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[Chunkers]

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After ignoring firmwares for a long time I updated my firmware in my VMG8924-B10A routers from v14 firmware to v28 without issue a week ago and everything working OK I didn't really bother checking anything.

Yesterday decided to try the 'Johnson' firmware which seems like a very cool development, when I go to the Maintenance-Firmware Update menu item on both my routers I see this :



As I mentioned they both continue to work fine, I just can't do any firmware updates.  Is there an easy fix for this?

Apologies if there is a post covering this elsewhere, I did search

C

[burakkucat]

Decide upon which VMG8924-B10A you can take out of service and then try the following --

• Power off the device.
• Disconnect all cables (except that from the PSU).
• Insert your favourite opened up paper-clip (or a meter probe) into the hole to operate the "reset" button. Continue to hold the button depressed.
• Power on the device and continue to hold the reset button depressed.
• Wait until all changes in the LEDs status have stopped. Release the "reset" button.
• Wait, say, five minutes.
• Power off the device and wait, say, five minutes.
• Power on the device, connect it to a computer and re-configure it.
• Re-connect it to your router.

Assuming all is now good, repeat the above process with the second VMG8924-B10A.

[Chunkers]

Decide upon which VMG8924-B10A you can take out of service and then try the following --

• Power off the device.
• Disconnect all cables (except that from the PSU).
• Insert your favourite opened up paper-clip (or a meter probe) into the hole to operate the "reset" button. Continue to hold the button depressed.
• Power on the device and continue to hold the reset button depressed.
• Wait until all changes in the LEDs status have stopped. Release the "reset" button.
• Wait, say, five minutes.
• Power off the device and wait, say, five minutes.
• Power on the device, connect it to a computer and re-configure it.
• Re-connect it to your router.

Assuming all is now good, repeat the above process with the second VMG8924-B10A.

Thanks I'll give it a go!

[Chunkers]

Worked perfectly for both, thank you!

For anyone trying this, you have to hold the reset button in for a surprisingly long time before you see the LED colour changes stop .....

Both now running Johnson firmware, nice ...

Thanks again @burakkucat

C

[burakkucat]

Thanks again @burakkucat

You are welcome. 

The technique is what I call a "long hard reset". If it fails, the next step would be to open up the device and connect to the serial console . . .