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Squrppi
Mar 08, 2022Aspirant
Firmware image too large
I acquired a second-hand "GS724T V3H1" managed switch. Updating the firmware fails. Any ideas? Before taking the unit into use, I pushed the "Factory Defaults" button. The switch itself seems to wo...
- Mar 08, 2022
Welcome to the community!
Have you also tried a different firmware such as v5.0.2.22 (you can download it here)?
Since the current firmware of the switch is v4.2.1.9, please refer to this guide instead. Also, you'll need to activate image2 first and confirm that it is the next-active image before rebooting.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
JeraldM
Mar 08, 2022NETGEAR Employee Retired
Welcome to the community!
Have you also tried a different firmware such as v5.0.2.22 (you can download it here)?
Since the current firmware of the switch is v4.2.1.9, please refer to this guide instead. Also, you'll need to activate image2 first and confirm that it is the next-active image before rebooting.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
- SqurppiMar 09, 2022Aspirant
Thanks! Using an intermediate 5.0.x firmware fixed the issue. Now I'm at 5.4.2.30. The only issue was that I had to use the firmware you linked.
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