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MGScott
Tutor
Apr 26, 2020
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Firmware update on RBS50 fails

Note: Model above is incorrect, would not let me select RBK50   I have an RBR50/RBS50 setup that I am trying up put into service. It is running V1.1.0.16.   I am trying to do the first stage man...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    May 26, 2020

    Try v2.0.0.74 first on the RBS...

    MGScott wrote:

    Finally getting back to this.

    Okay, so I log into the satellite (IP easy to guess, since currently only 3 nodes).

    Select Firmware update and browse to "RBS50-V2.2.1.212.img".

    I get the following message, "Please select correct configuration file".

     

Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Apr 26, 2020

Why do you want to update?

 

problems with your system?

MGScott's avatar
MGScott
Tutor
Apr 26, 2020

Factory-installed firmware V1.1.0.16 lacking features.

  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Apr 26, 2020
    MGScott wrote:

    Factory-installed firmware V1.1.0.16 lacking features.

    why not let NG figure that out and push the next update you need?

    • MGScott's avatar
      MGScott
      Tutor
      Apr 26, 2020

      Because for versions prior to 2.2.1.210 must perform a manual update to 2.2.1.212 first. 

      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru - Experienced User
        Apr 26, 2020

        We have two topics going.

         

        1. How to manually update?.  My guess is that the web browser should be connected to the satellite, rather than the router.
        2. Why not let Netgear take care of this?  I fear that firmware back in the "1" series may be "too old" and Netgear's update logic too confused to properly handle this. For example, Netgear's logic may think that any Orbi from "back in the day" was surely automatically updated (over and over) and no longer recognizes something that old.

          This is easy to test: Leave it alone for a week (7 days).  If it hasn't updated automatically by then, it is not likely to.