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R7000P Firmware update failing, including via tftp
Hi,
I seemed to have corrupted my firmware during an update. I have tried the tftp method with my wired mac, and the firmware appears to upload properly but the router is still not working. Steps I took:
1. Download the R7000P-v1.3.1.64_10.1.36 firmware.
2. Unzip to get R7000P-v1.3.1.64_10.1.36.chk file.
3. Set my mac up for static ip ethernet (IP: 192.168.1.10, netmask: 255.255.255.0, gateway: 192.168.1.1)
4. Turn off router, wait 10 seconds, turn on and wait for flashing orange.
5. Use tftp to upload the firmware:
$ tftp 192.168.1.1 tftp> put R7000P-v1.3.1.64_10.1.36.chk Sent 49379763 bytes in 45.9 seconds tftp> quit
I waited and the light never turned orange. Rebooted, same thing. Tried a second time, still not working. Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Marc
First, thanks for the concise, thorough problem report. As such,
it's a rare treat around here.> $ tftp 192.168.1.1
> tftp> put R7000P-v1.3.1.64_10.1.36.chkOoh. So close. You might reasonably expect a Unix-Unix transfer to
default to "binary", as with many plain FTP client programs, but you
might be wrong:mba$ man tftp
[...]
ascii Shorthand for mode ascii.
binary Shorthand for mode binary.
[...]
mode transfer-mode
Set the mode for transfers; transfer-mode may be one of
ascii or binary. The default is ascii.
[...]
4 Replies
First, thanks for the concise, thorough problem report. As such,
it's a rare treat around here.> $ tftp 192.168.1.1
> tftp> put R7000P-v1.3.1.64_10.1.36.chkOoh. So close. You might reasonably expect a Unix-Unix transfer to
default to "binary", as with many plain FTP client programs, but you
might be wrong:mba$ man tftp
[...]
ascii Shorthand for mode ascii.
binary Shorthand for mode binary.
[...]
mode transfer-mode
Set the mode for transfers; transfer-mode may be one of
ascii or binary. The default is ascii.
[...]This is a nice writeup on doing tftp with a MAC takes you step by step. Have used it with my MAC so know it works. Written for r7000, but all the Netgear routers support tftp the same way.
antinode wrote:First, thanks for the concise, thorough problem report. As such,
it's a rare treat around here.> $ tftp 192.168.1.1
> tftp> put R7000P-v1.3.1.64_10.1.36.chkOoh. So close. You might reasonably expect a Unix-Unix transfer to
default to "binary", as with many plain FTP client programs, but you
might be wrong:mba$ man tftp
[...]
ascii Shorthand for mode ascii.
binary Shorthand for mode binary.
[...]
mode transfer-mode
Set the mode for transfers; transfer-mode may be one of
ascii or binary. The default is ascii.
[...]https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096#M102004
Indeed, thanks so much antinode. Switched to binary and the firmware updated properly. Thanks again!
