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Firmware Update : GUI Language Invalid
Hello, I own a Nighthawk RAX45 router where I am trying to update the firmware version: Current Firmware Version 1.0.2.82 New Firmware Version 1.0.4.100 However, whenever I try ...
Tried a factory reset and setup from scratch then go right in and try to manually update FW?
What happens if you try installing 1st FW version on the router then reset and setup from scratch and walk thru the set up wizard?
From all the forum posts, this appears to be a problem that developed in the last few years and became more widespread in the last year. There are seven requests for help on this error in the last year. This would seem to confirm that the problem is a problem at Netgear. From the error, it looks like the updater is corrupted. It's much as if a Windows or Mac OS X update was corrupted. Netgear itself has to fix the updater. However, tech support wants to charge for support to address it. There are a handful of suggestions (none apply in my case) but you're welcome to try them:
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/RAX20-Firmware-Upgrade-Failure-1-0-3-96-2-1-46-1-GUI-Language/m-p/2130164
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/RAX20-Firmware-Upgrade-Failure-1-0-3-96-2-1-46-1-GUI-Language/m-p/2130164
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/Nighthawk-RAX45-Firmware-update-failure-with-quot-gui-language/m-p/2156357
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/Firmware-Update-GUI-Language-Invalid/m-p/2166449
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/Nighthawk-RAX45-AX4300-will-not-complete-a-firmware-upgrade/m-p/2169755
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Netgear-AX-AX4300/m-p/2166075
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/Firmware-upgrade-AX4300/m-p/2050364