TL-MR100 boot looping

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TL-MR100 boot looping
TL-MR100 boot looping
2021-10-28 21:43:56
Model: TL-MR100  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 210119

Hi all, got an issue with a TL-MR100 router stuck in a boot loop, but first a bit of backstory.

 

We've been using these routers as a 4G failover WAN connection. But finding that these are occasionally 'falling over'. They lose their internet connection and can no longer access the web gui. Power-cycling or factory resetting the router also makes no difference - the symptoms are the same; no internet and cannot connect via web gui.

 

Strangely the router will still give out DHCP, and you can connect to the router via Telnet. But nothing else responds.

 

I've attempted to recover the router using the TFTP technique:

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/81462

 

and flashed the current firmware on the TP-Link AU firmware page:

https://static.tp-link.com/2021/202103/20210315/TL-MR100(EU)_V1_210119.zip

 

The router looks to take the firmware via TFTP correctly, but when it restarts itself it enters into a boot-loop state.

 

Is the router completely bricked now? Or is there another specific firware version I should be flashing to the router?

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Re:TL-MR100 boot looping
2021-11-01 08:04:22

@Joel_T 

Hi, thank you for the feedback.

I don’t think there is another specific firmware available.

If the modem is still under warranty, It is suggested to contact the local warranty office.

 

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Re:TL-MR100 boot looping
2022-02-17 08:14:07

  @Joel_T Hello brother, I also experienced the same problem where when I updated the firmware there was a power outage so that my modem experienced a bootloop, have you found a way to fix this problem?

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Re:TL-MR100 boot looping
2022-02-17 21:58:36
Unfortunately I didn't. I ended up just replacing the routers.
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