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R7000P Suddenly Stopped Working
This evening my Nighthawk R7000P suddenly stopped working, it has a solid amber power button that persists indefinitely. None of the other LEDs are lit except for the WiFi radio LED, which is a solid...
The TFTP method was unsuccessful because I couldn't get the router into the "ready" state the guide describes with the flashing power button. I was able to successfully use nmrpflash however, but the problem persists. The router won't even respond to the reset button, even an attempt at a factory reset.
try using nmrpflash to flash an older firmware.
How much older? I've tried with both the 1.3.3.142 and the 1.3.3.140 so far.
I've tried with multiple older versions of the firmware, all the way back to 1.0.0.44, and the problem seems to persist.
could be a hardware failure. How old is it?
Still within warranty?
I purchased it one year and one month ago, to the day, so it's exactly one month out of warranty.