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      gothixkhan @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 not anymore, apparently.
      it works now?

      I'm sorry

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Cool, good to hear. 👍

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          gothixkhan @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 just to clarify what I did and why it worked.

          I had it set to the development branch.
          I think you guys had a release either yesterday or the day before.
          the updater + upgrade to pf+ only works because it picked up the new release, which is 20221220.1549

          up until yesterday it was erroring out.

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            briddle @Matt2
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            @matt2

            I had the same issue and this worked like a charm!

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              wifi-will @sgc
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              @sgc Fixed for me. THankyou!

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                Jare 0
                last edited by

                Still having trouble with this.

                I'm on a 6100 - running 22.01.

                When running "pkg -d update" I get different errors depending on the selected firmware branch. I get an invalid link error on the release branches and the dev branch gives me much more... few examples below. I can post the entire result if needed.

                "pkg: Repository pfSense-core has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database"

                "DBG(1)[79952]> PkgRepo: need forced update of pfSense-core"

                "pkg: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:14:amd64 instead of FreeBSD:12:amd64"

                "pkg: repository pfSense-core contains packages with wrong ABI: FreeBSD:14:amd64"

                "Processing entries... done"

                "Unable to update repository pfSense-core"

                "Error updating repositories!"

                I've searched around and found some info on forced update of the database but thought I'd check in here first.

                Thank you.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Looks like you may have pulled in a bad pfSense-upgrade at some point. What does pkg info pfSense-upgrade show?
                  You may need to switch the repo back to 22.01 and force reinstall pfSense-upgrade from there.

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                    Jare 0 @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10

                    pfSense-upgrade-1.0_27
                    Name : pfSense-upgrade
                    Version : 1.0_27
                    Installed on : Fri Sep 16 19:48:18 2022 EDT
                    Origin : sysutils/pfSense-upgrade
                    Architecture : FreeBSD:12:amd64
                    Prefix : /usr/local
                    Categories : sysutils
                    Licenses : APACHE20
                    Maintainer : coreteam@pfsense.org
                    WWW : https://www.pfsense.org/
                    Comment : pfSense upgrade script
                    Annotations :
                    FreeBSD_version: 1203506
                    build_timestamp: 2022-09-08T00:05:44+0000
                    built_by : poudriere-git-3.3.99.20220831
                    port_checkout_unclean: no
                    port_git_hash : 83c4d6dbf695
                    ports_top_checkout_unclean: yes
                    ports_top_git_hash: 8065fbca4d5a
                    repo_type : binary
                    repository : pfSense
                    Flat size : 63.7KiB
                    Description :
                    pfSense upgrade script

                    WWW: https://www.pfsense.org/

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yeah, that's a much later version.

                      Make sure the update branch is set to 22.01 then run:
                      pkg upgrade -f pfSense-upgrade

                      That should bring you back to the correct pkg for 22.01 and that should then allow you to upgrade to either 22.05 or 23.01b.

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                        Jare 0 @stephenw10
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                        @stephenw10

                        Just gave that a shot and received the following;

                        pkg: invalid url: /pfSense_plus-v22_01_amd64-core
                        pkg: Cannot parse configuration file!

                        I would obviously like a quick fix to this, but would doing a clean install of 22.05 and uploading my 22.01 config file clear up this issue? I've been toying with the idea of changing to ZFS anyway.

                        I appreciate your time - thank you.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Jare 0
                          last edited by

                          @jare-0 said in Unable to check for updates (SOLVED):

                          would doing a clean install of 22.05 and uploading my 22.01 config file clear up this issue?

                          Yes. An that's also probably quickest if you have local access to the firewall.

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                            thwong @techpro2004
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                            @techpro2004 thanks for your fix.
                            I was running stable 22.05.14 and since then I couldn't update to any version.

                            With your fix, I can update mine to development version without any issues.

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                              dedskwirl @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10
                              I'm having a similar issue. Running pkg info pfSense-upgrade gives me the following:

                              pfSense-upgrade-1.0_27
                              Name           : pfSense-upgrade
                              Version        : 1.0_27
                              Installed on   : Fri Sep 16 19:30:36 2022 EDT
                              Origin         : sysutils/pfSense-upgrade
                              Architecture   : FreeBSD:12:armv7
                              Prefix         : /usr/local
                              Categories     : sysutils
                              Licenses       : APACHE20
                              Maintainer     : coreteam@pfsense.org
                              WWW            : https://www.pfsense.org/
                              Comment        : pfSense upgrade script
                              Annotations    :
                              	FreeBSD_version: 1203506
                              	build_timestamp: 2022-09-08T00:04:38+0000
                              	built_by       : poudriere-git-3.3.99.20220831
                              	port_checkout_unclean: no
                              	port_git_hash  : 83c4d6dbf695
                              	ports_top_checkout_unclean: yes
                              	ports_top_git_hash: 8065fbca4d5a
                              	repo_type      : binary
                              	repository     : pfSense
                              Flat size      : 63.7KiB
                              Description    :
                              pfSense upgrade script
                              

                              And running pkg-static update -f gives me the following output:

                              Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
                              pkg-static: Repository pfSense-core has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
                              Fetching meta.conf: . done
                              Fetching packagesite.pkg: . done
                              Processing entries:
                              pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:12:amd64 instead of FreeBSD:12:armv7
                              pkg-static: repository pfSense-core contains packages with wrong ABI: FreeBSD:12:amd64
                              Processing entries... done
                              Unable to update repository pfSense-core
                              Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
                              pkg-static: Repository pfSense has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
                              Fetching meta.conf: . done
                              Fetching packagesite.pkg: .......... done
                              Processing entries:
                              pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:12:amd64 instead of FreeBSD:12:armv7
                              pkg-static: repository pfSense contains packages with wrong ABI: FreeBSD:12:amd64
                              Processing entries... done
                              Unable to update repository pfSense
                              Error updating repositories!
                              

                              I have also tried the fix pinned at the top of this page. I do not have local access to the system. Running an SG-3100.

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Ah, OK. That manual fix should not be required for any users any longer but also it would never have applied to the 3100 because it's an armv7 device not amd64. Hence the errors you see there. You need to revert that change did you keep a copy of the original file?

                                It should be:

                                FreeBSD: { enabled: no }
                                
                                pfSense-core: {
                                  url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_plus-v22_05_armv7-core",
                                  mirror_type: "srv",
                                  signature_type: "fingerprints",
                                  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
                                  enabled: yes
                                }
                                
                                pfSense: {
                                  url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_plus-v22_05_armv7-pfSense_plus_v22_05",
                                  mirror_type: "srv",
                                  signature_type: "fingerprints",
                                  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
                                  enabled: yes
                                }
                                

                                What error are you seeing trying to update with that file in place?

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                                  dedskwirl @stephenw10
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                                  @stephenw10
                                  That seems to have worked. Thanks!

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                                    SHoover80
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                                    Is it too much to ask for, to just release the installer for the latest version of pfsense plus. Here I am trying to resolve an issue with PFSense Plus 22.5 resulting in me having to do a fresh install. As other recovery methods aren't working, And in normal circumstances with my situation, The easiest method would be to just do a fresh install, and use my backup config to recover and go on with my day. But I cant simply install PFSense Plus, restore my backup. and get back to where I was and what I was working on. Instead I have to install an out outdated version of CE, upgrade that, Then upgrade that to PFSense Plus, 22.1 Then upgrade that again to 22.5. But for whatever reason, CE is having issues unable to check for updates. So, 5 fresh installs failed attempts later, multiple issues during one required update process or the next. An hour+ of my time wasted dealing with update issues trying to get an outdated version of CE to update Just so I can get to the point where I get PFSense Plus to install, so I can update that and Finally get to the current Non BETA version.

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      It should be possible to go from 2.6 to 23.01 directly once it's released. It will probably be possible to go from 2.7 but that is a moving target.
                                      Other options are in development.

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                                        wifi-will @stephenw10
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                                        @stephenw10 im in the same boat where i have remote sites, and to backdate firmware, i have to travel to site, backup, and install firmware from USB. I think it should be as easy to roll back firmware as it is to update. PS Sense is constantly informing you that there is an update, only to update and them find out there are issues.

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          If you're running a ZFS install and update from 22.05 to 23.01 it will automatically create a snapshot before the update and you can roll back it simply by selecting it.

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                                            DanTappan @techpro2004
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                                            @techpro2004 This just worked for me also. Was on 22.01-RELEASE and getting the "unable to check" error, 22.05 now shows as available.

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