2 thoughts on “How to Downgrade MikroTik RouterOS and Firmware” Benjamin Lucas says: August 11, 2022 at 4:37 am Why can’t I downgrade the RouterOS version on the router board to a version older than the version reported as “Factory Software” in the System/Resource panel? Reply Marilyn...
[admin@MikroTik] > /system routerboard upgrade [admin@MikroTik] > /system reboot Cool Tip:Downgrade MikroTik RouterOS & RouterBOARD firmware!Read more →
factory-firmware(string)The version of the RouterBOOT loader the particular device was manufactured with. firmware-type(string)Firmware type that is used on the particular device. model(string)Describes the model name. routerboard(yes | no) ...
Because MikroTik's update is package based (and also for extra flexibility), an XML file is used to describe firmware upgrade/downgrade. For now, XML configuration supports providing multiple URLs of files, which will be downloaded and applied similarly as regular RouterOS update through firmware/...
In this case, you see, there isa newer versionof the Bootloader firmware available already inside your current RouterOS version and it has been updated and requires a reboot. A downgrade is also possible by uploading *.FWF file with an older version may be required for troubleshooting purposes ...
. Standard also states that downloaded file can be any type and vendor specific process can be applied to finish firmware update. Because MikroTik's update is package based (and also for extra flexibility), an XML file is used to describe firmware upgrade/downgrade. For now, XML configuration...