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stevefxp
Mar 16, 2019Apprentice
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...
- 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.
stevefxp
Mar 16, 2019Apprentice
This is weird bc the browser based tool tells me it needs a .img file when I try to upload the .chk file.
FURRYe38
Mar 16, 2019Guru - Experienced User
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.
- stevefxpMar 16, 2019ApprenticeSeems that renaming it worked!
- FURRYe38Mar 17, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Good to hear.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
- FURRYe38Mar 18, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working.
Ya, the file isn't corrupt, the file extension just needs to be changed. NG should be catching this to ensure the files are of the correct type for each model.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
stevefxp wrote:
Seems that renaming it worked!- joeyvMar 20, 2019Aspirant
I thought it was strange that the file had a chk extenstion, but I was able to update the firmware without changing the extenstion. Worked fine w/o rename
- SxottieMar 18, 2019Aspirant
I tried changing the file extension and it said it was the wrong firmware.