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Plex Media Server not working on Nighthawk X10 R9000 Router Firmware Version V1.0.5.18
Hi. Today you released new update but this broke the Plex Media Server. Can you please fix it? See picture attachment. Also the telnet on debug.htm it's no longer available, why? Thanks! ...
Hi guys.
I've managed to reinstall/plex by doing the following:
0) Disable donwload/enable Plex and update checkboxes on you router page.
1) I've installed a web server (in my case Microsoft IIS)
2) I've added this file to the web server and made it accesible via HTTPS at this address (https://localhost/sw-apps/plex/r9000/verify_binary.txt), with some certificate, doesn't matter what certificate, just place one for HTTPS connection to became accesible - in my case I've used one installed already in my personal cert store named NVIDIA GameStream Server.
3) go to router telnet, then login via telnet
4) edit /etc/hosts and add this line, where 192.168.1.2 it's my newly webserver:
192.168.1.2 http.fw.updates1.netgear.com
5) Type this to make sure that old/bad arhive it's deleted:
rm -rf /var/plexmediaserver-r9k-1.19.4.2935-79e214ead-armv7.tgz
6) go to:
cd /var
7) Enable Plex Media Server
Proof attached.
Special thanks for tips to: kc6108
I belive the problem it's generated by the fact that router cannot find the newest Plex arhive:
Looks like it's not uploaded or, it has a different name.
The R9000 was listed in the past on the Plex site, however the updates were by far not made available on every build.
When the router it's checking for new firmware, gets this somehow this:
root@R9000:~# cat plex_latest_version plexmediaserver-r9k-1.19.4.2935-79e214ead-armv7.tgz 2020-1-14 ff8d841efee0dcf4236b78a7ec83195a3d2eb261 https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.19.4.2935-79e214ead/plexmediaserver-r9k-1.19.4.2935-79e214ead-armv7.tgz root@R9000:~#
And clearly Plex haven't posted it.
Fully agree - the edit time for my reply went over to fast, so could not complete it, sorry for that.
Lucky you - have reverted to the earlier version to re-gain the shall access or have a hack in place on .18?You don't need hack to revert firmware.
Just download an old firmware from official site and upload it to router. Then you'll have shell access again.