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mr1100 night hawk m1/reload problem/TFTP method/ .spk instead .img or .chk
Hi, MR1100 night hawk M1 used for 2 years, all ok 2,4 ghz except (5Ghz), now problem perpetual reload and blanking blue/amber light or fix amber. Reset not working. Tried to use TFTP method on Mac b...
Hi Schumaku, thanks for the reply. Using my MacBook Air, on TFTP mode (terminal mode) seems I need to expand the update. Problem is, apple doesn't expand .spk...
Looking for an update able to expand and drop on TFTP. Regards
It's in no way a compressed archive, nothing to expand. tftp would not do it anyways - it's a simple direct file transfer. Unpacking the zip archive should net be an issue, isn't it?
Thanks again, yes, no problem with the Zip.
I will try again in TFTP mode. Or with a PC if not working.
No other solution to restart ?
Its a shame, that the MR1100 is blocked on reboot mode with no reason...
...still some problems... 🙄
1) modem doesn't blink amber, and trying to start then shutdown itself.
Or by long (10') pushing ON button, fast blinking blue/amber then fix amber and <downloading software update> on display. Then nothing...
2) on apple network preferences, we never had LAN adapter saying "connected" even tcp/ip > IPv4 set properly... (192.168.1.10 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.1.1)
3) I never had this extracting like said :
- Extract the ZIP file to your desktop.
The firmware file format is either .img or .chk.
Just have .spk
4) finally TFTP on Terminal says that:
[tftp> binary [tftp> putMR1100-100EUS_23113509_NTG9Ă—50C_12.06.11.00_00_Generic_10.03.sec.spk
?Invalid command
[tftp> put<MR1100-100EUS_23113509_NTG9Ă—50C_12.06.11.00_00_Generic_10.03.secc.spk ?Invalid command tftp> put<MR1100-100EUS_23113509_NTG9Ă—50C_12.06.11.00_00_Generic_10.03.secc.spk>
?Invalid command
tftp>put<MR1100-100EUS_23113509_NTG9Ă—50C_12.06.11.00_00_Generic_10.03.sec.spk
?Invalid command [tfto> put (file) MR1100-100EUS_23113509_NTG9Ă—50C_12.06.11.00_00_Generic_10.03.secc.spk
Itftp: MR1100-100EUS_23113509_NTG9Ă—50C_12.06.11.00_00_Generic_10.03.sec.spk: No such file or directory tfto>
Ottocinque Keep in mind the KB entries mentioning "The firmware file format is either .img or .chk." do -not- refer to the Cell Service Mobile Hotspot Modems, AirCards, & Mobile Routers models - read the list of models under the "This article applies to:".
Ottocinque wrote:
1) modem doesn't blink amber, and trying to start then shutdown itself.
Or by long (10') pushing ON button, fast blinking blue/amber then fix amber and <downloading software update> on display. Then nothing...
This is the way to download the firmware from the cloud, while connected to the mobile network, or while connected to a LAN with DHCP and Internet access - and does not apply to a tftp load.
Ottocinque wrote:
2) on apple network preferences, we never had LAN adapter saying "connected" even tcp/ip > IPv4 set properly... (192.168.1.10 / 255.255.255.0 / 192.168.1.1)
Almost certainly, it's not in a status to upload the firmware by tftp again.
No idea on how to force the MR1100 (from a partial running level) to tftp mode (the same loader IP like the other Netgear models is just a wild guess). JohnPeng please.
- Extract the ZIP file to your desktop.