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dkornaros
Tutor
Feb 24, 2023

RBS50v2 corrupted firmware (red blinking power light). How do I restore firmware?

Mac only home (somewhat of a power user, but definitely NOT terminal/shell script literate). RBR50v2 is working fine connected to an older RBS50 satellite. However, RBS50v2 somehow got stuck in an u...
  • dkornaros's avatar
    dkornaros
    Tutor
    Feb 24, 2023

    Thank you for your reply.  I tried that, but likely due to my inexperience executing terminal commands, I could NOT get it to work. I enabled root user, logged in as root user, downloaded nmrpflash from the same link you provided, and tried to execute nmrpflash -L
    Reply: "nmrpflash command not found"
    I have no idea what I'm doing wrong

    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Feb 24, 2023

      Be sure you are using the command line with in the folder path where that program is located. 
      Be sure you have the Pre-Requisites installed as well. 

      • dkornaros's avatar
        dkornaros
        Tutor
        Feb 24, 2023

        Thank you for your response.  This is where my lack of experience with terminal commands is showing up.  I downloaded nmrpflash to the downloads folder of the root account (as I have to be logged in as a root user according to the GitHub page), but I have no idea why I can't run command: nmrpflash -L

         

        The file is located on the downloads folder of the root account (Macintosh HD - private - var - root - downloads)

        When I double click the file, it opens the terminal command, runs through several processes, ending with [process completed] and then I can't do anything. nothing I type shows up.

         

        If I open the terminal command as the root user (name of my Mac:~ root#) and type nmrpflash -L, I get the command not found error. 
        I have no idea what I'm doing wrong or how to fix or how to move to another directory within the terminal window. 

         

        Then the GitHub page in question indicates that it's best for Mac users to install nmrp via Homebrew, but when I attempt to install as root user it says "don't install as root user".  So I logged out/back in to my personal user account, installed homebrew, but then terminal command doesn't recognize any brew commands.  

         

        I'm stuck (likely because I don't know what the hell I'm doing).  Is there an easier option without having to use terminal commands? 

        If there is no other option for flashing the satellite, do you have any recommendations for terminal commands for dummies?