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antinode's avatar
antinode
Guru
May 02, 2021

> [...] power light is blinking white [...]

 

   You may be a candidate for the TFTP recovery scheme.  See, for
example:

 

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096#M102004

 

> The reset button does work as well.

 

   Eh?  "[not] work" is not a useful problem description.  It does not
say what you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.  As
usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results
(error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.

MW101's avatar
MW101
Aspirant
May 03, 2021
I did now several TFTP reboots to get the new firmware on as described in the link. I did it exactly like described, but the power led is still flashing.
I always got the info: unable to get responses from the server. I use the password which is at the back of the r7000 / ac1900.
But I do get an answer when I ping it.
I see no progress after clicking upgrade during the “erasing flash” sequence and it retries 3 times with a solid red light until I got the message with unable to get responses from the server...
Actual firmware would be 1.0.11.116

Thanks!
  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    May 03, 2021

    > [...] I did it exactly like described, [...]

     

       Perhaps, perhaps not.

     

       The TFTP recovery scheme is a multi-step procedure which offers
    multiple opportunities for user input, hence user error.  By itself,
    saying that you "did it exactly like described" it doesn't say much.  As
    usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results
    (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
    descriptions or interpretations.  Especially when using a command-line
    program, copy+paste is your friend.