Unable to Check For Updates

AspiringNSATroglodyte

I am getting the same error.

As an aside, the last build was the first time 2.3 had ever crashed on me.

serialdie

All kinds of fucked up… Same issue here and I cant even check my firmware version.

The following input errors were detected:
ERROR: Error trying to get packages list. Aborting...
ERROR: Error trying to get packages list. Aborting...

Edit,

Found the fix.

Go to settings and apply the new default repo.
They changed and it looks like is not applying.

see attached

pfsense-repo.jpg_thumb

cremesk

i works with the stable brance on 2 maschines.. here works every fine.. ???

cwagz

Hitting save on the update settings page fixed it for me as well.

dougf4nnie

Same problem here. Some other workaround?

serialdie

@dougf4nnie:

Same problem here. Some other workaround?

Is hitting save an issue?

Wolf666

@serialdie:

@dougf4nnie:

Same problem here. Some other workaround?

Is hitting save an issue?

Yes

serialdie

@Wolf666:

@serialdie:

@dougf4nnie:

Same problem here. Some other workaround?

Is hitting save an issue?

Yes

You can go to the gui and see you have the same issue but you cant navigate to your update settings and hit save. :o
…..
lol ::)
.....

To answer your question I dont know of another work around.

bratell

I simply rebooted and the error disappeared. :o

jits

I am still unable to check for updates, but more importantly…how do you do a manual update??

SpOuK3

Have you guys check this sticky post: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=109337.0

EDIT: Nevermind, just had the issue after the update ;)

EDIT2: Go in System/Update… Choose the Update Settings tab... Select the default value which is "Follow 2.3 snapshots........" and hit "save" then go back in "System Update" and it will say you are at the current version and it also fix the dashboard...

Hope this help

jits

Nope! Still "unable to check for updates" error, and no way to update manually…nice!

cmb

@jits:

Nope! Still "unable to check for updates" error, and no way to update manually…nice!

If you're still getting that at this point, you likely have connectivity issues. First guess, the system thinks it has IPv6 connectivity and it doesn't, but could be any number of things. SSH in, option 8, run:

pfSense-upgrade -4

what's that get you?

jits

wait-a-minute….I have pfblocker running and blocking all countries with only 4 exceptions. I think this could be it...be right back...

jits

Ok..

PFblocker uninstalled. System rebooted. Still unable to update.

SSH into system, and as instructed, pfSense-upgrade -4 … This works!! System was updated. Nice!

However, I am still getting "unable to check for updates" in the Dashboard.

Again, system restarted and same thing. I am able to ping no problem to Yahoo.com, and others...

To recap, updating works via SSH Option 8. Does not work via dashboard, on my system anyway...

Jits..

cmb

Do you have IPv6 connectivity? Doesn't appear you have functional IPv6 but are preferring IPv6.

System>Advanced, Networking, check "Prefer IPv4 over IPv6". Reboot. Work then?

dougf4nnie

My steps:

System>Advanced, Networking, check "Prefer IPv4 over IPv6" - checked and reboted (Does not work)
I try update via ssh pfSense-upgrade -4 - Ok, system updated… But after refreshing my gui, crash reported:

Crash report begins. Anonymous machine information:

amd64
10.3-RELEASE
FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE #13 eac8329(RELENG_2_3): Wed Apr 6 06:20:01 CDT 2016 root@ce23-amd64-builder:/builder/pfsense/tmp/obj/builder/pfsense/tmp/FreeBSD-src/sys/pfSense

Crash report details:

PHP Errors:
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP Stack trace:
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 1. {main}() /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/installed_packages.widget.php:0
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 2. require_once() /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/installed_packages.widget.php:63
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 3. require_once() /usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc:79
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 4. include_once() /etc/inc/authgui.inc:56
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP Stack trace:
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 1. {main}() /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/installed_packages.widget.php:0
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 2. require_once() /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/installed_packages.widget.php:63
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 3. require_once() /usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc:79
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 4. include_once() /etc/inc/authgui.inc:56
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP Stack trace:
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 1. {main}() /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/installed_packages.widget.php:0
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 2. require_once() /usr/local/www/widgets/widgets/installed_packages.widget.php:63
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 3. require_once() /usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc:79
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 4. session_auth() /etc/inc/authgui.inc:62
[06-Apr-2016 23:27:32 America/Bahia] PHP 5. session_start() /etc/inc/auth.inc:1573

Filename: /var/crash/minfree
2048

jits

ok..

Checked Prefer IPv4, rebooted, and still no joy… "unable to check for updates"

No crash report here...

One more note... this system was upgraded from 2.2.6

cmb

Doesn't matter whether it was upgraded. My next guess is the first server in resolv.conf isn't responding to DNS queries and the GUI doesn't wait long enough for it to get through the timeout and try enough subsequent options for it to work. What's in /etc/resolv.conf, and do all those IPs resolve beta.pfsense.org?

AspiringNSATroglodyte

After I went to:

System > Update > Update Settings

and pressed save I was able to see update 2.3.r.20160406.1411_1

Once I installed it I haven't had the issue happen again.