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--- faq [2021/06/30 15:34] – [How do I choose which Firmware Build I should use]-add md5sum info hogwild
+++ faq [2021/06/30 15:36] – hogwild
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 Mod (fork) name: FreshTomato\\ Hardware Model: built for the Asus RT-AC3200 router.\\ ARM: (for models with an ARM CPU architecture) \\ Release name: 2021.3  (The third release of 2021.) This does NOT necessarily mean released in the third month.\\ Edition: AIO (All-in-one).  This edition includes most all featuresNVRAM size: 128K (for routers with 128K of NVRAM space) \\ no_media_server: This build doesn't include the Media Server
-MD5SUM files are listed at the top of each folder on the website containing firmware builds. It is strongly recommended that you
+MD5SUM files are available in each website folder containing firmware builds. It is strongly recommended that you run a hash program against the .zip file of the build you downloaded. This will verify that the hash value matches what is listed in the MD5SUM file. If it doesn't match, your firmware download may be corrupt, and you should avoid flashing your router with that file, or you could brick your router.
-run a hash program against the .zip file of the build you downloaded, to verify that the hash value match what is listed
-in the MD5SUM file. If it doesn't, your firmware download may be corrupt, and you could brick your router.
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