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New firmware (V1.0.2.80) for the R7800
Some people here have reported problems with the V1.0.2.78 firmware on the R7800.
The browser graphical user interface (GUI) and the Genie for Windows tell me that there is now a V1.0.2.80 available.
Unfortunately, it is not available on the support pages for the R7800. So, it you want the update, you have to put your router's life in the hands of the automated update process.
I haven't had any problems with V1.0.2.78, and don't like the auto update, so I will wait for the manual download to show up.
Of course, no download means no release notes. (These are often thin on details anyway.) So we have no way of knowing what the new version claims to fix, if anything.
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I'll stick with Voxel, thank you very much :)
Factory reset (like the past few updates,) updated, and so far no issues (unlike before I learned to factory reset for everything after .68 to prevent issues with their updater.)
I use it in router mode, before anyone asks.
I wonder if custom firmware posts should be banned from these discussions as they have nothing to do with the very specific official firmware topics separated by version number...
1.0.2.80 works for me in AP mode. So did 1.0.2.76. Never tried .78, Been up steady for a day, but I will watch it.
I download the update and perform the update in the GUI using an Ethernet connection.
I then hold in a paperclip in the back for 15 seconds and let the device reboot.
I set it up manually in AP mode - using a fixed IP address, not DHCP.
My other options are:
- use the WAN port for the connection to my router
- no DFS channels
- no Smart Connect
- Beamforming on
- no MU-MIMO
- no HT160
- no Media Servers
I just got my R7800 less than 2 months ago. It came with v68. I've been having issues with Android phone DNS/TLS/IMAP, so did the update via router to v80 this morning. No factory reset, just let it keep my settings (I know). But so far everything is working, no reboots. I won't know for a few days whether this solved my Android DNS/TLS/IMAP issues.
