Upgrade SMF 2.1 RC3 to SMF 2.1.2 failed

[Recursos]

Trying to upgrade from SMF 2.1 RC3 to SMF 2.1.2
But it is not working:

SMF Customization Site\Patches states:
"If there is no available version, then package manager upgrades are not possible. To upgrade you will need to use the Large Upgrade (also known as Full upgrade)."

Downloaded "smf_2-1-2_patch.tar.gz" but:

Installations actions for "SMF 2.1.2 Update"
ERROR The package you are trying to download or install is either corrupt or not compatible with this version of SMF.

Also tried with "smf_2-1-1_patch.tar.gz", same result:

Installations actions for "SMF 2.1.1 Update"
ERROR The package you are trying to download or install is either corrupt or not compatible with this version of SMF.

What should I do?
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[Speed King]

You need to perform Large upgrade.
Download 2.1.2 Large upgrade package, not patch.
Then upload package to your forum directory, extract files and run upgrade.php in your browser.

[Illori]

There is no patch to upgrade to SMF 2.1 or higher. You have to follow the instructions to upgrade.

Upgrading SMF

[Kindred]

Patches are always between minor versions.
Patches from major to major or RC to Release will always require the full upgrade archive.

[Recursos]

You need to perform Large upgrade.
Download 2.1.2 Large upgrade package, not patch.
Then upload package to your forum directory, extract files and run upgrade.php in your browser.

Thanks, that worked.

Uploading "smf_2-1-2_upgrade.zip" to Packages gave an error "Package upload failed etc."
Following the error notice advice:
" all the files from the extracted package to this directory.
4) Go back to the package manager browse page and the package will be automatically found by SMF."
and going to package manager browse page did not work also, the package didn't show.

What worked was extracting all files to the root and executing upgrade.php.

During the upgrade process, "Step 3: Backup", created a data base backup, I think, but I cannot find it nowhere in the server.

Thanks all

[Doug Heffernan]

What worked was extracting all files to the root and executing upgrade.php.

As mentioned above, all majour upgrades should be done manually and not through the Package Manager.

During the upgrade process, "Step 3: Backup", created a data base backup, I think, but I cannot find it nowhere in the server.

Those can be found in the database. They are prefaced with the backup_prefix.

[Kindred]

What worked was extracting all files to the root and executing upgrade.php.

.... yes.  that is what I told you that you had to do.

[Recursos]

During the upgrade process, "Step 3: Backup", created a data base backup, I think, but I cannot find it nowhere in the server.

Those can be found in the database. They are prefaced with the backup_prefix.

I had seen the "backup_..." in other data bases a few times, now I know what it means!

[Doug Heffernan]

I take it that your issue has been solved now. I will mark this topic as such.

[Recursos]

Correct.
Thanks