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Plomo
Jan 08, 2023Tutor
Accessing Bootloader via Putty on RBR50
My orbir router got bricked while I was at the office and when I got home, I was greeted to magenta lights on my satellite. I was able to factory reset the satellite, but my router is unresponsive to...
Plomo
Jan 08, 2023Tutor
Yeah I did try TFTP method. That doesn't work because my computer recognizes ethernet port as not being connected any device so that method fails every time.
The RBR50 has a solid green power led when it's on, reseting is unresponsive & the status LED at the top of the router doesn't display any thing. When you look at the router it looks like it's "working" since the status light is off.
Thread you provided is one that I've been reading and led me to try putty and serial cable.
FURRYe38
Jan 08, 2023Guru - Experienced User
After all that, possible the RBR could be fully bricked...