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Custom firmware for the Netgear DGND3700v2
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Can't update V1.1.00.26_NEWT16B3 --> DGND3700v2_NEWT16B6.img #40

Closed VincentYbarra closed 7 years ago

VincentYbarra commented 7 years ago

What's the best way around this?

Thanks.

ntadmin commented 7 years ago

Hmmm, not experienced this one. Could you explain what does (and doesn't!) happen please?

A solution may be to 'update' to the stock Netgear firmware, and then to update from there to NEWTB6, but without further info it's hard to say.

Just to clarify: I went from B3 to B4, and B4 completely trashed the update utility and I has to do a full reset of the router right back to stock firmware and start again. This is why B4 was withdrawn. But I haven't experience any problems with updating B3.

Sometimes - say 1 in 20 - the upgrade simply doesn't work.

If you are running the router with a PPPoE link to the modem, you need to take out that connection for a minute or two before doing the upgrade for it to work. (See here)

Finally, it can be slow!!

ntadmin commented 7 years ago

Further info: I don';t know why, but sometimes the updates stall in the middle of the upload. I have only experienced this since switching to using a separate modem for the VDSL and connecting to it from PPPoE port.

My solution is to unplug the PPPoE line, wait a minute or two and then do the update. However, if this fails, when the machine reboots, don't plug the PPPoE line back in. Simply try the update again and it then seems to work.

Any suggestions as to why this might be are welcome.

VincentYbarra commented 7 years ago

Sorry forgot to update!

Unplugging the PPPoE line fixed it!

ntadmin commented 7 years ago

Glad it worked for you!