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RBS50Y Serial Recovery Options for Suspected Corrupted Firmware
I have a RBS50Y that is flashing red (corrupted firmware) upon boot, and will not reset no matter what I try (30, 30,30), several reboots... still flashes red. I connected a USB to Serial adapter a...
No idea. I have used the serial interface to copy individual files to a router and use the built-in vi editor to modify files. No clue how to load firmware. Sorry.
Thanks for your reply. Surely Netgear didn't make the RBS50Y without some way to recover corrupted firmware in the absence of an ethernet port!? With a $500 retail price, there has to be a way to recover the firmware in case of corruption, right? đ