R 8000

[Vwalker5]

firmware update didnt complete.it asked me to cancel so I did.  Now router will not power on all the way and I cant connect to router at all with phone or computer. White light at top of unit blinks and thats all it does. Not sure what to do next. I tried using the reset switch on back of unit with no results. Not sure how to complete firmware update on unit if I cannot connect to it in any way.

[plemans]

You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.  

are you on windows? if so, follow this guide

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP

just make sure you enable tftp 

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10

and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw

and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash

https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

[michaelkenward]

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@Vwalker5 wrote:

it asked me to cancel so I did. 

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That's odd.Where did you see that?

All the updates throw up warnings in big shouty letters that say something like:

DO NOT INTERRUPT A FIRMWARE UPDATE

[Vwalker5]

It said it on my phone. Said the update couldnt be completed. Do u want to cancel? So i did. Assuming everything would be okay. NOT! So i got another router. Downloaded the latest firmware. Awful! Cuts out constantly. Terrible!!!! Even stuff directly hooked to router. Just cut out. It will show no signal.