Re: R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423
The messaging on this is terrible, if that's a separate subinstall. It says clearly "New firmware is found. Do you want to update the firmware?" At top right "Router firmware Version". At the least, it needs to say: "Your current firmware is up-to-date. Your language pack is needs to be updated. Do you want to update the language pack?" I know lazy developer (non)thinking... I am one.
The MD5 checksum error isn't exactly a trust-builder either.
Re: R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423
Why would that make the slightest difference? It's got the latest build of the firmware already (I did have to download and install that via a hardwired PC, for the first time ever, for no good reason). Netgear needs to straighten out the posted files. Too much time wasted for a simple update already.
Why would that make the slightest difference? It's got the latest build of the firmware already
There have been times when a firmware flash has not been as complete as it should. So it is a standard move to try again if you have problems with new firmware.
But in this case, the firmware may have done what was expected of it.
There has never been V1.0.0.423 firmware for the R7800. As @FURRYe38 says, the GUI language version is a separate setting.
I have seen that before now. Firmware install just fine, and later it wants to update the language.It doesn't happen very often. It is a week or so since I added 1.0.2.90, but I vaguely remember seeing the same thing. It all went through smoothly.
Good point about the confusing error messages. Not everyone is nerdy enough to know what these things mean. Of course, if Netgear had its way none of us would go anywhere near the GUI. Firmware updates would all be done with some (cr)app or overnight when we weren't watching.
Re: R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423
I also performed the factory reset and always I use a wired PC but always the same issue even now. Now I have also found another issue, the router no longer allows changing the language, trying to change the language the GUI always returns to English. But is it not possible to download this type of update to do it manually? With manual update I was able to update to firmware V1.0.2.90 which otherwise automatically returned the same issue "MD5 verify error" Regards
Re: R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423
I'm in the same boat as you. It'd ridiculous having to do a factory reset. Therefore, I'm going to assume that running the current 1.0.2.90 firmware is what's important, and that the v1.0.0.423 GUI update is only relevant for communication between the browser and the the v1.0.2.90 firmware. I don't know about you, but I only rarely need to access the router GUI, so I can wait. Obviously Netgear should fix it, but it seems much less important than our fixing the security vulnerabilities, which is the point of the 1.0.2.90 update.
If someone has a different view, please post! We're all in this togther.
Re: R7800 Updated to 1.0.2.90, now wants to install V1.0.0.423
Realize I'm rather late to this party (sorry ..) but I just got the GUI update note also (July 30,2022) . Not realizing there was a potential issue I blissfully went ahead and downloaded and installed the new GUI version (V1.0.0.423). To my (now) surprise there was no issue with the upgrade and I tried switching from the default English to German (Deutsch), worked fine and had no problem switching back. Since I haven't seen any posts about more recent problems, NETGEAR must have fixed whatever was at issue with it.
