I just received a new Nighthawk x8 R8500 router. I successfully updated teh stock netgear firmware to the newest netgear firmware, but I am having difficulty upgrading it to ddwrt. I have tried the Kong R8500 chk download file from this site and the R8500 ones from ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2016/11-14-2016-r30880/ but I get the following error no matter which R8500 chk file I try. I have even done the 30/30/30 before trying the update, but I still get this error.
The firmware is not compatiable with your router. Error code -2.
Any thoughts on what I should try next?
Same thing here.
same here. Have tried several .chk files and all end in the
The firmware is not compatiable with your router. Error code -2.
error.
Have done resets from the Netgear interface and tried 30/30/30 reset as well.
Seems there is a new revision/signature. From the looks of it, it is the Made in Vietnam models that cannot be flashed but the Made in China models can. Unfortunately my Amazon unit picked up 2 weeks ago is a Vietnam model and I get the same -2 error trying to flash.
same here
The firmware is not compatiable with your router. Error code -2.
I had posted this issue to the dd-wrt forum. They sugested using a usb ttl adapter and posting the output when flashing to the forum so they could assist fufrther. Unfortunately the person I was setting this up for didn't want to wait so I no longer have the unit to try and flash and give them the output. Here is the thread if anyone else having issues wants to get their help roubleshooting.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=305689&postdays=0&postorder...
I get this same error
The firmware is not compatiable with your router. Error code -2.
Any advice or info would be appreciated
I just tried to flash this and I am getting the same error.
This is a made in Vietnam model too.
Hmm... It seems that Netgear UPGRADE the hardware of R8500 to solve the problem of BOOT LOOP...
I got the 3rd R8500... I hope this one can live for a longger time... The BOOT LOOP of R8500 was take me to the hell since I got it first time...
I was already updated it to V1.0.2.86_1.0.75 of the official firmware. Watting for the update of KONG version now.
I also have the MADE IN VIETNAM unit, i purchased at BestBuy, but no kong CHK work on this model ( i tried 4).
Hope an update gets pushed soon, i need my vpn client ;)
Thanks!
same issue here, anyone find a fix?
same issue, any solution here?
same issue...I am come from Hong Kong
Chiming in: Made in Vietnam model here, same problems.
Could it be they are two diffrent routers? one is an R8500, and the other is R8500 Nighthawk X8, just a question.
Need solution also...please post new firmware soon!
I successfully updated Vietnam model firmware to DDWRT using firmware found here:
https://www.myopenrouter.com/download/dd-wrt-kong-mod-netgear-r8500-2017...
This is the first firmware to not get the error code -2 message.