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larryguitar's avatar
larryguitar
Aspirant
Jan 10, 2020
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R6220 firmware update V.1.1.0.92

I received a security email advising to update firmware to V.1.1.0.92. I am currently at V1.1.0.86_1.0.1. When I try to update thru router login.net I'm told "No new firmware version available." I tried manually downloading the update file but it only contained release notes and what appeared to be an image file. Any assistance with this is appreciated. Thanks!

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Jan 10, 2020

    > [...] no help there either.

     

       Hmmm.  That manual is worse than many.  I don't have an actual R6220
    to study, so I know nothing, but, if you get to ADVANCED >
    Administration > Firmware Update, then I'd expect there to be a choice
    like:

     

          Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk.:
              [ Browse... ]

     

       If so, then that "Browse..." control is where you specify the ".img"
    file which you (first) need to extract from the ".zip" archive.

     

       If there is no "Browse..." control there, then you may be in real
    trouble.

     


       In the old days (last year), the firmware Release Notes typically
    included real instructions.  And, the instructions in the User Manual
    were better, too.  ("Continuous Improvement" meets Netgear; loses.)

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  • > [...] I tried manually downloading the update file but it only
    > contained release notes and what appeared to be an image file. [...]

     

       "only"?  What, exactly, were you expecting?

     

       Did you read those Release Notes?  In particular, the "Firmware
    Update Instructions"?

    • larryguitar's avatar
      larryguitar
      Aspirant

      Been there, done that. Only thing I got out of that was to refer to the manual, which I also did and no help there either.

      • antinode's avatar
        antinode
        Guru

        > [...] no help there either.

         

           Hmmm.  That manual is worse than many.  I don't have an actual R6220
        to study, so I know nothing, but, if you get to ADVANCED >
        Administration > Firmware Update, then I'd expect there to be a choice
        like:

         

              Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk.:
                  [ Browse... ]

         

           If so, then that "Browse..." control is where you specify the ".img"
        file which you (first) need to extract from the ".zip" archive.

         

           If there is no "Browse..." control there, then you may be in real
        trouble.

         


           In the old days (last year), the firmware Release Notes typically
        included real instructions.  And, the instructions in the User Manual
        were better, too.  ("Continuous Improvement" meets Netgear; loses.)