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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 m...
I fixed it. There was a specific command on another website and it instantly unbricked my router. Thanks for you help.
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.
what command was it? Might help someone else if they're having that issue