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Bricked Orbi
Hi there I am in really need of help/support. I recently decided to try voxel but I am probably the dumbest person alive but I didn’t read the read me file and decided to just manually update it on the latest version instead of downgrading it. Then I decide like the true idiot I am, I factory reset it and I have spent the past 2 hours trying every type of tftp to send a update but nothing and I factory reset it countless times but it just starts up as green on the power led and just flashes white on top. Please if anyone could help me it would mean so much
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It might be worth reading through the Voxel thread. There are several comments regarding switching to/from Voxel and when to Factory Reset. https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custom-firmware-build-for-orbi-rbk50-rbk53-rbr50-rbs50-v-9-2-5-2-8sf-hw.68690/page-2
I seem to remember posts about "I bricked the Orbi and then...."
I have found that TFTP is (for me) really touchy about exactly when I do the "put". A second too soon or too late, and it fails. There seems to be a brief window of time when the Orbi is in a mode that accepts a TFTP connection. TFTP is also really cumbersome to set up.
- Have to disconnect everything from the Orbi and connect only one PC with an ethernet cable.
- Set the PC up with a static IP, such 192.168.1.10
- Set up the TFTP put to 192.168.1.1, then
- Do the paperclip, release, and click put.
(oh, s**t, did't work. do it over and over until I hit the "Magic Moment.")
