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Re: Firmware update D7000v2
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Hi,
I'm trying to do a firmware update to the latest version (v 1.0.70)
I can download the zip file, but when I try to upload it to my laptop is says it can't because it isn't a *chk file
Please help!
Many thanks,
Lisa
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You have to unzip/unpack the file - NETGEAR provides compressed files that have the firmware file, instruction and a README file. When you do that, you'll get the chk file which you can upload to the router
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You have to unzip/unpack the file - NETGEAR provides compressed files that have the firmware file, instruction and a README file. When you do that, you'll get the chk file which you can upload to the router
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Re: Firmware update D7000v2
> Firmware update D7000v2
Current firmware version?
> Model: A7000|Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter - USB 3.0
So, nothing like that?
> I'm trying to do a firmware update to the latest version (v 1.0.70)
That's not a real firmware version number. Copy+paste is your
friend. (Or take more care.)
> I can download the zip file, but when I try to upload it to my laptop
> is says it can't because it isn't a *chk file
What, exactly, did you download? What, exactly, did you try to load
into your modem+router? Did you read the instructions in the Release
Notes file?
> You have to unzip/unpack the file [...]
True. But it might help if you started with an appropriate firmware
kit.
The D7000[v1] and D7000v2 are two different devices, which use
different firmware. "(v 1.0.70" seems to resemble "V1.0.1.70", which is
a D7000[v1] firmware version, not a D7000v2 firmware version. Note that
the firmware image file for a D7000[v1] is a ".img" file, and for a
D7000v2 it's a ".chk" file. Different.
> [...] When you do that, you'll get the chk file which you can upload
> to the router
_If_ you start with the right firmware kit.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) 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.
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