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Fix: 1. Reboot the router via pulling and reconnecting the power cord 2. Log in to WWW interface 3. Go to Administration > System. Enable SSH (enable login/p
by Gabrys1 3y ago
Fix:
1. Reboot the router via pulling and reconnecting the power cord
2. Log in to WWW interface
3. Go to Administration > System. Enable SSH (enable login/password as well, choose a port of your taste)
4. SSH to your router: ssh admin@192.168.50.1 -p 2424 (assuming your user name is admin, the IP is 192.168.50.1 and you chose port 2424 for ssh). Password is the same as for the web UI
5. In SSH session, type: rm /jffs/asd/chknvram20230516
6. In SSH session, type: reboot
Seems to have done the trick for me.
- wincy 3y agoI’d recommend renaming the file instead of straight up deleting it.
- scrapheap 3y agoGiven the error they had in the log was no space left on device, then the fix probably does require the removal of the file.
- shawnz 3y agoIt was no space left on the tmpfs, since the bug causes some kind of memory leak. It's not a matter of disk usage.
- smileybarry 3y agoIt’s still used by asd next time it launches, so you have to at least move it out of that folder.
- Aeolun 3y agoI mean, this might work for me, but how do we deal with the fact that if I were my wife ASUS has basically turned my very expensive router into a very expensive brick?
- Zolt 3y agoAgreed. I had enough issues with my router yesterday I purchased a different brand router and decommissioned my ASUS. I was not aware of this wide-spread issue until today. Much like HP printers, I will think twice about recommending or purchasing an ASUS.
- dghughes 3y ago>I will think twice about recommending or purchasing an ASUS. With the recent ASUS motherboard over voltage, emergency BIOS update, warranty void if update used then reverse that threat.... the insanity of it all. Many people are saying that.
- NoPicklez 3y agoThen purchase what? From what I understand most consumer router manufacturers do push automatic updates. Usually installed when the router is power cycled. The Net Gear one that I have done as well.
- chiefalchemist 3y agoLess than a brick. You can break windows and drive nails or stakes with a real brick. ASUS has created landfill.
- dfxm12 3y agoAt worst, most troubleshooting guides online (one's phone probably has Internet) and probably even in the manual end with "if all else fails, here's how to factory reset". Someone in the comments of the article said a factory fixed it for them. I understand the frustration, but after some initial anger, people will eventually get there.
- bscphil 3y agoDo we know if this file is something downloaded from ASUS, rather than a bogus file created on the router itself? If the former, it might be interesting to make a backup copy in case someone can see what it is they did wrong.
- JoeyBananas 3y agoDeleting a file without understanding what or why... That's a good way to cause bigger problems
- Aeolun 3y agoBigger problems that my entire home internet connection essentially being gone? The router is a brick now, the worst that can happen is that it’ll be a brick after.
- foobarbecue 3y agoIn this case yes, but don't forget that there are much worse things routers can be than a brick. They can be a man-in-the-middle, botnet node for ddos, etc.
- reaperducer 3y agoIf the router is not usable by the person who bought it, it is not likely to remain connected to the internet for a theoretical botnet attack.
- hedora 3y agoWow! You just reminded me that our Roku stick is still plugged in after 3-6 months of being forgotten. I wonder how many TB of "family isn't watching television; advertise funeral homes to relatives and travel insurance packages to primary user" it has sent home in that time. I'd be interesting to know what percentage of internet routers are plugged in and forgotten on a disused internet connection at any given time. I'd guess ~ 1%, and that the percentage will increase as wireless broadband gets more popular.
- justsomehnguy 3y agoHome routers can be disconnected from thr Net if there is no payment for the services. There were a bunch of ES47, DS20, DS15 along with HP MSA1000 and some others I don't remember, which were still connected and running the last time I saw them, which was in 2018. At least they were on the LAN.
- smileybarry 3y agoThe file in “/jffs/asd” can be named differently depending on your SKU, in my case (ASUS ZenWiFi XD4) it was “blockfile<date>”. Just delete the one with the date appended to it.
- floor_ 3y agoWorked on two routers for me. Went from the cpus being maxed to ~%2-3.