Bricked Mark VII factory reset

[stewbeme2]

When doing a factory reset on a mark vii the light turns red, which should be the case. The issue is the usb port no longer works when plugged into the a mac or windows device. Port shows down. If i boot the device normally, the light shows blue. port shows connected, but device never becomes pingable on 172.16.42.1 using a local 172.16.42.42 ip.

[dark_pyrro]

Skip trying to get it working on a Mac, that won't work (at least if it's a more recent version of the OS)

https://docs.hak5.org/wifi-pineapple/faq/macos-support

When the LED is static red in recovery mode, did you set the IP address on the computer to a static IP address (172.16.42.42)?

 

[stewbeme2]

Doesnt seem to matter if its windows or mac os. The usb port on the mark vii appears to shutdown when the light is solid red. If i reboot in non reset mode, it blinks blue, then goes solid blue. The port then shows connected, but the stand ip address does not work.

[dark_pyrro]

So, when you connect the Pineapple to the Windows PC when the Pineapple is in recovery mode, you don't get any ASIX adapter listed among the identified network adapters/interfaces?

[krash]

I am going through the recovery steps. I have the IP set to 172.16.42.42, have downloaded the latest firmware and confirmed the hash for the file. I navigated to the recovery interface and selected the correct firmware file for upload but the upload path shows "C:\fakepath\upgrade-2.1.3-stable.2022101708401.bin". I click Upload and it erros out every time. Am I doing somethign wrong?

[krash]

Please disregard, I am an idiot.

[odoggy]

I have similar problem, 
1. Put Pineapple into factory recovery mode by holding the reset button > 3 red blinks > solid red 
2. Assigned Fixed IP to ASIX adapter 172.16.42.42
 

The adapter is being recognized by Windows but it is showing the network cable unplugged 

I think this is bad pineapple!
Is there a way to flash this via serial port and how? 

[dark_pyrro]

What USB cable are you using? The one that came with the Pineapple or something else? Try different USB cables and different ports (and perhaps other computers).