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RBS850 Satellites bricked after downgrading from 4.6.7.5
I installed 4.6.7.5 but was having issues with dropped connections and occasional satellite reboots. I downloaded 4.6.3.16 from the support page and manually downgraded the satellites followed by th...
KMDonlon wrote:
This worked for me:
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client
Thanks, that was going to be my next step if nothing else works. I'm kind of hesitant to attempt to update the firmware when it is rebooting every few minutes, though.
I tried hardwiring a satellite to the router, same result. It is getting an IP and I can occasionally pull up the admin page, but it reboots before I can do anything.
plemans wrote:nmrpflash can sometimes be easier to use.
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
Thanks, I'll give that a try this afternoon. Following NetGear's instructions for TFTP did not work, I just get a "Connect request failed" error. I was watching the status of my PC's ethernet connection to the satellite while attempting the update and it alternated between connected and not connected, so I'm not sure it's staying up long enough to even perform an update.
plemans wrote:nmrpflash can sometimes be easier to use.
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
nmrpflash successfully flashed the firmware, but after rebooting the satellite I'm back where I started. I've noticed the power LED on the back goes from solid green to solid red and then back to green, I'm not sure what that indicates but I'm going to guess it's bad.
- So you don't eventually get a blue light on the satellite after you restart it?
Also, which firmware did you flash? I downgraded (via side loading) to V4.6.3.16
and got it to boot with no issues. Did it a few times as a matter of fact after messing around with the 2 higher versions floating around here.
