Did you do this for experimental purposes?
On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Odette Nsaka <odette.ns...@libero.it> wrote: > Hi, > > I tried to upgrade some pfSense 2.3.4-x amd64 on nanobsd running on > PC-engines APU2 > and APU3, to 2.4.x full install following the guide > > https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Upgrading_64-bit_NanoBSD_2.3_to_2.4 > > I've collected a good number of failures (100%) related to the inconsistency > of the pkg > database after the reboot, until I begun to integrate the guide at the above > link as follows: > consider just the final chapter named "Script-Assisted Conversion" (copied > below) that is > all you need to upgrade > > /Script-Assisted Conversion/ > > /Many of the steps above can be automated using a script, however, a few > steps must still > be made manually as in the above procedure./ > > / Perform the steps in the Check Firewall Boot Partition subsection/ > / Perform the steps in the Change Package Repository subsection/ > / Fetch and run the script from a shell prompt:/ > > / # fetch -o /root/ > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pfsense/pfsense/RELENG_2_4_0/ > tools/scripts/pfSense-nanobsd_to_fullinstall.sh/ > / # /bin/sh pfSense-nanobsd_to_fullinstall.sh/ > > ==== START ADDED PROCEDURE ==== > > Disable RAM Disks: from the GUI menu go to System => Advanced => > Miscellaneous, find > the section "RAM Disk Settings" and uncheck "Use memory file system for /tmp > and /var" > > Reboot > > ==== END ADDED PROCEDURE ==== > > / # pfSense-upgrade -y/ > > > (If needed, after upgrade has successfully completed re-enable the RAM Disks > for /var and > /tmp) > > > Following these modified guide the upgrade process worked twice like a charm > on both > the two attempts I made (100% success) > > Can anybody confirm that following the modified instructions the upgrade from > nanobsd > to 2.4.x works fine? > > Thanks, maybe this will help someone. > > Cheers, > Odette > > > > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold _______________________________________________ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
