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I get the "bad firmware header magic" error message when i try to upgrade T300

unknown

AP from 100.x to 104.x

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michael_brado

I don't know what message you mean, but suggest a factory default and try again?

unknown

re-download the firmware file.. may be its corrupt..

unknown

Sometimes the msg is shown on AP.

Factory-reset and reboot, then try upgrade again.

unknown

i did factory reset and tried downloading the firmware file again but the message is still coming up on the AP

unknown

Try to upgrade using WEB-UI again.

unknown

I am using the WEB-UI logged in using default ip address of 192.168.0.1, username=super and password=sp-admin

unknown

I encountered this problem while doing a downgrade from 101 to 100. My goal is to perform a step-by-step downgrade to 9.8 Image_ images_messages_5f91c445135b77e2479f9210_790e29e130298e725422049f2adee316_RackMultipart201807111285081cg-34f68a4b-c5dc-4225-b30f-0de75ca264ec-244042156.JPG1531303616

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vivek_gupta_eaj

Hi,

Can you please paste the output of below commands from AP :

- fw show all
- get version
- fw check

Regards,
Vivek Gupta

unknown

do you think its a bug with the R500?

======= from the ruckus technical support =====

We have a bug raised with our engineering
team that new R500 with new chipset are not supported on old firmware version.

Could you please upgrade the controller
firmware to 9.10.x firmware.

========

seems like Ruckus isn't that reliable in the area of update as compared to before... :[

unknown

@Joke Jong, extract that compressed folder the you will find a lot of .bin files for different access points the pick the .bin file of your AP and upload it, that is how i managed it

unknown

I think you meant BL7 files and not bin files. We uploaded the BL7 file and not the ZIP or any other file formats.

unknown

oh sorry, i mean those BL7 files,

mike_o_brien_dg

I get the same error. I think they have changed their chipset, so for those that cant upgrade because we lose functionality of our older AP's are SOL

mike_o_brien_dg

OH this isnt good. Do you have a link to the article. We cant upgrade beyond 8.8.2.0 build 15 because we will lose functionality with our older AP's, and if this is the case, this is very, very bad!

mike_o_brien_dg

meant 9.8.2.0 build 15 on the two ZD 3050's.

mike_o_brien_dg

We have two ZD 3050's that are on 9.8.2.0 build 15. we cant upgrade the firmware, because we have older AP's and will lose them (maybe 30 of them), but below is what i emailed into a ticked i opened with ruckus (ive had no reply in THREE days from them, im in a back hole i suppose), anyway, have a read and give your thoughts (Sorry its a long one):

We bought two R500 Access Points
about a year ago, and those are our spares.

Within the last three to four
months we bought four new R500 AP’s for a new building that will be coming on
line soon.

It’s the new R500’s that im
trying to get to join the ZD, and ive tried two of the four, and they will not
join the ZD, and that’s what this open ticket is about.

When I upload any firmware
version, whether its version 100 (which you had me try) or version 9.8.1.0.101
(the latter being and older version to what we are running), after it does the
update which is states is successful, and returns to the main login AP screen,
it still shows it version as 104.0.0.1347. Meaning NONE of the firmware
updates actually “takes”, and ive tried EVERY version of firmware below 104.

So, I decided to try the same
thing using the R500’s that we purchased about a year ago. The first
thing I did was to see if I could put the 9.8.1.0.101 version of the firmware
onto it.

Well, it WORKED, it took that
version without issue, and when I plugged that AP into our live network, it
updated to 9.8.2.0.15 and joined the ZD without issue.

This leads me to believe that the newer R500’s that we bought, have some
fundamental hardware difference, that isn’t allowing the update/downgrade to
ANY firmware version (it seems “stuck” on version 104.0.0.1347 . I have
tried the upgrade/downgrade on THREE of the four newer ones, and so far ALL
THREE wont upgrade/downgrade. They all go through the process, state it
was successful, but when I log into them, they still show the 104 version of
the firmware, and NOT the one I just uploaded.

UPDATE: i got one of the four (newer ones) to get to version 100.1.0.0.432 but i cant get it any further down, i get that "bad firmware header magic" error!

if this is because of a newer chipset, this is a HUGE issue and needs to be addressed by Ruckus. Ive got a building coming on line, and NEED those new R500's on the ZD....

michael_brado

Thanks Mike,

This is valuable feedback and if you have a ticket open, share these downgrade problems.
I think it's more firmware however, than hw/chip set issue, and version 104.x Solo AP image
came out much later and would have been close to ZD 10.0 compatibility.

   Since your ZD3Ks are running 9.8.2.0.15, please try to flash the APs with Solo AP 9.8.2.0.15.

https://support.ruckuswireless.com/software/640-standalone-ap-software-9-8-2-0-15-all-aps

   You say above you couldn't downgrade some APs, but try the FD a couple times... I also
advise direct connect between AP/PC if you have a power adapter, or just your PC/AP on
a little PoE switch.

   If you are successful, try to load the 9.8.2 code a 2nd time. There are 2 banks of memory
in APs, that hold config/firmware data, and you want to permanently erase any 104 remains.
I hope this is helpful.

unknown

sorry, there was no fix to this other than to upgrade the current ZD. in your scenario, i think you might have to decide between setting up 2x on an unleashed with the rest on the old firmware... or set the 2x old ones as independent AP, and upgrade everything else.

unknown

Its confirm that the latter batches of r500 has a chipset/memory configuration settings that are unable to support older ZD firmware.

mike_o_brien_dg

so, what now? i just chip back this new batch, and thats that! i cant buy anymore as they will likely have the same chipset, and we wont be able to do anything about it (we cant just lose all of the older AP's we have, school literally just started).

mike_o_brien_dg

Hold on, where did my original Post go about the R500 and the firmware issue, I cant find it anywhere. It was a new post, and not a continuation of this one..........?

michael_brado

It had exactly what you posted here above, and I removed it as Duplicate.

I've created a ticket 834883 to RMA your faulty R500 model APs that won't download to 9.8.2.0.15.
TAC will be contacting you soon Mike. Sorry you hit this issue, not many folks still on 9.8.2.

mike_o_brien_dg

thanks, but nope it wast, it had the title changed to reflect the R500 AP's plus a lot more detail, this one is about the T model. I'm not trying to make your life difficult as you are the "official rep" here in the forums, but not the customer support people who left me hanging for three days to try figure it out myself. But i'm sure you had input into getting them moving, as it wasn't long after both my posts that all of a sudden, i'm getting contacted, so I thank you for that. .