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GS105Ev2 after foctory defauts no bootloader can upload
My GS105Ev2 when I do factory default and access 192.168.0.239 page, will only ask me to upgrade bootloader, no other page can selected
The page prompt message:
Bootloader upgrade from file:
[ ] Browser
This firmware version and all subsequent updates require first updating the bootloader code on your switch. You will only be required to update the bootloader code once. Please click Browse to select the bootloader code image from your computer where you unzipped the firmware files.
I tried to upload the firmware, of course it can't be updated normally
where can find the bootloader to upload, I try to search in netgear offical site, but only the firmware can download
Another puzzling thing is that the GS105Ev2 firmware version v4.5.0.1 found by NSDT does not exist in the version that Netgear's official website can provide for download.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/GS105Ev2.aspx#download
At the same time, I tried to use the tftp command and the tftp tool of windows, but I couldn't update the firmware by this method.
He will show timeout only
What can I do to update the latest firmware and use it normally?
Let me answer my own questions.... I downloaded the zip file of the old firmware (v1.5.0), found the bootloader file in it and tried to upload it, and finally used v1.4.0.5-VB to successfully update and enter the management page
I think Netgear needs to provide these necessary files with every firmware release, even if it is not necessarily used
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Let me answer my own questions.... I downloaded the zip file of the old firmware (v1.5.0), found the bootloader file in it and tried to upload it, and finally used v1.4.0.5-VB to successfully update and enter the management page
I think Netgear needs to provide these necessary files with every firmware release, even if it is not necessarily used
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