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geekb
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Jul 24, 2017
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RN516 Firmware update error - stuck at FW 6.6.0 - fwbroker.cgi error

Hi,   My RN516 is stuck at FW 6.6.0 When I try to check for updates nothing happen. When I try to Manually install a new firmware I got the Error message : unrecognized server error.   When I c...
  • geekb's avatar
    Jul 25, 2017

    I managed to do a firmware update via ssh :

     

    # echo /root/ReadyNASOS-6.6.1-x86_64.img > /etc/.flash_update

    It did fixed my fwbroker problem.

    After a reboot I even got asked by the system to update to 6.7.5 !

     

    Thanks anyway

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