ORBI RBR50 firmware will not update

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wolekudc wrote:

It says firmware file is incorrect... It came directly from the ORBI RBR50 page though. I'll try skipping it and going directly to the newest version...

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Sorry.  It is impossible to update from a release earlier than 2.2.1.212 to the latest release.  There was a file size limitation in the earlier firmware that refuses to accept a larger file.  Netgear fixed that problem in 2.2.1.212, which then allows it to install the latest version.  The only reason for 2.2.1.212 was to make that file size fix.

It is also sort of annoying that Netgear has different firmware files for the router and satellite.  (One would have thought that the update process would be smart enough to figure out "which part" of the file goes with each model.)

Correct. Is there another update I need to install before I can install .212 I wonder? Like I said in first post, I'm at v1.4.0.18. (This was purchased from Costco in Feb of this year.)

It's also a bit annoying that we have to unzip the file we download before using it.  (other products I have automatically "unzip" by themselves.)

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wolekudc wrote:

Correct. Is there another update I need to install before I can install .212 I wonder? Like I said in first post, I'm at v1.4.0.18. (This was purchased from Costco in Feb of this year.)

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I do not think so. Wow, that box sat at Costco for a long time!

I figured it out. I had to find, download, and install v2.0.0.74 manually. Then it automatically updated to v2.3.1.60 -- it skipped v2.2.1.212 completely.