Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:40 Post subject: New Build - 02/24/2026 - r63790
Welcome to Broadcom r63790 beta release thread for reporting, feedback to developers & community benefit.
Please do not flash builds until installation is understood, risks involved and device specificrecovery methods.
Avoid discussions, create threads for questions, general problems or use search; this thread is not for support.
List router model & version or revision, operating & wireless modes & exact filename/firmware image flashed.
CLI Flash: 'cd /tmp' then 'wget {file URL}' (httponly) or 'curl -O {file URL}' (http, https, ftp) 'write {file} linux' then 'reboot'.
Issues, observations, and/or workarounds reported:
• WebUI: Clear history or use a portable. Temporary cache bypass: Ctrl+F5, Cmd+Shift+R or new private window/incognito.
• Please report findings with steps needed to reproduce, configuration, clients, output, logs and important information below!
Important:
• Detail issues & relevant configs, logs: syslog klog 'dmesg' 'cat /tmp/var/log/messages' nvram set console_debug=1, serial.
• Firewall NAT: 'iptables -vnL' 'iptables -t nat -vnL' 'iptables -t mangle -vnL' & 'cat /tmp/.ipt'. Debug Analyze: stracetcpdump.
• Gremlins: reboot. cold boot. Reset & reconfigure not restore backup. Search Trac & discuss in forum before opening tickets.
• Include operating & wireless modes (e.g. Gateway, Router, AP, SB, WDS, Mesh) and applicable configurations to reproduce.
Router/Version: Asus RT-N66U
Update method: WebUpgrade
File/Kernel: dd-wrt.v24-r63790_NEWD-2_K3.x-big-RT-N66U.trx / Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #43899 Tue Feb 24 10:47:09 +07 2026 mips
Previous/Reset: 63734 / no
Mode/Status: Gateway, Open VPN Client / Up and running for 3:13 hours
CPU Temperature: WL0 46.0 °C (ambient temperature 20.0 °C)
Issues/Errors: Nothing significant
Thank you BS and gurus! _________________ Atheros
Netgear XR500 Nighthawk - DD-WRT 63257
Tp-Link TL-WDR4900 v1.3 - DD-WRT 53133
TP-Link WR1043ND v4 - DD-WRT 51838
TP-Link WR1043ND v2 - Gargoyle OS 1.13.0
TP-Link WR841ND v11 - DD-WRT 63257
Broadcom
Asus RT-AC88U - DD-WRT 63257
Asus RT-AC87U R - DD-WRT 63257
Asus RT-N66U - DD-WRT 63257
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - DD-WRT 54517M
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - FreshTomato 2023.4_MIPS_K26
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - Gargoyle OS 1.6.2
Router/Version: Asus RT-AC88U
Update method: WebUpgrade
File/Kernel: asus_rt-ac88u-firmware.trx_r63790 std / Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15102 SMP Tue Feb 24 10:04:45 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r63734 / no
Mode/Status: Gateway, Open VPN Client / Up and running for 2:27 hours
CPU Temperature: CPU 77.1 °C / WL0 50.3 °C / WL1 48.3°C (ambient temperature 20.1 °C)
Issues/Errors: Nothing significant
If your router's light turns red, don't worry. Internet connection is ok.
Thank you BS and gurus! _________________ Atheros
Netgear XR500 Nighthawk - DD-WRT 63257
Tp-Link TL-WDR4900 v1.3 - DD-WRT 53133
TP-Link WR1043ND v4 - DD-WRT 51838
TP-Link WR1043ND v2 - Gargoyle OS 1.13.0
TP-Link WR841ND v11 - DD-WRT 63257
Broadcom
Asus RT-AC88U - DD-WRT 63257
Asus RT-AC87U R - DD-WRT 63257
Asus RT-N66U - DD-WRT 63257
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - DD-WRT 54517M
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - FreshTomato 2023.4_MIPS_K26
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - Gargoyle OS 1.6.2
Joined: 16 Mar 2019 Posts: 426 Location: Szczecin, Poland EU
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:30 Post subject:
Router: Linksys EA6400
Kernel: Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15097 SMP Tue Feb 24 09:17:22 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous: original r63734 build
Mode: Internet Gateway, WIFI 5GHz AP, Smartdns with DoH, iptables firewall, Sshd
Issues: Smartdns small issue. After ~12 h of working router stop domain translating and GUI not respond. I think router is rather unstable.
Status: Working with small issue, one unexpected hard reboot via buton on case.
Uptime: Currently more than 12 h after hard reboot
Device stop translating domain after 12 h of working and after type router IP in web browser - Status waiting for connection was still = GUI and DNS crash. I'm decide to hard reboot and refresh Smartdns config with soft restart service. Blank manual configuration, disable DNS features and reboot device via ssh. After reboot made Smartdns config one more time and another soft reboot via Ssh. Currently device working more than 12 h. I noticed Cache DNS field in GUI config can't have value smaller than 3000.
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 7114 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 17:10 Post subject:
thommy181 wrote:
Router: Linksys EA6400
Kernel: Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15097 SMP Tue Feb 24 09:17:22 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous: original r63734 build
Mode: Internet Gateway, WIFI 5GHz AP, Smartdns with DoH, iptables firewall, Sshd
Issues: Smartdns small issue. After ~12 h of working router stop domain translating and GUI not respond. I think router is rather unstable.
Status: Working with small issue, one unexpected hard reboot via buton on case.
Uptime: Currently more than 12 h after hard reboot
Device stop translating domain after 12 h of working and after type router IP in web browser - Status waiting for connection was still = GUI and DNS crash. I'm decide to hard reboot and refresh Smartdns config with soft restart service. Blank manual configuration, disable DNS features and reboot device via ssh. After reboot made Smartdns config one more time and another soft reboot via Ssh. Currently device working more than 12 h. I noticed Cache DNS field in GUI config can't have value smaller than 3000.
out of the blue, do you use SmartDNS alone or along with DNSmasq...as well do you use dual stack ipv4&ipv6 option for SmDNS...also if you use servers with https and tls...mixed or just single..
finally there are some upstream issues with SmartDNS but local settings also matters... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 -DD-WRT 63600 GTW/SmDNS/DoT,AD-Blk,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DNSCryptv2,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla,VPN cli
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Dynalink DL-WRX36-DDWRT 62606
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 63790 GTW/DNScrypt-proxy2/AD-Block,IPset Firewall,Forced DNS,x4VLAN,VPN cli
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:11 Post subject: AC87U
Router/Version: Asus RT-AC87U R
Update method: WebUpgrade
File/Kernel: asus_rt-ac87u-firmware.trx_r63790 std / Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15105 SMP Tue Feb 24 10:24:50 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous/Reset: 63734 / no
Mode/Status: Gateway, Open VPN Client / Up and running for 4:28 hours
CPU Temperature: CPU 76.3 °C / WL0 46.7 °C / WL1 0.0 °C (ambient temperature 20.1 °C)
Issues/Errors: Nothing significant
As always, the Quantenna chip has its own quirks. This is a closed source chipset
There is no way to install a channel.
But you can disable 5.0 GHz. @mpgalaxy hack "If you set the radio mode to station bridge and disable the network mode, the 5GHz device will turn off completely even after reboot."
If your router's light turns red, don't worry. Internet connection is ok.
Thank you BS and gurus! _________________ Atheros
Netgear XR500 Nighthawk - DD-WRT 63257
Tp-Link TL-WDR4900 v1.3 - DD-WRT 53133
TP-Link WR1043ND v4 - DD-WRT 51838
TP-Link WR1043ND v2 - Gargoyle OS 1.13.0
TP-Link WR841ND v11 - DD-WRT 63257
Broadcom
Asus RT-AC88U - DD-WRT 63257
Asus RT-AC87U R - DD-WRT 63257
Asus RT-N66U - DD-WRT 63257
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - DD-WRT 54517M
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - FreshTomato 2023.4_MIPS_K26
Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 - Gargoyle OS 1.6.2
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 7114 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 9:41 Post subject:
Router Model Netgear R7000
Firmware Version DD-WRT v3.0-r63790 std (02/24/26)
Kernel Version Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15097 SMP Tue Feb 24 09:17:22 +07 2026 armv7l
update: GUI 63600>63790
reset:no
mode: GTW
errors: minor, but i guess its couse i use DNScrypt-proxyv2 and its listening on the same port..strange as ive not seen it on my other routers as a err report...but later dnsmasq start ok...
i can change the listening ports, or disable NO DNS bind, but as it works ok its fine
Mar 7 08:49:23.700 R7000 daemon.crit dnsmasq[2072]: failed to bind DHCP server socket: Address in use
Mar 7 08:49:23.700 R7000 daemon.crit dnsmasq[2072]: FAILED to start up
Mar 7 08:49:23.701 R7000 user.info : [dnsmasq] : Error on startup, returncode 2 _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 -DD-WRT 63600 GTW/SmDNS/DoT,AD-Blk,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DNSCryptv2,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla,VPN cli
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 62606 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Dynalink DL-WRX36-DDWRT 62606
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 63790 GTW/DNScrypt-proxy2/AD-Block,IPset Firewall,Forced DNS,x4VLAN,VPN cli
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Last edited by Alozaros on Sun Mar 08, 2026 11:23; edited 1 time in total
Router/Version: Asus RT-N66U
File/Kernel: dd-wrt-63790-Asus_RT-AC66U.trx/Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #43883 Tue Feb 24 10:23:08 +07 2026 mips
Previous/Reset: r63734/no reset
Mode/Status: Ap/run great 2 days
Issues/Errors: no nothing bad
Router/Version: Asus RT-AC68U E1
File/Kernel: asus_rt-ac68u-firmware.trx/Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15097 SMP Tue Feb 24 09:17:22 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r63734/no reset
Mode/Status: Ap/run great 13hours
Issues/Errors: no nothing bad
Router/Version: Asus RT-N18U
File/Kernel: asus_rt-n18u-firmware.trx/Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15101 Tue Feb 24 09:56:33 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r63734/no reset
Mode/Status: Ap/run great 2days
Issues/Errors: no nothing bad
Router/Version: Asus RT-AC3200
File/Kernel: asus_rt-ac3200-firmware.trx/Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15102 SMP Tue Feb 24 10:04:45 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r63734/no reset
Mode/Status: Ap/run great 2 days
Issues/Errors: no nothing bad
Router/Version: Asus RT-AC87U
File/Kernel: asus_rt-ac87u-firmware.trx/Linux 4.4.302-rt232-st71 #15105 SMP Tue Feb 24 10:24:50 +07 2026 armv7l
Previous/Reset: r63734/no reset
Mode/Status: Ap/run great 2 days
Issues/Errors: no nothing bad
Mar 7 08:49:23.700 R7000 daemon.crit dnsmasq[2072]: failed to bind DHCP server socket: Address in use
Mar 7 08:49:23.700 R7000 daemon.crit dnsmasq[2072]: FAILED to start up
Mar 7 08:49:23.701 R7000 user.info : [dnsmasq] : Error on startup, returncode 2
On my Netgear R7000P using unbound I also get these error codes but eventually dnsmasq starts and seems to be working as expected