Firewalla Gold - Flash

July 05, 2021 22:29

Searched the community pages and have not found this topic specifically -- I'm trying to flash my Firewalla Gold; followed the instructions and when I try to flash it to the gold it'll sit for a few seconds/minutes then port 4 will start flashing orange -- what am I doing wrong, this should be a very simple process -- thanks in advance --

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Firewalla

July 06, 2021 01:09
When you are flashing, you should see the ports flashing in a sequence, and it does take may be around 4 or 5 min to complete the process.
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 15:47
I tried today flashing my firewalla gold (currently 18.4.3 LTS) with the image fireupdater-3.0.0929.img.gz (to 22.4 LTS) following the instructions https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048626153, but it boots right into the login and not doing any update. I tried it with two different USB. the USB after being flashed with that image is 6.2 GB. Is there anything else that needs to be done after using Etcher and before booting it with the firewalla gold?
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Firewalla

May 19, 2023 16:17
very likely that your USB is not booting. Try a different USB, may be a different way of writing the image onto USB drive.
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 16:30
I tried to different USBs and both the same, so I assume that is not the issue, especially that I used those USB for other boots with etcher.
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 17:00
two different USBs as I have written in my initial post
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 20:38
so now after USB Stick number 3 and again downloaded the image, I was able to flash it, but now I cannot pair it. Fantastic.
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Firewalla

May 19, 2023 20:41
You will need to install this unit as a new unit, please make sure the red dongle is plugged in
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 20:57
DUH what do you think I am doing. opening the app on my mobile which has the original Firewalla onit, but click on new and it does not find the firewalla after 5 minutes and Scanning the QR code also does not allow me to pair the new (aka flashed) Firewalla Gold. And YES the red dongle is in place. WTF
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 20:57
and trying using Bluetooth never worked
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Gerald-m2k

May 19, 2023 21:17
I guess I power cycles it too often, now it does not beep anymore when booted and sit at the login prompt.
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Firewalla

May 19, 2023 22:30
best follow this article first https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500001784162-Firewalla-Gold-Installation-Troubleshooting-Guide

If you still can't it work, please create a case help@firewalla.com
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