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Netgear Nighthawk R8000P Firmware Update
Firmware not updating manually nor via router web check option. Nighthawk R8000P Current Firmware Version: 1.4.1.50 Update Firmware Version: 1.4.1.62 I have attempted to update the firmware via the Ro...
I also was unable to update router firmware with the Nighthawk App, it would go for about 2 minutes, then fail, saying to "Try Again" later, which never worked. But it succeeded when I used a browser (FireFox) to 192.168.1.1 and chased it down that way.
Weird. Updating my firmware still doesn't change the version for me.
Greetings,
You are unzipping the file right? .. and pointing to the file ending in .chk?
Are you updating manually, and from a device connected via ethernet?
After browse to and upload.. Does the progress bar move from left to right... then the router should restart on its own. Took me roughly 2 min. Try from a different browser.
YEP, unzipping it, pointing to the .chk file and doing it manually from my ethernet connected computer!
I still have no luck, I tried it again with the router with all devices diconected including modem. and only had a laptop only connected via ethernet by port 1 it self to do the update. I even try doing a factor reset too before updating. The router would go through the motions of acepting the update with the chk file, progress bar moves to the right, get message its rebooting.. But afterwards it still shows that V1.4.1.50_1.3.10 is running.
Greetings,
Using TFTP is another option for firmware update. This is normally used for recovery, but you can perform an upgrade/downgrade as well.