TOS 7 Is Now Out of Beta — Official Release

[jhnbrg]

@Gremlin: Alright, many thanks for your support!

[nomadfromx]

After upgrading from TOS 6 to TOS 7, I've been prompted to enter my username and password for two hours now. But after I enter the password, nothing happens and I'm prompted to enter it again. It keeps repeating. What am I doing wrong?
I have an F6-424 Max, and I have 3 volumes. The system is on Volume3 (SSD).

[TMzethar]

Yes, you can upgrade with an M.2 SSD first, then add four HDDs that were used with TOS 6 but don't have a system installed.

After the TOS upgrade, keep the NAS running and plug in the four HDDs while it's on. You can then assemble and mount them through Storage Management, or just run the script /etc/tos/scripts/mntdata in the terminal.
One thing to watch out for:
The old HDDs may still contain old boot partition kernels, which could interfere with TOS 7. To avoid this, after completing the above steps, you may consider migrating the TOS system to each HDD one by one, and finally back to the SSD. This temporary workaround helps prevent potential kernel‑OS mismatches that might otherwise occur.

[ambul]

My updated to 7.0.0777—no problems.

[JAW]

I see that the main problem users face when installing TOS 7 is trying to figure out what BIOS version they have, and whether they need to flash the BIOS or change the boot order.

We understand that connecting a NAS to a monitor and keyboard is quite a difficult task, and sometimes impossible in a home environment.

However, there is a mechanism that allows checking and changing the boot order directly from the installation script: efibootmgr.
It is present in TOS 7 (i cannot check regarding TOS 6).

Why not use it in the installation script, or recommend using it from the terminal before installing TOS 7?