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SLK-Purdue
Luminary
May 26, 2020

Force RBR50 to TFTP for un-brick?

I purchased a cheap broken RBR50 on ebay to get some replacement plastic parts.   Got the parts I wanted and now I want to play a bit.  Orbi has pulsing white LEDs and solid green power LED.   No oth...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
May 26, 2020
SLK-Purdue wrote:

Orbi has pulsing white LEDs and solid green power LED.   No other obvious signs of life.   Feels like bricked firmware.   Is there a jumper that will force TFTP reload?   I have tried 30-30-30.

I had to TFTP firmware recently because I bricked my spare Orbi and remember that it was not as easy as it should have been.  Did you try the TFTP without "seeing amber"?  There was a comment on the forum in the past 2-3 weeks claiming that the TFTP should start immediately, rather than waiting for 10 flashes like the directions say.