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Disable auto-update of orbi firmware - additional steps needed

auerbach_dave
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Disable auto-update of orbi firmware - additional steps needed

The method described in this post wasn't working for me, and I was still getting auto-upgrades. After some digging, I now believe that if the orbi has already downloaded the new image, it will auto-update even if the NVRAM settings indicate not to auto-update. I did the following to update NVRAM (I found a few more settings that might be problematic?) and delete the update image (text partially copied from original post).

 <<start from previous post>>

Perform these step after you downgraded the firmware to a prior release.

 

1) Launch your favorite web browser and go to <Router IP Address>/debug.htm

 

2) Login <username> <password> when prompted

 

3) Check Enable Telnet

 

4) Start a Telnet session.  I use Putty.  Enter the <Router IP Address> Telnet is using port 23

 <<end from previous post>>

 5) Run the following commands:

 

nvram set upg_status=0
nvram set upgrade_orbi_image=0
nvram set upgrade_base_image=0
nvram set orbi_auto_upgrade=0
nvram set upgrade_check=0
nvram set auto_upgrade_flag=0
nvram set upgrade_satellite_image=0
nvram set orbi_auto_upg=0
nvram set fwupgartriggered=0
nvram set auto_check_for_upgrade=0
nvram set manual_upgrade=0
nvram set auto_update=0
nvram set detect_update=0
nvram set fw_check_tonight=0
nvram set fw_check_status=0
nvram commit
rm /tmp/uhttp-upgrade.img
rm /tmp/have_new_img 

9) Type exit to terminate the telnet session

 

10) Go back to the <Router IP Address>/debug.htm web page and uncheck Enable Telnet


I hope that helps

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FURRYe38
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Re: Disable auto-update of orbi firmware - additional steps needed

One mentioned that blocking FTP to the routers IP address was also a work around for this...

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/How-to-disable-auto-upgrade/m-p/1563577/highlight/true#M30872

 

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