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AC3200 R8000 TFTP Doesn't Work for Corrupted Firmware
Hi,
The power light is blinking-white.
I followed the TFTP procedure but when turning the router back on, the light goes directly to blinking-white, not blinking-amber, which doesn't allow me to upload the FW.
I also tried to reset, including 30-30-30, but nothing helped and the light just goes directly to blinking-white and the TFTP "put" gets a "time out" every time.
Any advice?
Thanks
1 Reply
Need to press the reset button for 30 seconds then release, then it send to PUT the command and upload the FW.
Make sure you enable tftp: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
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=R9DLrLQrpaw
I had a problem on a Windows 10 PC where this didn't work to use TFTP, so I switched to a WIndows 7 PC and the TFTP worked.Try nmrpflash as well:
IF the router isn't responding too or getting to the TFTP Mode then possible the router is toast and needs replacing.
