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DwayneAlton
Dec 24, 2019Follower
Nighthawk M1 Killed by FW 12.05.05.12
I have a fleet of nighthawk M1. One is on consumer AT&T. The others are all on FirstNet. After the 12.0 5.0 5.12 firmware update, none of them will stay connected to the network. They also connected. ...
Blanca_O
Jan 13, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi DwayneAlton Matth118 PapaSnarf CC559026
Please check your inbox. I PM'd you requesting for more information.
Regards,
Blanca
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cmyorke1
Jan 16, 2020Aspirant
Iam having issues with the update also. I am not able to get any service when using the ethernet port. I have 2 devices. The first one updated and I lost internet through the ehternet port. I switched to the other device still running 12.05.05.00 and it was working fine. within 24 hours it updated and lost the ethernet port on it also.
any assistance would be appreciated.
Chris
- JohnPengJan 16, 2020NETGEAR Expert
We are actively investigating the issue now.
Sorry for the inconvience and thanks for your patience.
- 1eyedwillyJan 20, 2020AspirantAny resolution on this? My Nighthawk hasn’t worked right for the last couple of weeks. Never gets above 7 Mbps, used to consistently get 25+, and 95% of the time I get 0.13 or less Mbps. It’s essentially unusable.
- JohnPengJan 21, 2020NETGEAR Expert
We are going to have a new release to fix the reported issue. Would you like to help us to verify it?
Are you using AT&T retail SIM or FirstNet SIM.
Thanks
- 7E4Jan 25, 2020Aspirant
"I am not able to get any service when using the ethernet port. I have 2 devices. The first one updated and I lost internet through the ehternet port. I switched to the other device still running 12.05.05.00 and it was working fine. within 24 hours it updated and lost the ethernet port on it also."
You are not alone.
We are experiencing the same problem. AT&T branded Nighthawk purchased directly from AT&T in the United States. We have the original Nighthawk which does NOT include FirstNet band 14. The ethernet port has worked perfectly for years. Now all of a sudden, the ethernet port no longer works. We have rebooted the Nighthawk numerous times but can not get the ethernet port to work. The Nighthawk reboots successfully without any errors. Everything on the Nighthawk appears to work perfectly except the ethernet port no longer works.John Peng states "We are going to release a fix soon." Disabling the ethernet port has broken this LTE solution for customers using wired devices. These wired-only customers will not have internet access until the new firmware reaches their Nighthawks. As such please escalate and fast track the new firmware containing the fix through Netgear and AT&T. What date can customers expect to receive the new firmware?
- cmyorke1Jan 25, 2020Aspirant
Couple of questions. Who else got the updated release client for verification? Who else is not able to install the updated frimware?
I have installed the drivers and run the .exe, I get to a poiont that says switching device to boot and hold mode, then it just stops there. After a couple of minutes it will finally show an error, firmware download failed, primary error code: 67 - firmware update process timeout.
Once this happens the nodem is stuck with only netgear displaying on the screen of the device. I have to remove the battery and disconnect from laptop then it will reset and I can start the whole thing over again.
I have tried multiple cables, I have charged the battery, removed the battery, switched usb port on the laptop.
- Matth118Jan 25, 2020Guide
I'm running this beta / pre release firmware. Everything seems to be running good on it.
Install was fine. I used Windows 10 on a MacBook Pro running bootcamp. USB C port on nighthawk to USB C port on Mac. Run the .exe file as administrator. It didn't work for me without doing this. The command line window took a few minutes to do everything, but it went through without issue for me. Didn't have to hit any buttons on the Nighthawk or do anything aside from hit the .exe.
Try reinstalling the drivers, though if the device is recognized when plugged in, then the drivers should be working. Also, go into the router settings and make sure USB tethering is turned on and its not set to charge only.
- JohnPengJan 25, 2020NETGEAR Expert
Sorry for the inconvenience. Please advise your device SKU and FW/PRI version on the device.
I will check internally whether we can reproduce the same issue.
Thanks
- 1eyedwillyJan 26, 2020Aspirant
Any solutions on how to solve the firmware upgrade error? I am tryign to install but keep getting an error for being unable to swap to BOOT&HOLD mode.