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Moose-Squirrel
Feb 18, 2022Tutor
Firmware updating RAX35
RAX35 R7850 R9000 & other I see that backing up configuration before updating might be invaluable. Sadly I am learning. Why have some firmware been eliminated? When doing a firmware update, is ...
microchip8
Feb 18, 2022Master
Backup your settings just in case. Factory reset is only needed if something that previously worked no longer works as intended and you can't make it work no matter the fiddling. A factory reset should be done *after* updating the firmware and then configuring from scratch. Do not use backup config file as this may introduce old values that may be the cause of the problem
Moose-Squirrel
Mar 28, 2022Tutor
Not using the previous saved config would not apply if that version was working, or least better than the update. lol