M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-13 22:10:50

Följer

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-14 01:18:59

@Kevin_Z My Decos are configured in Router Mode using a Dynamic IP.

I have managed to get it stable for now by doing the following.

I turned off all the decos except the Main one and it was stable.

I turn turned them on one by one until I found the deco that was making everything unstable.

I left just that one off over the weekend and turned it on now.

It flashed red for some then and then started up and this time it did not bring everything down.

So for now it is stable but I would like to have the option to downgrade if it acts up again in the next few days.

 

 

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-14 01:27:50

@Kevin_Z 

Hi,

I'm in Brazil. I just have updated my deco to 1.4 and now I cannot acess the network, internet keeps crashing. What should I do. How can I downgrade my deco.

thanks

Best regards

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-14 07:14:30
Try switch from Router mode to AP (access point) mode if possible. It worked for me and for some other guys, who had the same problem
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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-14 23:58:51
In addition Antivirus reporting is broken also. I get no anti virus notifications and cannot see a history anymore but the report says I had 9 blocked issues
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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-15 00:13:20
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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-15 14:52:02

Hello TPlink, when will the new firmware be available?

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-15 16:10:11

@Kingdaveontour1 

Exactly the same here, random drops from the main deco unit, multiple 'new device' detected for old devices.    Any solution to roll firmware back to v 1.3

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-17 14:44:21

For what it's worth I found a fix that they apparently released a Beta firmware 1.4.2 which fixes the issue @ https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/187114?page=1

 

I have not tried this as I am not a fan of Beta's but they are apparently working to get a fix as fast as possible. Seems like this firmware caused these issues for everyone.

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Re:M5 firmware v 1.4 BRICKS the Deco M5. Do not update
2020-01-17 14:50:17
Yes I've been in correspondence with their tech dept and they just mailed me an updated link half an hour ago. I have updated the main unit and after a little instability the first 5 minutes and slow internet, all appears to finally be back to normal. Phew
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