Downgrade to 2.5.0

spgr

Excuse me, please. But i desperately need to download stable pfSense-CE-memstick-2.5.0-RELEASE-amd64.img.gz to downgrade pfSense due to Regression #11805. Could anybody help? I have not found any link on pfsense.org.

vjizzle

Hi. Here you go: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/pfsense/

slu

@spgr
be careful with downloads somewhere!

If you don't select the architecture you see the old versions:

Download pfSense.gif

Cool_Corona

@slu Only current version. You are forbidden to click on the OLD library

slu

@cool_corona
yes, but the question was 2.5.0.

Cool_Corona

@slu said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@cool_corona
yes, but the question was 2.5.0.

Indeed :)

Jared Busch

@slu said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@cool_corona
yes, but the question was 2.5.0.

So how does one get 2.4.5_1 then?

I have a new client with a system running that version. Yes, I have a backup of my config. But I want to have the ISO downloaded prior to breaking my internet.

bingo600

@jared-busch
Have you looked at the 2'nd post ?

vjizzle

@jared-busch My advice is stay away from 2.5 line of release like it is the plague, especially if you have a stable 2.4.5 p1 running.

Jared Busch

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@jared-busch
Have you looked at the 2'nd post ?

I can search and find results on any number of third party locations.

I can even use archive.org and get their copy from this site.
https://web.archive.org/web/20201218052145mp_/https://nyifiles.pfsense.org/mirror/downloads/pfSense-CE-memstick-2.4.5-RELEASE-p1-amd64.img.gz

But that is not what I asked.

Jared Busch

@vjizzle said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@jared-busch My advice is stay away from 2.5 line of release like it is the plague, especially if you have a stable 2.4.5 p1 running.

Reading on here today, I am inclined to agree.

bingo600

@jared-busch said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@jared-busch
Have you looked at the 2'nd post ?

But that is not what I asked.

Cough ..Cough

So how does one get 2.4.5_1 then?
I have a new client with a system running that version. Yes, I have a backup of my config. But I want to have the ISO downloaded prior to breaking my internet.

What in the above question isn't resolved below ??

/Bingo

Jared Busch

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

What in the above question isn't resolved below ??

Because https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/pfsense/ != https://nyifiles.netgate.com

bingo600

@jared-busch said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

What in the above question isn't resolved below ??

Because https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/pfsense/ != https://nyifiles.netgate.com

That was never a part of the question.

Are you a Troll ?

Have you ever tried a sha256sum verify ?

Jared Busch

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

That was never a part of the question.

The question was how to get 2.5.0. I expanded that based on the comments in this conversation about not seeing the older versions.

You want a precisely worded question?

Fine, how does one legally, through the pfsense.org website, download older versions so we can have a backup copy prior to doing upgrades?

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

Have you ever tried a sha256sum verify ?

And where am I supposed to get the checksum from? The same site I download from? HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH

SteveITS

@jared-busch said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

how does one legally, through the pfsense.org website, download older versions so we can have a backup copy prior to doing upgrades

Can't, but you can open a ticket at go.netgate.com and they'll send it to you (support contract not required). If on plus/ARM hardware that's the only way, otherwise, yeah, download each version and keep it.

bingo600

@jared-busch said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

And where am I supposed to get the checksum from? The same site I download from? HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH

How about where everyone gets their sha256 sums from ?

https://www.pfsense.org/download/

Or isn't that a trustworthy site ?
https://files.netgate.com != https://nyifiles.netgate.com

Sigh .....

Jared Busch

@bingo600 said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

Great, they have it, but nothing on that screen shows anything related to older versions. Who, besides you, wastes time clicking around on unrelated links?

Why would anyone expect to see older checksums when they don't offer anything else older? I didn't set the expectation, they did.

Jared Busch

@steveits said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

@jared-busch said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

how does one legally, through the pfsense.org website, download older versions so we can have a backup copy prior to doing upgrades

Can't, but you can open a ticket at go.netgate.com and they'll send it to you (support contract not required). If on plus/ARM hardware that's the only way, otherwise, yeah, download each version and keep it.

Thanks for the clear answer.

bingo600

@jared-busch said in Downgrade to 2.5.0:

Great, they have it, but nothing on that screen shows anything related to older versions. Who, besides you, wastes time clicking around on unrelated links?

I would guess any "Linux Professional" would use that URL to get a shasum file to verify the download. On linux the file is easy to use for veriify.

Curiosity doesn't just kill cats , it can also expand your knowledge.