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RBR40 router into a permanent boot loop, where the top LED will glow white
I have an RBR40 Router, with two satellites, RBS40. My system has always worked fine, and always accepted firmware updates with no issue. Until 5/30, when the system tried to update my router and sa...
Initially it did take it automatically. I tried the manual update before but I will try it the way you said, update then what, give it 5 minutes then power off?
Yes.
- Thanks for trying but no thst did not work at all. It bricked my router again. I’m going to try to re apply the old firmware to bring it back.
- The router RBR40 is now unuseable. I can’t even go in hardwired through the router site or IP address. The router does not have internet at all. The firmware has broken it.
I’m using chrome. Used the router GUI to install the .24 FW manually as you recommended.
I’m trying to set it back to 2.7.3 just to get my network to function again, but I’m having a harder time now. I’m trying to tftp the previous firmware again but this time nothing seems to work.
I should have just left it alone.