5 GHz PHY LED on RT-AC1200 v2 not working
Author: LegoLivesMatterCreated Mar 8, 2025Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelstarget/ramipsbugOfficial ImageSupported Devicerelease/24.10
Describe the bug
The 5 GHz LED on the router does not light up at all. The 2.4 GHz LED works normally.
OpenWrt version
r28427-6df0e3d02a
OpenWrt release
24.10.0
OpenWrt target/subtarget
ramips/mt76x8
Device
ASUS RT-AC1200 V2
Image kind
Official downloaded image
Steps to reproduce
Create an AP on the 5 GHz PHY and enable it.
Actual behaviour
The 5 GHz LED does not light up at all.
Expected behaviour
The 5 GHz LED turns on and flashes on activity.
Additional info
There was a PR to fix this, but it wasn't merged: https://github.com/openwrt/mt76/pull/651
Diffconfig
Terms
- I am reporting an issue for OpenWrt, not an unsupported fork.
Source: openwrt/openwrt