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R7000 Nighthawk Router Won't Factory Reset
Hi all, I was configuring my Nighthawk R7000 router to be used as an extended but somethign went wrong and it turned off. Now it keeps going through a bootloop and shows the amber power light for 1 minute or so. I tried the 30-30-30 reset method and I attempted to try the TFTP method but I couldn't really get it to work. Any help will be appreciated to get this router running again.
I fixed it. There was a specific command on another website and it instantly unbricked my router. Thanks for you help.
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Many things can go wrong with tftp. where did it fail in the process?
are you on windows? if so, follow this guide
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
just make sure you enable tftp
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
and here's a 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
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
I am currently trying to fix it using nmrpflash but when I use the nmrpflash -L to determine the correct network interface, it says that no suitable network interfaces were found. Another thing that I noticed with the router is that the power led won't blink amber and is stuck on solid amber for some reason. How do I fix this?
I fixed it. There was a specific command on another website and it instantly unbricked my router. Thanks for you help.
