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e__e's avatar
e__e
Aspirant
Sep 15, 2015

Firmware update and ReadyNAS File Systems

I would like to know which File Systems in the ReadyNAS OS are not impacted by a firmware update.

 

Probably

/data

/media

/home

/apps

 

But is 

/root

also not overwritten by a firmware update?

(there are scripts in it I'd like to keep)

file systems
Firmware
Installation & Upgrade
update

3 Replies

  • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
    mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Sep 15, 2015

    I would suggest you make sure that the backup of your custom scripts is up to date before installing a firmware update.

     

    Any file not listed under /etc/default/config may well be overwritten on a firmware update by a file with the same name.

    • e__e's avatar
      e__e
      Aspirant
      Sep 15, 2015

      Thanks.

      So it is indeed very unlikely there is a file name collision in /root...

      • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
        mdgm-ntgr
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        Sep 15, 2015

        Still with custom scripts it is possible that depending on how it is done you may encounter unpredictable behaviour. So best to make sure your backup is up to date before doing a firmware update.

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