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playground:faq:error_code_18005 [2018/07/07 17:34] – Created via CLI tmomasplayground:faq:error_code_18005 [2018/08/20 19:46] tmomas
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 ====== Error code 18005 ====== ====== Error code 18005 ======
  
-**Issue:** When trying to install a firmware image, I get the following error:+**Issue:** When trying to install a firmware image via TP-Link WebGUI, I get the following error:
  
 <code>Error code: 18005, Upgrade unsuccessfully because the version of the upgraded file was incorrect. Please check the file name.</code> <code>Error code: 18005, Upgrade unsuccessfully because the version of the upgraded file was incorrect. Please check the file name.</code>
  
-**Root cause:** +**Root cause:** TP-Link "Region locked" firmware. This firmware is checking for a specific region signature when flashing.
- +
-**Solution:** Rename the firmware image to something short, like e.g. ''factory.bin''+
  
 +**Solutions:**
 +    - Use an OpenWrt firmware image with the appropriate region code (US, EU, ...) for your device, **if available**
 +    - Make the filename shorter, like ''factory-eu.bin'' or ''firmware.bin''
 +    - **Use TFTP for flashing instead of WebGUI** (TFTP flashing does not check regional code)\\ [[http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?81462-How-to-recovery-the-router-when-you-bricked-it]]\\ possibly rename the OpenWrt image to ''wr802nv1_tp_recovery.bin'' (adapt filename to your device)
  
 {{tag>faq before_installation install_openwrt install error error_code}} {{tag>faq before_installation install_openwrt install error error_code}}
  
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