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R8000P Nighthawk X6S gives no flashing power light during firmware upgrade process
Netgear R8000P Nighthawk X6S AC 4000 WiFi Router Firmware update of my R8000P using the GUI fails. When I try to use the TFTP client the instructions say to: 8. Turn your router off for 1...
Shooties. The .50 version. Thats what I get for not asking at the start.
that one had issues where users weren't able to update firmware. For the longest time, they had to exchange them with netgear as the firmware caused a lock. A user found a way around it that you can read about here:
The standard tftp/nmrpflash won't work. You need the extra few steps to get it to work right.
You're stuck anyway. You really can't mess it up more than it already is (sadly).
I'd try a few times. it looks daunting but isn't bad once you try it.
there's a youtube video that walks you through it. Worth a shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxQu3wtpFYo
The router is working all right. I was frustrated with my WiFi speed and one of the suggestions I found online was to update the firmware if needed. Since the router did indicate an update was available I tried to update it. It's very frustrating that the simple approach of using the user interface fails.
It says "Downloading and updating the language table, please wait for approximately one minute...". Then after one minute, it says "Cannot connect to Netgear Server."
So, if the update messed things up, I could be in worse shape.
For what it's worth, the current version installed on the router is V1.4.1.50_1.3.10. The update version is V1.4.4.94_1.3.56. The release notes that display are mostly security issues.
I will look at the procedure you suggest again. It looked daunting when I looked through it the first time -- a consumer of time and generator of frustration.
Shooties. The .50 version. Thats what I get for not asking at the start.
that one had issues where users weren't able to update firmware. For the longest time, they had to exchange them with netgear as the firmware caused a lock. A user found a way around it that you can read about here:
The standard tftp/nmrpflash won't work. You need the extra few steps to get it to work right.