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suared
Mar 26, 2022Tutor
Orbi RBR50 Factory Reset doesn't work! (no screen access)
Looking through all the forums and none seem to solve my issue though I am with the 1 person that said they were about to throw the network in the garbage! Here is what I am running into: Initial I...
- Mar 26, 2022
Did you try nmrpflash? https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
The other thing is usually you can find used/renewed rbr50's on ebay/amazon because people will buy the kit for the extra satellites because its cheaper to buy the kit. Might be an option if you can't get it.
If the hardware is good on the device, usually tftp/nmrpflash doesn't error out during the writing process. it might be way you're getting the corrupt firmware is because something in the chip is bad. But you can always try it
plemans
Mar 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Did you try nmrpflash? https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
The other thing is usually you can find used/renewed rbr50's on ebay/amazon because people will buy the kit for the extra satellites because its cheaper to buy the kit. Might be an option if you can't get it.
If the hardware is good on the device, usually tftp/nmrpflash doesn't error out during the writing process. it might be way you're getting the corrupt firmware is because something in the chip is bad. But you can always try it
- suaredMar 26, 2022Tutor
Thanks for the tip on ebay! That is one thing to try for sure if happens again. You'll see my random it's working now so will cross my fingers in the interim. Thanks for the tips!
- plemansMar 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working!
a backup might be a good option incase you have to reset again. 🙂