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How to unbrick the Nighthawk R7000 using OS X and TFTP
Hi,
After spending a night on unbricking my R7000 and how I struggled to work with all the manuals out there but none of them actually worked. I thought I should share what actually worked for ...
HOLY COW IT WORKED!!!
nmrpflash worked!!! Switching to a Static IP address and turning my Wifi off did the trick!!
Also, recommend using -vvv to double check when it works. Took me two tries to nail the timing because the router has to finish restarting for the packet transfer to begin before the command times out.
This is the exact same article I followed. I was wondering if I was not unzipping the file correctly when I moved the file from downloads folder to desktop. Googled it and I read that all files download from a web site are unzipped automatically. I can then zip or compress the file if I like. As I stated earleir, everything is fine until I hit type "put R7000......" then it says file not found and I hit the proverbial brick wall.
Am I not saving the file to the desktop correctly? I copy and paste.Perhaps that's my problem, user error.
What is the extension on the file? If memory serves me right it should be .chk. I know this works as have used it.
It is chk. Full file name is R7000-V1.0.9.88_10.2.88.chk I read on another thread this file isn't worth a darn and you have to backtrack to the file named R7000-V1.0.9.42_10.2.44.chk Not sure if there is any truth to that. I may try that shortly. As I said all works according to the original step by step post until I hit the "put R7000-V1...." part in and it says file not found. I am pinging fine, Octet message and binary are all good.
I'm dumbfounded to say the least. I really hate to say this, but I'm sure my router is kaput.
One final note. The power light went from amber to solid white & the LAN port light is solid white as well.
The .42 release is the one folks say is the best. I no longer have a r7000.
Sounds like time to cut your loses and go be something other then Netgear. Just be sure to read reviews and forums before purchase. If Asus make sure it supports RMerlin firmware, which is a fork of the OEM with fixes and additions. Since I do not need the child controls and NAS on router support, I just want a router that routes. I went to the next level of equipment from consumer grade.
Thanks for all of your input. One last try using the .42 & if that fails the R7000 is in the trash. All started because Netgear app said upgrade firmware. It was working perfectly. $300 down the drain.