Nighthawk X6S EX8000 - Firmware interrupted, unit bricked

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Nighthawk X6S, AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Extender, EX8000: Firmware update was interrupted.&nbsp; Unit was bricked.&nbsp; Red flashing power light, all white LEDs flashing.&nbsp; Did a factory reset: constant hold, 30 seconds w/ power on / 30 seconds turning power off / 30 seconds power on.&nbsp; Now, red flashing power light, no LEDs.&nbsp; I do not have a Windows device.&nbsp; Any suggestions?

plemans · Answer

You can try recovering it with tftp or nmrpflash. You might want to try borrowing a windows device. Otherwise you can search the forum for mac os guides.&nbsp;
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTPjust make sure you enable tftp https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpawand if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflashhttps://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

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