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Web firmware upgrade for GS108Ev3 failing
I wante to upgrade to version 2.00.05 but don't have a Windows machine handy. So I thought I'd use the web interface. After entering "loader mode" on the switch, I uploaded the firmware, only to ...
And an update: Managed to borrow a Windows machine. The ProSafe utility (latest version) did not even find the switch. Nice!
Then I tried the firmware upgrade from chrome on the windows machine, and voila, that actually worked! What on earth could be the issue?
So to summarize: firmware upgrade from chrome or firefox on linux failed, Prosafe utility failed to detect switch, Chrome on Windows saved the day.
I'm leaving more confused than I was when entering.
And an update: Managed to borrow a Windows machine. The ProSafe utility (latest version) did not even find the switch. Nice!
Then I tried the firmware upgrade from chrome on the windows machine, and voila, that actually worked! What on earth could be the issue?
So to summarize: firmware upgrade from chrome or firefox on linux failed, Prosafe utility failed to detect switch, Chrome on Windows saved the day.
I'm leaving more confused than I was when entering.
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