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Can't change icons of attached devices
Have most updated firmware. I click on attached devices and then click on say a HP printer and I change the icon to printer. Says updating, but right back to standard icon. Any suggestions?
Router Firmware Version V2.3.5.32
I found this thread through an internet search because like a lot of you I too could not change the icon on some of the devices on my list of attached devices. Through trial and error I found I could change *some* of the icons, the ones at the top of the list. Having a bit of a web app/database background I suspected some kind of issue with the database, so I worked my way down until I found a particularly long device name. Everything after that entry exhibited the error condition (icon changes would not be saved).
So I shortened the device name and saved it, then tested the items that previously could not be changed. Voila! Fixed.
What I suspect here is some sort of back end change to the data storage structure that was not reflected in the web interface, resulting in unchecked input validation causing a database issue (most likely exceeding the allowable characters in a field).
TL/DR: Look for long names in your list of devices. If you can change the icons before that one but not after it in the list, shorten the name.
- Do you mind sharing how long the suspect device name was?
I believe this was it (fortunately I'd saved a spreadsheet with all the info prior to wiping out the name):
LSD Science and Technology Co.So looks like 29 characters. Could also be a function of the whitespace and period, or some other character that I'm too bothered to figure out. Once I shortened that to "LSD Science" I was able to modify and save icons farther down the list.
Thank you. Another "activity". My longest device name is 20 characters.
