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      selianto
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I need this image for an urgetn upgrade project pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3-RELEASE-amd64.img
      is there someone who can help?

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      • KOMK
        KOM
        last edited by KOM

        @selianto said in 2.3 release needed for testing:

        pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3-RELEASE-amd64.img

        https://ia800808.us.archive.org/21/items/linuxtracker.org_p1/pfSense%20CE%202.3%20amd64/

        The usual caveats apply. Don't use this for production. Only trust what you get from Netgate. This image may have been altered. Etc etc etc.

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          selianto
          last edited by

          thanks, KOM - of course all caveats apply
          only issue is that I need the memstick version to put in on a bootable usb stick and they don't have it there - I checked also the parent directory

          do you (or anybody else) have any other source?

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          • KOMK
            KOM
            last edited by

            @selianto said in 2.3 release needed for testing:

            pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3-RELEASE-amd64

            Netgate no longer allows access to older versions. If you can't find it online then you're going to have to beg someone for it.

            What is it you're testing that requires 2.3 specifically? Also, unless I'm mistaken, you can still write that 2.3 ISO image to your USB stick. You don't specifically need the memstick version for that.

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              selianto @KOM
              last edited by

              @kom I have an old live version on 2.3 with a lot of custom stuff and I want to test the upgrade procedure before upgrading the system.
              I'm reading about your last point now, I think I should be able to make it bootable from another pfsense
              thanks :)

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                selianto @KOM
                last edited by

                @kom I can't seem to find any way to make the iso bootable on USB ☹
                is there anyone out there who has a memstick version of the 2.3 release?

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                • RicoR
                  Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by

                  The only thing I could do for you is pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3.5-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz

                  -Rico

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                    selianto @Rico
                    last edited by

                    @rico thanks, but that doesn't help me :(

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                    • KOMK
                      KOM
                      last edited by

                      https://rufus.ie/

                      This is the util I use to burn bootable ISOs to USB.

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                        selianto @KOM
                        last edited by

                        @kom I use that too, but it requires the memstick version. when I use the .iso version, it says it's not bootable

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                        • RicoR
                          Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                          last edited by

                          In *nix it's simple as

                          dd bs=4M if=pfSense-CE-2.3-RELEASE-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdx
                          

                          ☺

                          -Rico

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                            selianto @Rico
                            last edited by

                            @rico ok, I've just dome exactly that. it converts the iso into an img, but since the original iso is not bootable, also the resulting img is not bootable
                            0_1548963473975_1a495c9b-734f-436a-8192-c9bfd9126a88-image.png

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                              selianto
                              last edited by

                              there must me someone with a 2.3.0 memstick out there.
                              netgate has it, can someone from netgate help me?

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                              • KOMK
                                KOM
                                last edited by

                                OK, I just went to the effort of grabbing that pfSense-CE-2.3-RELEASE-amd64.iso file. I then created a simple FreeBSD 11 vm in VMware Workstation. I attached the ISO to the DVD drive. Voila, it booted just fine.

                                I don't know what you're doing but you must be doing something wrong. Is your device set to BIOS mode or UEFI mode? I've had trouble booting a USB drive on Dell blades with UEFI mode enabled.

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                                  selianto
                                  last edited by selianto

                                  thanks for your efforts and support, KOM

                                  I know... the scenario involving a VM works
                                  I need to install it on a physical server, tho - with a bootable usb stick
                                  if you try to make a bootable usb stick with Rufus, it gives the error I showed earlier "this image is either non-bootable, ..."

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                                  • KOMK
                                    KOM
                                    last edited by

                                    There is no practical difference between booting on ISO off of a virtual DVD drive and booting that same ISO off of a USB stick, unless your hardware has some issue like BIOS vs UEFI, as I previously said.

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                                      selianto
                                      last edited by

                                      I'm not questioning the theory. I'm questioning the practice: if I try to make a bootable USB with Rufus, it just doesn't do it! 😂

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                                      • GrimsonG
                                        Grimson Banned
                                        last edited by

                                        Use your favorite image/backup software, take an image/backup of the current system and restore it to the HDD of the testing system. This way you are also sure you didn't forget to replicate a setting/modification.

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                                          A Former User @selianto
                                          last edited by

                                          @selianto pfSense 2.3.x is End of Life. As such, we do not offer older releases for download, nor do we support them.

                                          If you have an urgent upgrade project, you should consider a Netgate Global Support subscription. The Support team may be able to assist with the upgrade in a way that does not require having to use an outdated image.

                                          If you would like more information about a Netgate Global Support subscription, please email sales@netgate.com or if you need help now, you can find our different Netgate Global Support subscriptions here: https://netgate.com/support

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