Fresh Install - Unable to Check for Updates
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I am attempting to setup a new fresh router before taking the current router offline. The install seems to go just fine and everything works as expected. Before i make any changes to the configuration i would like to update the OS to pfSense Plus so i know i am on the most current version. I have used my registration code to get Plus on this device and it is recognized through the interface. any time i try to upgrade all i get is "Unable to check for updates". If i use option 13 on the shell it seems to go through and get all the applicable updates but it is still coming across as pfSense CE 2.7. I have went to my current router and opened up a direct connection to the internet to try to get this to update. I have also taken the whole house offline and tossed the new box in trying to get it to check for updates. If i go looking for installable packages the router does not seem to have any issues finding those.
If anyone wonders what i am using for hardware this is the item i bought off ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394663936266 The only ify part about the hardware is the RealTek ethernet controllers that i can see.
I am starting to become kinda frustrated with this. I have been at it on and off for almost a week now. Is there something i am doing that is just incorrect? Or does someone have a memstick installer for pfSense Plus that i can bypass this god forsaken bug?
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@sentein said in Fresh Install - Unable to Check for Updates:
any time i try to upgrade all i get is "Unable to check for updates". If i use option 13 on the shell it seems to go through and get all the applicable updates but it is still coming across as pfSense CE 2.7.
Open a ticket for all upgrade from CE->Plus issues at https://go.netgate.com/
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You were able to set the Plus upgrade repo in System > Update?
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Yep. I can set the repo to the plus upgrade but no matter the repo it still says unable to check for update.
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At the command line if you run
pfSense-upgrade -ddoes it offer the upgrade to Plus? -
@stephenw10 There is a line as soon as it starts the update process asking me if i want to upgrade but there is no prompt or delay to let me input anything. I have tried typing in Upgrade while it is installing and checking repos but it does not do anything. Hopefully the people over at Netgate are working on it. I am at work so i cannot try anything until tonight. As far as i know i have given them full access to this box to see if they can figure out what is going on.
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@stephenw10
So it looks like they found the issue. When i get home tonight we will see if it actually upgrades for me. If it does this will be solved."It appears your installation was defaulting/preferring to use IPv6 for the upgrade and was hitting a snag."
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Yup, I was involved there. Running
pkg -d4 updateallowed it to complete so there is some problem with the IPv6 routing. We set it to prefer v4 locally and it succeeded.Steve
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Sorry to steal this thread, but it seems that I'm having a similar type of issue.
It seems that suddenly I cannot check for updates or check for package updates from the webUI. I get an error saying "unable to retrieve package information" and "unable to check for updates"
Going into CLI and issuing
pkg updatedoes work, but take A LOT of time. Like 12-15 minutes to check everything and output that All repositories are up to date.Running
pkg -d4 updatemakes it work at regular speed, finishing in just a few seconds.What's going on with this? My IPv6 setup is fully functional, all my other IPv6 enabled devices run just fine with no evident lag or delay.
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Yes, there is a routing issue at the server side we are working on now. Should be resolved shortly.
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@stephenw10 - Please let us know when the routing issue is resolved.
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Should be resolved now. Working fine again from here.
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Yep, things are back to normal for me as well.
