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  • K
    KB8DOA
    last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 2:36 AM

    This is creepy - I am getting this but never initiated any sort of update.
    I only noticed as I about weekly go and peek at "Package Manager"
    to see if I need to do any Package Updates (or install something new).

    On this pfSense+ on an SG-5100
    v22.01
    I was holding off on upgrades, as I wanted to be sure that my OpenVPNs were not going to be "broken" because of changes recently done on recent releases.

    I am willing to accept that this final resolution might actually upgrade me to v22.05

    I need advice on whether I should try to fix it using the advice already previously mentioned here on this Forum Topic

    • which might be meant for those that have intentionally upgraded to v22.05 ?
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      bingo600 @KB8DOA
      last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:47 AM

      @kb8doa
      This way of fixing it, came from our resident Netgate guru.
      https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062058

      /Bingo

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      pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

      QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
      CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
      LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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        KB8DOA @bingo600
        last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 3:48 PM Sep 23, 2022, 3:32 PM

        @bingo600

        It is not working for me.

        I am running v22.01 on a SG-5100
        Should I really have "pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-core" in that file?

        Perhaps a reboot has to happen, to make this effective?

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          bingo600 @KB8DOA
          last edited by bingo600 Sep 23, 2022, 3:50 PM Sep 23, 2022, 3:49 PM

          @kb8doa

          That sounds right you have an Intel CPU

          b65f5715-913c-4253-b89a-d35efee26e50-image.png

          Does your file look like this ?

          b5b415dd-535d-45ce-ba8d-545cbdf1a70f-image.png

          Else there was a guide how to Edit the file manually here.
          https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062052

          But you could try a reboot first

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          pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

          QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
          CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
          LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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            KB8DOA @bingo600
            last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 3:55 PM Sep 23, 2022, 3:53 PM

            @bingo600

            Can you clarify:
            I am running v22.01
            Should the pfSense.conf file have pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd-core ?

            And do I need to reboot after fixing this?

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              bingo600 @KB8DOA
              last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 3:58 PM

              @kb8doa

              OOpzz - I missed that you are running 22.01 , thought you were on 22.05

              According to Netgate , if you have switched to the Development "train" , and then back to "normal" , your file should contain the correct lines.

              @stephenw10
              Any wise words here ?

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              pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

              QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
              CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
              LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:03 PM

                Yeah, switch to dev(22.11) and then back to prev(22.01). The should restore the correct repos pkg.

                You shouldn't need to edit anything manually. But if you do then, yes, it should be 22_01 since that's what you're running.

                Steve

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                  KB8DOA @bingo600
                  last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:03 PM

                  @bingo600

                  Did you mean switch the Firmware Branch to "Latest development snapshots (Experimental 22.09 DEVEL)" then Save
                  Then
                  switch the Firmware Branch to "Previous stable version (22.01)" then Save
                  ?

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:05 PM

                    Yes, that ^.

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                      KB8DOA @stephenw10
                      last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 4:11 PM Sep 23, 2022, 4:06 PM

                      @stephenw10

                      Reboot needed?
                      Because that did not resolve it for me.

                      Still getting "There are no packages currently installed."

                      And if I go to System Update, getting "Unable to check for updates"

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:12 PM

                        Check the system log. Do you see the repo package being upgraded and then downgraded again?

                        This could be a completely different problem of course.

                        Try running at the command line: pkg -d update
                        See what error it throws.

                        Steve

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                          KB8DOA @stephenw10
                          last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 4:17 PM Sep 23, 2022, 4:17 PM

                          @stephenw10 @bingo600

                          It is now working and is seeing updates and packages correctly for v22.01

                          Thank you all, for your assistance.

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                            TheQuank @Matt2
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                              gothixkhan
                              last edited by Dec 18, 2022, 10:56 PM

                              @bingo600 said in Unable to check for updates (SOLVED):

                              https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062058

                              My sincerest apologies to revive a resolved thread.
                              currently experiencing this error.
                              switching the upgrade channel to DEVEL and back to upgrade+ did not work for me.

                              command pkg -d update keeps throwing certificate errors.

                              this is a fresh install of pfsense 2.6

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                                bingo600 @gothixkhan
                                last edited by Dec 19, 2022, 5:38 AM

                                @gothixkhan
                                The above solution, was due to an update error that Netgate made.
                                I doubt they would make the same mistake again.

                                I think there is something else : Than an incomplete update URL, causing your issue.

                                /Bingo

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                                pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                                QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                                CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                                LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by Dec 19, 2022, 12:38 PM

                                  Yes, any error you're seeing now is not the same cause.
                                  What's the actual error 'pkg -d update' shows?

                                  I know there were some backend issues yesterday you could potentially have been hitting.

                                  Steve

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                                    gothixkhan @stephenw10
                                    last edited by Dec 20, 2022, 4:38 PM

                                    @stephenw10 it alternates between Certificate and authentication issues.

                                    it flips on reboot.

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                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by Dec 20, 2022, 5:11 PM

                                      Can we see the exact error text?

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                                        gothixkhan @stephenw10
                                        last edited by Dec 20, 2022, 6:00 PM

                                        @stephenw10 not anymore, apparently.
                                        it works now?

                                        I'm sorry

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                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by Dec 20, 2022, 6:01 PM

                                          Cool, good to hear. 👍

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