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RBR50 Orbi bricked by firmware auto update and NETGEAR won't replace it
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RBR50 Orbi bricked by firmware auto update and NETGEAR won't replace it
NETGEAR pushed a new firmware update for the RBR50 on 02/23/2023 and it bricked my Orbi. I can't factory reset it as the device is unresponsive to everything. I've tried the 30-30-30 factory reset method. I've tried holding the button for 30 seconds, a minute, 5 minutes. Nothing works.
I called support and they did not help at all. They won't even offer a replacement. After this experience, I'm never going to buy another Orbi.
Anyone else got the Orbi bricked?
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Re: RBR50 Orbi bricked by firmware auto update and NETGEAR won't replace it
You can try recovering it with tftp or nmrpflash.
are you on windows? if so, follow this guide
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
just make sure you enable tftp
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
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