPC encryption/compression module registered
NET: Registered protocol family 24
PPPoL2TP kernel driver, V0.18.3
PPTP driver version 0.8.5
Physically mapped flash: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x0 in 16-bit bank
Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table at 0x0040
Physically mapped flash: CFI does not contain boot bank location. Assuming top.
number of CFI chips: 1
cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness.
Flash device: 0x2000000 at 0x1c000000
Creating 5 MTD partitions on "Physically mapped flash":
0x00000000-0x00040000 : "pmon"
0x00040000-0x01fe0000 : "linux"
0x0013f800-0x01300000 : "rootfs"
0x01300000-0x01fe0000 : "jffs2"
0x01fe0000-0x02000000 : "nvram"
Found an serial flash with 0 0KB blocks; total size 0MB
sflash: found no supported devices
_nvram_init: allocat header: 2280783872, size= 32768
sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
u32 classifier
OLD policer on
Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30.
nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (2048 buckets, 16384 max)
ipt_time loading
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
net/ipv4/netfilter/tomato_ct.c [Sep 8 2011 14:58:10]
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 10
ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
NET: Registered protocol family 17
802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <moc.hcetalednac|braeerg#moc.hcetalednac|braeerg>
All bugs added by David S. Miller <moc.tahder|mevad#moc.tahder|mevad>
VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 128k freed
Warning: unable to open an initial console.
block hotplug INTERFACE=(null) ACTION=add PRODUCT=(null) HOST=(null) DEVICE=(null)
block hotplug INTERFACE=(null) ACTION=add PRODUCT=(null) HOST=(null) DEVICE=(null)
block hotplug INTERFACE=(null) ACTION=add PRODUCT=(null) HOST=(null) DEVICE=(null)
block hotplug INTERFACE=(null) ACTION=add PRODUCT=(null) HOST=(null) DEVICE=(null)
block hotplug INTERFACE=(null) ACTION=add PRODUCT=(null) HOST=(null) DEVICE=(null)
hotplug net INTERFACE=lo ACTION=add
hotplug net INTERFACE=lo ACTION=add
set_action 0
+4 init_nvram for 5
ctf: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
eth0: Broadcom BCM47XX 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Controller 5.100.138.9
Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
hotplug net INTERFACE=eth0 ACTION=add
wl_module_init: passivemode set to 0x0
PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:01.0 (0000 -> 0002)
hotplug net INTEeth1: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless Controller 5.100.138.9RFACE=eth1 ACTIO
N=add
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:01.0 (0000 -> 0002)
hotplug net INTEeth2: Broadcom BCM4331 802.11 Wireless Controller 5.100.138.9RFACE=eth2 ACTIO
N=add
_ifconfig: name=lo flags=IFUP addr=127.0.0.1 netmask=255.0.0.0
route_manip: cmd=ADD name=lo addr=127.0.0.0 netmask=255.0.0.0 gateway=0.0.0.0 metric=0
+6 main loop signal/state=17
/ # start_usb
_ifconfig: name=eth0 flags=IFUP addr=(null) netmask=(null)
hotplug net INTERFACE=vlan1 ACTION=add
start_lan 667
update_lan_state(lan_, 0, 0)
start_lan: setting up the bridge br0
hotplug net INTERFACE=vlan2 ACTION=add
hotplug net INTERFACE=br0 ACTION=add
_ifconfig: name=vlan1 flags=0 addr=(null) netmask=(null)
start_lan: setting MAC of br0 bridge to 20:CF:30:B6:C7:B0
_ifconfig: name=eth1 flags=0 addr=(null) netmask=(null)
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 0 subunit -1
generate_wl_para(0x040f): bw: 2
generate_wl_para(0x0410): channel: 11
generate_wl_para(0x0411): nbw_cap: 1
generate_wl_para(0x0412): nctrlsb: upper
generate_wl_para(0x0413): obss_coex: 0
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 0 subunit 1
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 0 subunit 2
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 0 subunit 3
wlconf(0x0097): unit: 0, txpower: 40
_ifconfig: name=eth2 flags=0 addr=(null) netmask=(null)
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 1 subunit -1
chanspec_fix_5g(0x01f0): fix nctrlsb of channel 48 as upper
generate_wl_para(0x040f): bw: 1
generate_wl_para(0x0410): channel: 48
generate_wl_para(0x0411): nbw_cap: 1
generate_wl_para(0x0412): nctrlsb: upper
generate_wl_para(0x0413): obss_coex: 1
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 1 subunit 1
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 1 subunit 2
generate_wl_para(0x032b): unit 1 subunit 3
wlconf(0x0097): unit: 1, txpower: 40
_ifconfig: name=br0 flags=IFUP addr=192.168.1.1 netmask=255.255.255.0
_ifconfig: name=lo flags=IFUP addr=127.0.0.1 netmask=255.0.0.0
route_manip: cmd=ADD name=lo addr=127.0.0.0 netmask=255.0.0.0 gateway=0.0.0.0 metric=0
lo: File exists
update_lan_state(lan_, 2, 0)

1. Enable direct rule

start_lan 877
start_wan_if(0)
update_wan_state(wan0_, 0, 0)
convert_wan_nvram(wan0_)
_ifconfig: name=eth0 flags=IFUP addr=192.168.10.2 netmask=255.255.255.0
wan_up(eth0)
route_manip: cmd=ADD name=eth0 addr=192.168.10.1 netmask=255.255.255.255 gateway=(null) metric=0
route_manip: cmd=ADD name=eth0 addr=0.0.0.0 netmask=0.0.0.0 gateway=192.168.10.1 metric=0
update_wan_state(wan0_, 2, 0)
writting prerouting eth0 192.168.10.2 eth0 192.168.10.2 br0 192.168.1.1
+8 writing dmz
[parental] parental_ctrl_main()
[parental] parental_clean_macfilter)
[parental] parental_clients_mac(0)
[parental] parental_clients_status(0)
[parental] parental_macfilter_daytime(0)
+8 writing vts_enable_x
+8 write porttrigger
+8 write wl filter
+8 write_url filter
+8 config 5
starting ntp…
start_wan_if(): 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0
start_services 1959
Configuration:
-c probe_count 1
-d (debug) 1
-h hostname pool.ntp.org
-i interval 3
-l live 1
-p local_port 0
-s set_clock 1
setup_receive:: bind…
pool.ntp.org: Unknown host
+9 begin
check_action 0
set_action 7
TZ watchdog
+9 config 5
start_pptpd: getpid= 1
phy_tempsense_main(0x00e8):
duty cycle: 0
load: uptime = 0m, save_utime = 60m
decomp: fname=/var/lib/misc/rstats-speed.gz
decomp: gzip -dc /var/lib/misc/rstats-speed.gz > /var/tmp/rstats-uncomp != 0
load: speed_count = 0
load: read source= save_path=
load_history: fname=/var/lib/misc/rstats-history.gz
decomp: fname=/var/lib/misc/rstats-history.gz
decomp: gzip -dc /var/lib/misc/rstats-history.gz > /var/tmp/rstats-uncomp != 0
decomp: fname=/var/lib/misc/rstats-history.gz
decomp: gzip -dc /var/lib/misc/rstats-history.gz > /var/tmp/rstats-uncomp != 0
load_history: load failed
calc: add WIRELESS0 as #0
calc: sync WIRELESS0
calc: add WIRELESS1 as #1
calc: sync WIRELESS1
calc: add WIRED as #2
calc: sync WIRED
calc: add INTERNET as #3
calc: sync INTERNET
calc: add BRIDGE as #4
calc: sync BRIDGE
set_gpio: 14 1
+10 main loop signal/state=14
+10 main loop signal/state=14
U2EC starting …
+10 main loop signal/state=14
+11 main loop signal/state=14
+11 main loop signal/state=14
set_action 0
block hotplug INTERFACE=8/0/0 ACTION=add PRODUCT=asus_sd HOST=(null) DEVICE=sda
check_action 0
check_action 0
set_action 7
set_gpio: 15 1
set_action 0

Code:
Flash: 32MB
Ram: 256MB

The RT-N66U will be available this month (January) or February.

I'm not sure how soon Tomato will have support for it. The source code seems to be available to the public so it shouldn't be too hard to incorporate it into Tomato.

As to the question on if you should return the RT-N16 or not, I would return it and wait for the RT-N66U. It's so close anyway. Although the price is double (or more).

Also, you can run the stock RT-N66U firmware while waiting for Tomato support. The stock firmware looks decent enough.

That's just my opinion. The choice is yours.

service.asus.com/demoui/RT-N66U/RT-N66U/RT-N66U/192.168.1.1/index.html

I actually just came to ask the same question as Isiguy10. I picked up an RT-N16 at Fry's the other day (I have some work "allowance" money that I needed to spend before 2011 ends plus there is a $10 rebate on the N16 right now) but I don't *need* a new router just yet.

However after the purchase I read about the N66U and am wondering if I should return the 16 and wait for it to be released. I've seen somewhere that the N66U is already supported by Tomato and I'm curious if that means the 5GHz radio as well?

Can anyone speculate on what the state of Tomato on the N66U from the beginning will be or has anyone heard anymore specifics about when it will be released? I really want to tear open the N16 box and start playing with it but I don't want to wish I had waited for the 66 in a few months.

I don't *need* 5GHz right now, but if this next router lasts as long as my still perfectly functioning WRT54GL then I'll probably need 5 GHz before I retire it.

It may trump the previous king, the Asus RT-N16.

Asus RT-N16 - Broadcom BCM4718 @ 480MHz, 32MB Flash, 128MB RAM, 2 USB ports, Single-band
Asus RT-N66U - Broadcom BCM4706 @ 600MHz, 32MB Flash, 256MB RAM, 2 USB ports, Dual-band

Someone pointed out that there may be some Tomato source code in the Asus RT-N66U stock firmware. Maybe one of the Tomato developers/contributors is working with Asus. That would be a pleasant surprise.

Buffalo is using DD-WRT as stock firmware. So Asus using Tomato code wouldn't be a far stretch.

The Asus RT-N66U source code can be downloaded from here:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-N66U_B1/GPL_RT_N66U_B1_300372.zip

I don't know if that is the full source code or not since I'm not a programmer myself.

This source code could be important for future Tomato development, or it may not be. It may open the door for Tomato support for other routers (eg. Asus RT-N53, Linksys E3200, Netgear WNDR4500, etc.).

Finally, the price will be around $200, which is the same as the Netgear WNDR4500 (same CPU/chipset).