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jneherbon42
Feb 25, 2022Aspirant
FW update for MS60 Satellite
Firmware update to my MS60 satillite bricked the satillite to where it no longer works. Tried connecting via all methods, i.e., ethernet, USB to TTL, etc, but satillite is stilll un accessible. Issue...
FURRYe38
Feb 25, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Try this to see if this works:
Manual MS FW update after MR was updated:
You need to update the MS before updating the MR. Keep this in mind for future updates.
What you need to do is factory reset the MS. Wire connect a PC to the 1st satellite📡. Already have the most current FW version files downloaded on to this PC.
Wire connect 1 PC to the back of the MS. Factory reset the MS, wait about 5 minutes. The PC will get a IP address from the satellite📡. The MS will be 192.168.1.250. Use this IP address in a web browser to log in to the satellites web page. Log in as admin and password. Use the satellites 📡 web page FW update feature to select the FW update file that was unpacked from the .zip file. Then factory reset and then re-sync the MS 📡 to the MR.
- jneherbon42Feb 25, 2022Aspirant
Unfortunately that method didn't work either. That was one of the first methods I tried for resolving the issue. The satelite would never boot to where it can be accessed. Did multiple factory resets, power cycles and reboots. After attempting other methods, I then tried to manually flash the FW via USB to TTL. That doesn't work either. The FW update was applied automatically, so I had no control over how it was applied and in what order it was done.
- jneherbon42Feb 25, 2022Aspirant
FURRYe38 I have actually tried your suggestions from the following post.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Mesh-System/Blinking-white-light-for-MS60/m-p/2180945
That is also what led me to try the USB to TTL connection since connecting via an ethernet cable wasn't working since the satellite never exited the blinking white light stage
- FURRYe38Feb 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Seems that the MS is bad and needs to be replaced.