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stevefxp
Apprentice
Mar 16, 2019
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RBW30 - Firmware 2.3.0.4

I am trying to download version 2.3..0.4 firmware for the RBW30 but it does not download completely. I get a .chk file in the zip from each download location I can find, which means the zip is not co...
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    FURRYe38
    Mar 16, 2019

    Try a different browser? IE11 or FF or Opera? 

    You can try to rename the file extension to from .chk to .img and see if this works.  

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 16, 2019

the .chk file is correct. If you were able to unpack the .zip file and you found the .chk file, this means the .zip file completed the download correctly. Use IE11 or FF web brower too apply the FW update. 

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    stevefxp
    Apprentice
    Mar 16, 2019
    This is weird bc the browser based tool tells me it needs a .img file when I try to upload the .chk file.
    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Mar 16, 2019

      Try a different browser? IE11 or FF or Opera? 

      You can try to rename the file extension to from .chk to .img and see if this works.  

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        stevefxp
        Apprentice
        Mar 16, 2019
        Seems that renaming it worked!