failed to fetch the repo data. Unable to perform update from 2.7.2 to 2.8.0 after restoring crashed 2.8.0 pfSense.
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Our whitebox pfSense 2.8.0 router failed after a power outage on July 14, 2025, this Monday. I switched cables over to my identical standby pfSense 2.8.0 router and we were back in business at the school.
There was a voltage spike when power was restored, and I had to replace the SSD and reload the OS on the original pfSense router. I successfully restored pfSense 2.7.2 and all the packages, but I am unable to upgrade the original router to 2.8.0.
The error message says "failed to fetch the repo data".I hope that someone can tell me what can cause this and how I can get past it and perform the upgrade so that I can make my original pfSense into a standby unit.
Thank you.
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@GregBinSD
its looking like servers for updating might be down as i having same issue i cant i installed 2.7.2 from an iso as i couldnt do updaterand i get failed to update the repository or failed to fet the repo data. so currently i running 2.7.2 earlier it wouldnt import my 2.8.0 configuration but now it did so i also waiting for 2.8.0 update to work probably by tomorrow
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@GregBinSD it should be working now i was able to upgrade 20 min ago so.. so the update servers must be working again
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Still cannot access the upgrade files, at the system > update I get "pfSense-repoc: si_get_packages: failed to run the pkg info command: /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static info -R --raw-format json-compact pfSense-pkg-* 2>&1 pfSense-repoc: no pfSense packages installed pfSense-repoc: failed to fetch the repo data"
Update from the console gives:
pfSense-repoc-static: si_get_packages: failed to run the pkg info command: /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static info -R --raw-format json-compact pfSense-pkg-* 2>&1
pfSense-repoc-static: no pfSense packages installed
pfSense-repoc-static: failed to fetch the repo data
failed to read the repo data.
failed to update the repository settings!!!
failed to update the repository settings!!! -
@Wolfgangthegreat
ya i was getting those errors last night.. maybe servers down again?i did try last night from the console shell
certctl rehash
and then things didnt work and i waited till this morning and i was able to update from gui.
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@comet424 OK, I was able now to fetch the upgrade files and upgraded successfully. FYI
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@Wolfgangthegreat
Thank you for the info. I won't be able to attempt the upgrade to 2.8.0 until tomorrow.
I'll let you know status then. -
@Wolfgangthegreat
...and to @comet424I wasn't able to perform the 2.8.0 update this weekend, but when I got to the school this morning, it worked perfectly!
I appreciate the support from both of you, and from Netgate.
The backup/standby pfSense instance is back in place and ready in case I have a hardware failure, or a failure of the gray matter between my ears!
My best to all of you.