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Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 availability
We’ve been monitoring issues that some customers have experienced in OrbiOS 2.1.4. In response, we’re releasing firmware that provides a permanent fix for the homekit issue along with various other f...
Mdnrooks1031 wrote:
I can't get the update using the app. it still says firmware is up to date. Instructions look like it says to update manually with an ethernet cable. I'm using a macbook pro and they haven't had ethernet ports in years. How can I get this update?
No need for Ethernet. Download the firwmare files to your Mac. Log into the router's GUI using a web broswer on your Mac. Do a manual update via the browser. Update the satellite(s) first. Then update the router. There is a unique firmware file for each.
Wired is best, because there is less risk of corruption when loading te firmware onto the router, but wireless should work fine.
Has anyone noticed that in those download links the RBR50 and RBS50 are listed? They're unique links and when you look at the download icon on their respective pages they say RBR and RBS but when you download the file from each page they both say RBS50-V2.1.4.16.img and are the exact same size.
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I didn't notice it until you pointed it out, but I agree the file sizes are identical.
There are two separate files and are named differently. Just downloaded the RBR50 and RBS50 files.
They are the same file size though. :smileyfrustrated:
TECHX2001 wrote:
Has anyone noticed that in those download links the RBR50 and RBS50 are listed? They're unique links and when you look at the download icon on their respective pages they say RBR and RBS but when you download the file from each page they both say RBS50-V2.1.4.16.img and are the exact same size.
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TECHX2001 Both files happen to have the same filesize, yes. But they are two different files (their md5 checksums are different, if that counts for anything), and I definitely saw two different filenames when I had updated to v2.1.4.16.
