July 26, 2025Jul 26 Last time (early june 2025) i tried to upgrade from v7.0 to v7.1.3 i had major issues with the NIC not working so no gui access (my server is in a very unconfortable space with the gpu external so moving the setup it a major hassel), then my backup restore still did not fix the unrecognized nic even though it should have gone back to working how it used to. (i have a new asus mb which had issues when i upgraded which i resolved by downloading realtek r8125)That upgrade attempt was in june and after a week of downtime and hassles when i finally got it back up and running from months old backup (loosing my home assistant data...) i have been still happily running v.7.0 without any issues.What are the chances if i upgrade now to the latest v7.1.4 ill loose NIC connectivity and have to manually redownload the realtek 8125 drivers even if they were already on my server before the upgrade?I now have a usb wifi dongle but i dont think its drivers are supported by default. (TP-Link Archer TX20U AX1800 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Wireless USB Adapter)If i do have major issues upgrading, should the roll back (if i loose internet connectivity i loose gui access), just copy my AppData flash backup to the usb and reboot and it should load as per the previous v7 installation, or do i need to create a usb boot drive, then copy the files from my backup over it?Honestly if there is too much risk im just going to keep running v7What are other peoples thoughts on the topic?
October 20, 2025Oct 20 Author Hi,Is there is any update on these updates?I am still sitting on version 7.0.0 since I dont want to have to try and reconfigure everything from backups like i did the last two times i tried to update. The main issue i had was my NIC becomes unusable even though i have the R8125 plugin installed.
December 28, 2025Dec 28 Author Is there any advice for when i decide to upgrade? i know my NIC will loose connection again after the upgrade, whats going to be the best way to ugprade, then re do my network settings without much hassle?
December 28, 2025Dec 28 Community Expert The NIC should still work with the plugin installed; if it's not, recommend reporting that in the existing plugin support thread.
January 26Jan 26 Author I did the upgrade using the Tools, Update OS, and clicked the latest 7.2.3. Worked flawlessly.I had updated the Realtek and nvidia driver plugin's as new ones where available.Glad to see the NIC remained and everything just carried over perfect.
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