Thread: Possible new downgrade method
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Old 05-16-2022, 06:37 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by NiLuJe View Post
Wiping (at least) some of the more database-y stuff from /var/local might be a good idea before attempting a significant (or maybe even a not so significant one) downgrade, because nothing in the process is intended to support database downgrades .

IIRC, back in the olden days, at worst it just broke stuff at runtime, but there is a non-zero chance it could break the boot, which would be bad .
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Originally Posted by dedeca View Post
I did the procedure on my PW3, it was on firmware 5.14.3 and I managed to downgrade it to 5.13.5. The interesting thing is that after the reboot it was completely buggy, as if the two interfaces had mixed up. Since I couldn't access the settings, I passed an empty file DO_FACTORY_RESTORE and restarted it. Now everything is working perfectly.
I think the troubles you and jhowell encountered were mostly due to (some of) the databases in /var/local. Clearing or deleting those might have saved having to DO_FACTORY_RESTORE.
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