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How to debrick ASUS RT-AX59U
  1. Power off the router by simply clicking the button.
  2. Hold Reset button and click power button at the same time.
  3. Wait for the device to start blinking purple/magenta LED.
  4. Connect PC to LAN1 port.
  5. Set PC static IP to 192.168.1.2/255.255.255.0.
  6. Run on PC: curl --tftp-blksize 512 -T RT-AX59U_3.0.0.4_388_33911-gf36c0bb.trx tftp://192.168.1.1.
  7. Wait for router to stop flashing color LEDs and boot back up.

The .trx image is downloadable on vendor website.

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