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InteXX
Dec 07, 2025Luminary
Firmware Downloads
FYI here's a little script that downloads all available firmware versions starting with v6.0.0. It'll be good to keep them on hand for the day that they go away online. Unfortunately, however, so...
InteXX
Dec 15, 2025Luminary
StephenB wrote:
Maybe
Absolutely.
It's a mistake to tell a programmer that something can't be done đ
StephenB wrote:
No idea why this matters to you now, since you aren't running 10 year old firmware, and shouldn't be trying to downgrade to something that old
From elsewhere in this thread:
The concern arose when I went shopping on eBay for a used ReadyNAS. It occurred to me that, should I purchase one, its patch level upon arrival would be unknown.
Also, having the collection on hand will be useful in the event of a necessary system reset
p.s. Does a reset walk back the version number? I don't recall offhand.
Sandshark
Dec 16, 2025Sensei
InteXX wrote:Does a reset walk back the version number? I don't recall offhand
No, it does not. Once an update is completed, there is no remnant of the previous version from which it could be restored.
- InteXXDec 16, 2025Luminary
Sandshark wrote:
No, it does not
Ah. That's good to know.
That relieves half of the concern.
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