UpdateRequired:false , failed to flash Google WiFi Recovery image

[CL]

Hi Guys, I bought a few units of Google Wifi from a 2nd hand website but only to find that the Google Wifi is having an old firmware version 8688.0.0 and couldn’t establish mesh network with a 2nd one. It’s worse that the Status Page of the Google Wifi showed status parameter updateRequired=0 and updateChannel=testimage-channel , which seemed like a kind of write protection and causing recovery mode impossible.

As I ain’t from the software field nor familiar with the development / debugging of Linux/ Chromium OS, it will be grateful if someone here who is well-versed with Google Wifi Chromium OS, could generously provide me a the proper procedure to remove the update restriction and update the firmware to the Google Wifi 99xx version that is available from OnHub Recovery Utility, so that I can mesh the other Google Wifi units as wifi points.

I tried to post request for help in Google Wifi help forum before, but couldn’t get a solution and hope some developers here, who are familiar, can help.

Here’re the 3 posts that I posted in Google Wifi help forum :-

Cannot establish Mesh Network with old Firmware and how to recover Google Wifi using OnHub Recovery Utility
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlewifi/-AvwS-S-h2Q

updateRequired : false , Unable to update Firmware
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlewifi/etya6Mqeo-Y

Anyone tried and succeeded in Running Google Wifi Recovery Mode
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlewifi/IH16V17l6J4

I attached the status page of the Google Wifi (http://192.168.86.1/api/v1/status) below for your information, many thanks!

{
softwareStatus = {
updateChannel = "testimage-channel";
updateProgress = 0;
updateRequired = 0;
updateStatus = 1;
version = "8688.0.0";
};
systemStatus = {
deviceId = "ed6640ea-ccbd-8c48-a02f-6c9102300f44";
hardware = 4;
hardwareId = "GALE A2A-A2A-E3A-A4Q-A9C";
uptime = 19893;
};
wanStatus = {
captivePortal = 0;
ethernetLink = 1;
invalidCredentials = 0;
online = 1;
pppoeDetected = 0;
};
}

[Vincent Palatin]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2018, 06:05 CL, <lyc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Guys, I bought a few units of Google Wifi from a 2nd hand website but only to find that the Google Wifi is having an old firmware version 8688.0.0 and couldn’t establish mesh network with a 2nd one. It’s worse that the Status Page of the Google Wifi showed status parameter updateRequired=0 and updateChannel=testimage-channel , which seemed like a kind of write protection and causing recovery mode impossible.

As I ain’t from the software field nor familiar with the development / debugging of Linux/ Chromium OS, it will be grateful if someone here who is well-versed with Google Wifi Chromium OS, could generously provide me a the proper procedure to remove the update restriction and update the firmware to the Google Wifi 99xx version that is available from OnHub Recovery Utility, so that I can mesh the other Google Wifi units as wifi points.

I tried to post request for help in Google Wifi help forum before, but couldn’t get a solution and hope some developers here, who are familiar, can help.

Here’re the 3 posts that I posted in Google Wifi help forum :-

Cannot establish Mesh Network with old Firmware and how to recover Google Wifi using OnHub Recovery Utility
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlewifi/-AvwS-S-h2Q

updateRequired : false , Unable to update Firmware
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlewifi/etya6Mqeo-Y

Anyone tried and succeeded in Running Google Wifi Recovery Mode
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/googlewifi/IH16V17l6J4

I attached the status page of the Google Wifi (http://192.168.86.1/api/v1/status) below for your information, many thanks!

{
    softwareStatus =     {
        updateChannel = "testimage-channel";

This is NOT a regular image but a special test one. It won't Auto-Update.

You need to download a recovery image for this device and do the recovery process.

Should be documented there : https://support.google.com/wifi/answer/6274977?hl=en

        updateProgress = 0;
        updateRequired = 0;
        updateStatus = 1;
        version = "8688.0.0";
    };
    systemStatus =     {
        deviceId = "ed6640ea-ccbd-8c48-a02f-6c9102300f44";
        hardware = 4;
        hardwareId = "GALE A2A-A2A-E3A-A4Q-A9C";
        uptime = 19893;
    };
    wanStatus =     {
        captivePortal = 0;
        ethernetLink = 1;
        invalidCredentials = 0;
        online = 1;
        pppoeDetected = 0;
    };
}

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[CL]

Hi Vincent, I had tried before

Again, I created a new Recovery image using OnHub Recovery Utility just around 4pm( GMT+8), factory reset the unit and doing it again.

I pressed and held the reset button and powered on with the USB flash drive pluged in the USB C Hub with power delivery to the Google Wifi unit.

When the Google Wifi LED showed steady white colour, I waited for another 18 seconds until the USB flash drive started to blink on activities, then I released the reset button and let it run.

However, till now, over 115 minutes, the Google Wifi LED is still in steady white colour and the USB flash drive is still flashing.

I guessed Recovery mode is not successful for my Google Wifi with that test channel image in place and may also be set to write protected.

This’s why I need advice on my special case.