Thank for the reply. If I leave it alone it reboots then repeat.
Support has got back to me and kindly asked if I have been following the proper procedure.

Chances are I am, I must if tried around 50 odd times by now.

Did you try the hard reset and upload .RST firmware file at all? That resolved the issues I was having, the .RST file will lose all of your settings on the router (as if new out of the box) but once reconfigured this method resolved the issues I was having.

It looks like differences between old and new version features results in some issues being caused, in my case I couldn't even login to the router menu.

davereplicant wrote: Thank for the reply. If I leave it alone it reboots then repeat.
Support has got back to me and kindly asked if I have been following the proper procedure.

Chances are I am, I must if tried around 50 odd times by now.

i think the bootloader may freeze or conflict
leave it 5 min to see if will still reboot, it may stop doing it
In mean time using windows or mac when trying to update via tftp?

Also you need the *rst* files
Here can try with previous file & do make sure you do the right process steps
ftp://ftp.draytek.com/Vigor2860/Firmware/

Each time trying update see if will stops re-booting ... if you manage to make it stop rebooting ... let it alone powerd on(even all leds are on but not flashing) for long time till recovers

Many, many times even tried a 30/30/30 reset
Using the .rst file...

Thank you

Got it

I was using 192.168.1.2 as my local IP instead of 192.168.1.10 - not sure if that made a difference but it worked!!!

Firmware now says Jan 2015

davereplicant wrote: Got it

I was using 192.168.1.2 as my local IP instead of 192.168.1.10 - not sure if that made a difference but it worked!!!

Firmware now says Jan 2015

Is highly possible this the reason because the dhcp/ip at drayteks by defult starts with 192.168.1.10 & may be the same during tftp ... i always use 192... 10 & above even for tfpt

At the end all good