2.4.0 and 2.4.1 - tracking snapshots

kpa

Which one are you going to use? If 2.4.0 then stay on the stable branch assuming you have a 2.4.0 snapshot installed at the moment, if 2.4.1 use the experimental branch setting in the updater.

luckman212

Probably going to run 2.4.0 when it gets released but I am now on 2.4.1 because I was testing something. Just wanted to know if 2.4.1 was still going to receive updates is all.

perlenbacher

So is this:

pfSense-CE-memstick-2.4.0-RC-amd64-20171003-134..> 03-Oct-2017 19:23 313819103
(from: https://snapshots.pfsense.org/amd64/pfSense_RELENG_2_4_0/installer/)

Now being built with FreeBSD 11.1 then?

luckman212

Yes.
https://twitter.com/pfsense/status/915279398189912065

jimp

If you are on 2.4.1 you should reinstall to get to 2.4.0.

Granted the two are fairly identical at the moment so you could, with some pkg repo config editing and liberal application of "pkg upgrade -f", switch back to 2.4.0, but it's cleaner to reinstall.

The rescue config.xml option in 2.4.0 works wonderfully, you can pick that from the first screen, select your drive, and then go through the install and it will come out with your current config. Back up and running with minimal fuss.

luckman212

Thanks Jim, sounds great.
I'm planning to switch to ZFS too, would I still be able to rescue the config.xml if doing that? Or would I need to restore it manually after?

jimp

@luckman212:

Thanks Jim, sounds great.
I'm planning to switch to ZFS too, would I still be able to rescue the config.xml if doing that? Or would I need to restore it manually after?

Rescue works perfectly for that. When testing I'll switch back and forth between ZFS and UFS for various reasons and rescue works every time. I still keep other backups, but I haven't needed them.

doktornotor

Yeah, it works just fine. And it'd be even better if someone fixed the PXE boot… Since upstream doesn't give a damn, perhaps someone might have a look at this? Been broken in FreeBSD since 9.1.

perlenbacher

Thanks jimp :D

chpalmer

@jimp:

If you are on 2.4.1 you should reinstall to get to 2.4.0.

The rescue config.xml option in 2.4.0 works wonderfully, you can pick that from the first screen, select your drive, and then go through the install and it will come out with your current config. Back up and running with minimal fuss.

Just did so here and worked fine as well.