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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      robi
      last edited by

      @kejianshi:

      Still no specifics from the original vague hit and run post…

      I don't think this is about specifics. He was just mad that it happened to him.

      Who cares about the specifics? In 95% of the cases it takes less time to reinstall from scratch and restore the config, instead of repairing for hours.
      This is also true about Windows. Usually you can reinstall it in an hour with all the apps the user needs, which is much faster than spending time fixing and cleaning viruses/spyware.

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        kejianshi
        last edited by

        Well - To rub salt in the wounds then…

        I installed 2.2.3 in several physical and virtual machines - zero problems.  Worked perfectly.

        Did them all remotely BTW.

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          "My organisations firewall which as been up over 300 days now"

          So you been up on 2.2 for over 300 days??  I find that highly unlikely since the 2.2 line has been out since jan 23 of this year.. So what roughly 150 days, or half the amount of time you stated your firewall has been up and stable
          https://blog.pfsense.org/?p=1546
          pfSense 2.2-RELEASE Now Available! by Chris Buechler on Jan 23, 2015

          The release notes I see call it low risk if your on 2.2, if your has been up for 300 there is no way you were on the 2.2 line
          For those already running any 2.2 version, this is a low risk upgrade. For those on 2.1.x or earlier versions, there are a number of significant changes which may impact you.

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            robi
            last edited by

            @johnpoz:

            The release notes I see call it low risk if your on 2.2, if your has been up for 300 there is no way you were on the 2.2 line
            For those already running any 2.2 version, this is a low risk upgrade. For those on 2.1.x or earlier versions, there are a number of significant changes which may impact you.

            Good catch! ;)

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              unknown001
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              I'm a noob when it comes to pfSense, but I like to share my 2cents with you folks.

              Yes lots of times, things will go wrong with pfSense, but it happens to the other  firewalls (paid) as well. Every setup/firewall is different. Taking the time to dig into your issue will open up a door way of knowledge for you. There is a lot gain when you do it yourself. Your own time means saving money and not paying someone else to configure/fix your router/switch for you. If you're a noobie like me, you learn from the process.

              Unless you are loaded with $$ and don't have time, then please subscribe to the pay for service from pfSense. Someone there will be glad to help you. It still beats all other firewall providers

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                gazoo
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                I have a 4G install (2.2.2 to 2.2.3) and it's got that 2 minute locking up while I change ANYTHING. That's not cool. But I just reverted back to 2.2.2 on the other slice.

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                  invade
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                  I had to revert back as well could not get outside the lan after the upgrade. Not sure if it's related to packages not updated to match the upgrade to 2.2.3?

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                  • ivorI
                    ivor
                    last edited by

                    @gazoo:

                    I have a 4G install (2.2.2 to 2.2.3) and it's got that 2 minute locking up while I change ANYTHING. That's not cool. But I just reverted back to 2.2.2 on the other slice.

                    If you're running pfSense on 4G CF or SD card this applies to you:

                    "The forcesync patch for #2401 was considered harmful to the filesystem and removed. As such, there may be some noticeable slowness with NanoBSD on certain slower disks, especially CF cards and to a lesser extent, SD cards. If this is a problem, the filesystem may be kept read-write on a permanent basis using the option on Diagnostics > NanoBSD."

                    From here https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/2.2.3_New_Features_and_Changes

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                      mer
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                      @robi:

                      @johnpoz:

                      The release notes I see call it low risk if your on 2.2, if your has been up for 300 there is no way you were on the 2.2 line
                      For those already running any 2.2 version, this is a low risk upgrade. For those on 2.1.x or earlier versions, there are a number of significant changes which may impact you.

                      Good catch! ;)

                      Or 75 days on 4 different boxes.

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                        SisterOfMercy
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                        @kejianshi:

                        From this huge volume of provided info I have come to the conclusion that its caused by unfortunate planetary and lunar alignment.

                        I thought it was solar flares!
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                          kejianshi
                          last edited by

                          As likely a cause as any (given the details)  :P

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                          • GertjanG
                            Gertjan
                            last edited by

                            hummm.

                            Let's be counter-productive (to this thread).
                            Mine works.

                            UP since week 26, when I installed 2.2.3

                            (edit: I didn't try to reboot it yet - I'm done with the rest, all ok)

                            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                              andyblackham
                              last edited by

                              Hello.  I don't mean this to be a hit and run, I am simply too busy to check in as often as I'd like.

                              Let me reset the message.  If you scan down the subjects of the Installation and Upgrades area of the forum and look at how many are 'broke or degraded since 2.2.3', it's more than 1 or two. In fact at the time of writing, I think I can see possibly 6 (not including this) on the first page alone.

                              What I'm suggesting is that it may be a good idea to consider what can be done to reduce this in the future.  More testing?  More testers? Different test scripts or test harness?

                              This was intended to help build up pfSense
                              andy

                              PS, For the record its the squid package that's causing me problems, but this isn't the forum.

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                                KOM
                                last edited by

                                I can see possibly 5 (not including this) on the first page alone.

                                If the sample size is small then 5 glitches would be terrible.  But there are literally hundreds and thousands of installs out there.  I know of people who are managing more than 100+ instances by themselves.

                                If you're having trouble with squid, head on over to the Cache/Proxy forum.

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                                • ivorI
                                  ivor
                                  last edited by

                                  @andyblackham:

                                  Hello.  I don't mean this to be a hit and run, I am simply too busy to check in as often as I'd like.

                                  Let me reset the message.  If you scan down the subjects of the Installation and Upgrades area of the forum and look at how many are 'broke or degraded since 2.2.3', it's more than 1 or two. In fact at the time of writing, I think I can see possibly 6 (not including this) on the first page alone.

                                  What I'm suggesting is that it may be a good idea to consider what can be done to reduce this in the future.  More testing?  More testers? Different test scripts or test harness?

                                  This was intended to help build up pfSense
                                  andy

                                  PS, For the record its the squid package that's causing me problems, but this isn't the forum.

                                  You are aware that pfSense is being ran in productions worldwide? So we're talking hundreds of thousands installs? Not to mention thousands of installs of pfSense / Netgate hardware as well?

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                                    kejianshi
                                    last edited by

                                    At every upgrade and new release there are always many many "The update broke my pfsense" threads.

                                    Some are actual pfsense issues

                                    Some are hardware issues

                                    Lots are issues with the guy at the keyboard.

                                    No such thing as a release that goes perfect.

                                    Even if the code were 100% perfect, just when you assume its idiot proof a better idiot would come along.

                                    Just saying.  There are always problems.

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                                      robi
                                      last edited by

                                      And the funny part is that such problems (and even worse) usually occur in similar situation at most commercial products too.

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                                        kejianshi
                                        last edited by

                                        One thing I've learned with pfsense, linux, windows, whatever…

                                        Don't install any feature unless you NEED it.

                                        The cleaner and simpler you keep an install the less problems you will have.

                                        Thats universally true.

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