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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
What FW version?
What Hardware version is your RAX50? V1 or V2? Look at the sticker under the router to see if there is a V2 seen on the sticker...
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
RT-AX58U_388.2_2_puresqubi.w
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
If you don't see a v2 then it should be a v1 and you should use v1 FW from this post seen here:
RT-AX58U_388.2_2 is NOT a valid FW version. This looks like a ASUS router mfr FW name version. Would NOT be compatible on the RAX50 router.
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
So a factory reset on the Router by pressing the reset button for 10 seconds then release and connect 1 wired PC to the back of the router you can't get access to 192.168.1.1 at all in any web browser?
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
@otakukj wrote:
Since the router no longer shows up in my choices for a wifi connection. I assume I'll probably need to use a USB stick or something?
It is a bad idea to update firmware over wifi. It can fail more easily than a wired connection.
There is no USB option.
For truly stuffed routers, the standard trick is to try TFTP:
How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using Windows TFTP | Answer | NETGEAR Support
This isn't the easiest operation, so if you are forced to use it, you could try a web search to find videos that guide you through the process.
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
I see that no one has asked you about the state of your router's LEDs.
So far you seem to be relying on the missing WiFi as the diagnostic clue.
If you look in the manual and the section Troubleshoot with the LEDs you will see that it says:
If the Power LED blinks slowly and continuously, the router firmware is corrupted.
If that isn't the case, things are looking more hopeful.
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
"it was unable to send the data packet. That the server may have been stopped Error code 10065 (a socket operation was attempted to an unreachable host)"
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
You might give NMRPFLASH a try:
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
Try a 30-30-30 reset on the router. See if this can get you back to to the 192.168.1.1 setup wizard.
Definitely try the nmrpflash. This doesn't hurt anything, just attempts get the FW to load at the time when TFTP is active is all this does. If the nmrpflash and TFTP has failed then it's possible the router needs to be replaced.
@otakukj wrote:
Hm, I'd like to believe that is the case but nothing seems to be working as intended. I tried communicating with the device via command prompt and using the command prompt as a means of "put" to transfer the firmware that another comment mentioned but when attempting to go through this method or the windows software tftp methof all seem unable to communicate at present. I also tried another ethernet cable. I tried switching to different physical ports on the device as well. I'm not sure what else I can try at this point. Any other advice is greatly welcomed. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
@microchip8 wrote:
30-30-30 reset has no effect on ARM-based routers, only on MIPS ones.
I was actually warned – by someone here – that it can be dangerous. So I stopped suggesting it for newer routers.
Is there an equivalent "hand jive" for ARM routers?
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Re: Rax50 bricked? Doesn't appear after firmware upgrade attempt
I found that it still works for ARM based routers. Tried it on two different ones where It was last resort. Got them working again. Ya for only last resort use.
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