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Anonymous

Jan 28, 2022

Solved

R8000 Update stuck and will not boot back up after latest firmware upgrade.

I did a firmware upgrade last night and now the system can't connect. All the lights were on like it was working and nothing was working.

After 2 hours I rebooted. Now the system just cycles. All lights then it looks like it tries to boot because I get an occasional ping response but then it reboots.

I tried doing a factory reset and nothing. Any ideas??

plemans
Jan 28, 2022
try the nmrpflash then

8 Replies

plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 28, 2022
You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.
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
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
- Anonymous
  Jan 28, 2022
  The tftp isn't working because the R8000 is cycling. I tried running a ping in a separate cmd window so I could time the tftp as soon as I see it reply but it stops replying before the transfer finishes and I get a "Connect request failed"
  - plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 28, 2022
    try the nmrpflash then