[FS#1248] On Asus RT N56U changing the wifi channel for 5ghz from anything but auto prevents wifi from working

[LEDE Bugs]

A new Flyspray task has been opened.  Details are below. 

User who did this - typorian (typorian) 

Attached to Project - LEDE Project
Summary - On Asus RT N56U changing the wifi channel for 5ghz from anything but auto prevents wifi from working
Task Type - Bug Report
Category - Base system
Status - Unconfirmed
Assigned To - 
Operating System - All
Severity - High
Priority - Very Low
Reported Version - lede-17.01
Due in Version - Undecided
Due Date - Undecided
Details - Supply the following if possible:
 - Device problem occurs on: Asus RT N56U (https://lede-project.org/toh/hwdata/asus/asus_rt-n56u_a1)
 - Software versions of LEDE release, packages, etc.: latest stable and snapshot r5645-7aa1595 / LuCI Master (git-17.362.62617-4f644d9)
 - Steps to reproduce:

- flash firmware
- confirm 5ghz wifi working
- switch 5ghz wifi channel away from auto (that will always sit on the lowest channel) to anything else
- wifi will either not start up again, or claim it is started but invisible to all clients. LED is off too.
   

 

More information can be found at the following URL:
https://bugs.lede-project.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1248