R6120 Firmware Problem

Question

How do I update my firmware without wireless internet? My firmware was updating when my router lost power. Now I can't access the interent to complete the firmware installation and the power light is continuously blinking. Can I hook my router up to my laptop that's connected to another network and do it that way? Thanks for any help!

bhibner · Answer

I've tried to download the firmware file from the Netgear website but keeping get a "the disc image file is corrupted" message when I try to open it.

plemans · Answer

did you extract it?&nbsp;
You don't actually "open" it to upload it.&nbsp;
You extract it once downloaded and then log into the router and follow the manual install process.&nbsp;
How do I manually update the firmware on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

bhibner · Answer

When I click extract, it takes the files to a folder and the only available files are the release notes and a disc image file. Am I doing something wrong?

plemans · Answer

nope. the disc image file is the one that gets uploaded. follow the manual update process that I linked to now.&nbsp;

michaelkenward · Answer

plemans&nbsp;wrote:
nope. the disc image file is the one that gets uploaded. follow the manual update process that I linked to now.&nbsp;

It isn't actually a " disc image file". Just something with the same extension.
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Just to make life entertaining, for some devices Netgear provides firmware as .chk files

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R6120 Firmware Problem

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