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R7000 bricked after firmware update attempt
I have recently tried a firmware upgrade on my R7000, and it never got past the dreaded white blinking power light. I found other threads that referred to the tftp process, and tried a few things...
Thanks again.
Well I tried again from scratch, and got something to happen using the Windows 10 TFTP client.
It came up with a message saying that transfer was successful.
After a few minutes, the power light turned solid orange and stayed orange for about 10 minutes - I was about to pull everything apart again, when it suddenly turned solid white and the internet light came on.
I have checked and the firmware is back where it was before I believe, which is the same as the firmware version I used for the transfer via TFTP.
I am very hesitant to try the firmware update again.
Thanks you for your help :smileyhappy: Much appreciated.
Colin
> I have checked and the firmware is back where it was before I believe,
> which is the same as the firmware version I used for the transfer via
> TFTP.
What could go wrong?
> I am very hesitant to try the firmware update again.
But now you know what to do when (what may be) the worst happens.
(The manual update method using a wired connection between computer and
router seems to be relatively reliable.)
I know nothing, but reports here suggest that anything after
"1.0.9.42" (up through ".88") might do more harm than good.
Thanks. I was using a wired connection to desktop originally when things went pear-shaped. I initiated the update through the Netgear R7000 login page.
No thanks - I think I will stay where I am for now. My R7000 has been pretty bulletproof for the last 4 years with maybe 1 reconnection / reset per month at most.
I am over fiddling :smileyhappy:
> [...] I initiated the update through the Netgear R7000 login page.
I'll assume that that means ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware
Update, but there are two options at that point: "Check for new version
from the Internet" or "Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard
disk". I generally use the latter.> I am over fiddling [...]
Just when you were getting better at it...
Yes it was through Advanced etc. I am pretty sure I clicked the first option, not the latter.
I will bear that in mind for next time - if there is a next time.
Thanks again.