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Shawn_Li
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Jun 16, 2022
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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: [ ] B...
  • Shawn_Li's avatar
    Jun 16, 2022

     

    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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