Yes, just to try it before upgrading some production installations. Odette
> 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 _______________________________________________ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
