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How to enter in Failsafe mode on a Nighthawk?
Hello! What are the steps to enter in failsafe mode on the nighthawks? Trying to recover a bricked R7800
voloff wrote:
What are the steps to enter in failsafe mode on the nighthawks?
Like plemans I have no idea what you mean by that.
It isn't a term I have seen in some years hanging around here.
As plemans says, the usual escape route is TFTP. Any reason why you rejected that advice?
There is more severe, recovery reset, that you could try:
- Press reset for 30 seconds
- Keep pressing reset while removing power
- Keep pressing reset for another 30 seconds while apply power
If it works, you may be able to use the usual method to flash the firmware again.
Download the latest firmware for your device – or an older version if that is what you want – and read the Release Notes for how to install it.
If that fails, you are into TFTP country.
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