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Ace1019
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Aug 17, 2021
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I tried to update my r690v2 software and now my power button is blinking

I was setting up my router on my phone after some one in my family factory reset it and when I started to update the software it closed and now the power button is blinking
  • antinode's avatar
    Aug 17, 2021

    > [...] now the power button is blinking

     

       If cycling power or pressing the Reset button for many seconds
    doesn't help, then you may be a candidate for the TFTP recovery scheme.
    See, for example:

     

          https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096#M102004

     

    > I was setting up my router on my phone after some one in my family
    > factory reset it and when I started to update the software [...]

     

       "update" how, exactly?  Recurring stories like this have persuaded
    many people that manually loading firmware over an Ethernet (wired)
    connection is more reliable than any automatic or wireless method.  If
    you can get it working again, the manual procedure follows:

     

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Downloads.  (For older versions, under Firmware and Software
    Downloads, look for "View Previous Versions".)  Find the kit(s).
    Download the kit(s) you want.  Read the "Release Notes" file for
    instructions.  (In the User Manual, look for "firmware", and,
    especially, for a topic like "Manually Upload Firmware to the Router".)

    When that fails because of a deficient User Manual, try:

     

          https://kb.netgear.com/23960