2.3 release needed for testing
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@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
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@kom I can't seem to find any way to make the iso bootable on USB
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The only thing I could do for you is pfSense-CE-memstick-2.3.5-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz
-Rico
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@rico thanks, but that doesn't help me :(
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https://rufus.ie/
This is the util I use to burn bootable ISOs to USB.
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@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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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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@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
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there must me someone with a 2.3.0 memstick out there.
netgate has it, can someone from netgate help me? -
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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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, ..." -
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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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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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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@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.
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