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rohanzanje
Apr 18, 2026Follower
RBR750 Boot Loop - White Light Flashes Then Goes Dark, TFTP Recovery Failing
RBR750 Boot Loop - White Light Flashes Then Goes Dark, TFTP Recovery Failing Device: Orbi RBR750 (Serial: 6661037RA0169, Firmware was V7.x, Purchased April 2020) Problem: Router powers on, wh...
CrimpOn
Apr 18, 2026Guru - Experienced User
The router LED going "off" is normal. (from page 9 of the user manual):
The Power LED going OFF is not normal. If it is not GREEN, then something is definitely wrong.
Yes, there is definitely a "window" when the router waits for a TFTP connection. I was very frustrated once to have five attempts FAIL and was ready to take a hammer to the router, but thought "why not try ONE more time?" and...... it worked!