Obihai 200 interrupted firmware update

[david123456789]

I mistakenly pulled out the plug for the device when it was updating the firmware.  It is now blinking green/red.  I tried to login to the device with the IP, but it won't let me in with the default password.  I never got a chance to change it.  I tried using the reset button on the bottom, but that doesn't seem to work either.

[SteveInWA]

You probably bricked it by doing that.

You can try the factory reset procedure explained on this link.  Use the method involving holding in the reset button for at least 10 seconds.

https://www.obitalk.com/info/faq/Troubleshooting-sec/How-to-Factory-Reset

If that doesn't work, it's now a doorstop.

[david123456789]

Great!    Love doing that to something that just came in the mail today.  That was the reset procedure I was following.  After the solid green, it goes back to blinking red.

[SteveInWA]

So, pick up the phone attached to the OBi.  Does it respond to ***1 with a spoken voice telling you its IP address?  If so, you can attempt to update the firmware directly from that address.  If not, you killed it.

[david123456789]

No luck.  RIP Obihai 200.

[david123456789]

Thanks for the help

[SteveInWA]

If it is a brand-new device purchased from an authorized retailer (e.g. Amazon, Fry's, BestBuy, Newegg, Walmart), then you can contact Obihai for help, to see if there is some way to recover.  Otherwise, live and learn.