Firmware not updated
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Firmware not updated
Region : France
Model : TD-W8961ND
Hardware Version : V3
Firmware Version : 3.0.0 Build 120524 Rel.05221
ISP : Orange
Hello,
I'm trying to upgrade the firmware to version TD-W8961ND_V3_140305, downloaded there: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/?model=TD-W8961ND&version=V3
I follow the instructions, everythink seems to be ok but when it's done, the device info page still shows the old version. SysRestart (factory default settings) doesn't help. I turned off the modem, same thing.
I set modelcheck off with telnet (I read that in another thread), upgraded again, same thing.
Also with telnet, I checked the firmware version with "sys version":
Like the device info page, it shows the old (stock) version. By the way it says the firmware is 1607050 bytes, while the 140305 version is 1551182 bytes. Then the firmware was definitely not updated.
I'm connected with ethernet to the modem. I used IE, as recommended in the pdf.
I'm satisfied with my modem, but since the release notes say the new firmware fixes some security issues, I'd link to upgrade.
Thanks.
Model : TD-W8961ND
Hardware Version : V3
Firmware Version : 3.0.0 Build 120524 Rel.05221
ISP : Orange
Hello,
I'm trying to upgrade the firmware to version TD-W8961ND_V3_140305, downloaded there: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/?model=TD-W8961ND&version=V3
I follow the instructions, everythink seems to be ok but when it's done, the device info page still shows the old version. SysRestart (factory default settings) doesn't help. I turned off the modem, same thing.
I set modelcheck off with telnet (I read that in another thread), upgraded again, same thing.
Also with telnet, I checked the firmware version with "sys version":
Like the device info page, it shows the old (stock) version. By the way it says the firmware is 1607050 bytes, while the 140305 version is 1551182 bytes. Then the firmware was definitely not updated.
I'm connected with ethernet to the modem. I used IE, as recommended in the pdf.
I'm satisfied with my modem, but since the release notes say the new firmware fixes some security issues, I'd link to upgrade.
Thanks.
Re:Firmware not updated
Yes it's still 120524:
I browsed the forum and saw that most of time, when an upgrade fails you get a "firmware file rejected" message or something like that. Here it's different, since everything happen like in the instructions: I see a progress indicator that goes up to 100%, then the modem reboots or something, and later when I refresh the page I see the version is still the same. Reset with factory settings doesn't help either. I tried twice. Antivirus/firewall disabled, ethernet link.
My issue looks similar to http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?77915-The-firmware-won-t-update. I don't understand exactly whether the issue was resolved though.
Same problem, same model, just the version is different. A suggestion was to set modelcheck to off. I tried but it changes nothing.
I thought that maybe the devs forgot to change the version string in the firmware. But it's not the case, because with telnet I can see that the reported size of the firmware is still 1607050 bytes (like the 120524 version available on the tp-link site) while it should be 1551182 bytes (size of the 140305 version).
I don't know whether it's strange, but the newer firmware is smaller than the older one. Usually it's the opposite, because added things.
I browsed the forum and saw that most of time, when an upgrade fails you get a "firmware file rejected" message or something like that. Here it's different, since everything happen like in the instructions: I see a progress indicator that goes up to 100%, then the modem reboots or something, and later when I refresh the page I see the version is still the same. Reset with factory settings doesn't help either. I tried twice. Antivirus/firewall disabled, ethernet link.
My issue looks similar to http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?77915-The-firmware-won-t-update. I don't understand exactly whether the issue was resolved though.
Same problem, same model, just the version is different. A suggestion was to set modelcheck to off. I tried but it changes nothing.
I thought that maybe the devs forgot to change the version string in the firmware. But it's not the case, because with telnet I can see that the reported size of the firmware is still 1607050 bytes (like the 120524 version available on the tp-link site) while it should be 1551182 bytes (size of the 140305 version).
I don't know whether it's strange, but the newer firmware is smaller than the older one. Usually it's the opposite, because added things.