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Kevin923846
Sep 22, 2021Star
RBK852 useless after latest firmware update!
Did anyone else experience a complete nightmare with the latest firmware (4.6.3.16_2.0.51) on the RBK852 / RBK853? It completely crashed my whole system. First the satellites disapeared. Then I d...
NGSvensk
Sep 25, 2021Apprentice
Same thing - Newest firmware broke the 850 Series. Cannot factory reset RBS.
Spent hours with Tech Support to no avail.
FURRYe38
Sep 26, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Downgrade back to v3...
NGSvensk wrote:
Same thing - Newest firmware broke the 850 Series. Cannot factory reset RBS.
Spent hours with Tech Support to no avail.
- GoldenRetroGameSep 27, 2021Apprentice
FURRYe38 wrote:Downgrade back to v3...
Honestly, you really need to stop telling people to do that. There isn't a supported way to block automatic updates, so downgrading is just a temporary solution and people will need to repeat the downgrade every few days.
- FURRYe38Sep 27, 2021Guru - Experienced User
There is a way to block updates. The user who posted it told me his is working still on v3. It's up to users to try it. Or not. Just an option. Everything else, you'll need to contact NG support and wait it out.
Good Luck.