I checked on my router updates and an update was suggested: V1.0.2.84(~) to V1.0.2.90. Using the firmware assistant, it reported an MD5 Checksum error and failed to install. Per other discussions on the board, I downloaded manually from https://www.netgear.com/support/product/R7800.aspx#Firmware%20Version%201.0.2.90and installed; that went fine. After reboot and recheck again with the firmware assistant, it now wants to go from V1.0.0.422 to V1.0.0.423. None of this should have happened.... what's up? My guess would be that Netgear (and now my router) is compromised!Debating going back to 1.0.2.84. If this is some separate download, why is it not in the very latest D/L? And why does it have overlapping version numbers?

Why would that make the slightest difference? It's got the latest build of the firmware already (I did have to download and install that via a hardwired PC, for the first time ever, for no good reason). Netgear needs to straighten out the posted files. Too much time wasted for a simple update already.

sncpa wrote: Why would that make the slightest difference? It's got the latest build of the firmware already There have been times when a firmware flash has not been as complete as it should. So it is a standard move to try again if you have problems with new firmware. But in this case, the firmware may have done what was expected of it. There has never been V1.0.0.423 firmware for the R7800. As FURRYe38 says, the GUI language version is a separate setting. I have seen that before now. Firmware install just fine, and later it wants to update the language.It doesn't happen very often. It is a week or so since I added 1.0.2.90, but I vaguely remember seeing the same thing. It all went through smoothly. Good point about the confusing error messages. Not everyone is nerdy enough to know what these things mean. Of course, if Netgear had its way none of us would go anywhere near the GUI. Firmware updates would all be done with some (cr)app or overnight when we weren't watching.

I'm in the same boat as you. It'd ridiculous having to do a factory reset. Therefore, I'm going to assume that running the current 1.0.2.90 firmware is what's important, and that the v1.0.0.423 GUI update is only relevant for communication between the browser and the the v1.0.2.90 firmware. I don't know about you, but I only rarely need to access the router GUI, so I can wait. Obviously Netgear should fix it, but it seems much less important than our fixing the security vulnerabilities, which is the point of the 1.0.2.90 update. If someone has a different view, please post! We're all in this togther.

R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423

24 Replies

plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 23, 2022
got a screen snip showing it?
- sncpa
  Guide
  Jan 23, 2022
  - FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 23, 2022
    Thats GUI (Graphical User Interface) langage version update, not FW.
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 04, 2022
Can you all re-check this? I got word from NG that this was fixed on there side.
- Andydie
  Aspirant
  Mar 05, 2022
  I also performed the factory reset and always I use a wired PC but always the same issue even now.
  Now I have also found another issue, the router no longer allows changing the language, trying to change the language the GUI always returns to English.
  But is it not possible to download this type of update to do it manually?
  With manual update I was able to update to firmware V1.0.2.90 which otherwise automatically returned the same issue "MD5 verify error"
  Regards
  - FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Mar 05, 2022
    Ya, guess not. Hopefully NG will fix it. I've pass this back to NG.
WhiteHare
Initiate
Mar 11, 2022
I'm in the same boat as you. It'd ridiculous having to do a factory reset. Therefore, I'm going to assume that running the current 1.0.2.90 firmware is what's important, and that the v1.0.0.423 GUI update is only relevant for communication between the browser and the the v1.0.2.90 firmware. I don't know about you, but I only rarely need to access the router GUI, so I can wait. Obviously Netgear should fix it, but it seems much less important than our fixing the security vulnerabilities, which is the point of the 1.0.2.90 update.

If someone has a different view, please post! We're all in this togther.
- Dirtnap
  Aspirant
  Mar 14, 2022
  I'm having the same issue. Seems to be a bad firmware update. Hopefully NG fixes this soon. Factory resetting this is a bad answer.
  - DexterJB
    NETGEAR Moderator
    Mar 15, 2022
    Hi all, thank you for reporting this. This is currently being worked on by the team. We will provide an update as soon as it is available.
    
    Dexter
    
    NETGEAR Team

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R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423