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    Fail to upgrade 2.3_1 to 2.3.1

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • T Offline
      tarakesh
      last edited by

      not exact same behavior here…
      it actually installs but then does not come back up after reboot...

      does not matter if updated from webinterface or console.
      2.3-RELEASE (amd64) to 2.3.1 kills the slice.
      pfsense boot menu shows up, trys to load the kernel, fails and reboots...

      2.4.1-RELEASE (amd64) on Intel D2500CCE Board Intel Atom D2500 DC @1.86GHz, 2GB RAM, 64GB Transcend SSD370
      Internet Connection: UnityMedia 200Mbit/10Mbit Cable

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        heiko3001
        last edited by

        I have got the same problem with a watchguard firebox.

        I cannot upgrade to 2.31

        At the first try, i got the reply that the filesystem is dirty. I have cleaned it.

        And now everytime I try to upgrade i got the attached mesage at the attachment.

        Misc log:				
        fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found
        bsdlabel: /dev/ada0s3: no valid label found
        bsdlabel: /dev/ada0s3: no valid label found
        bsdlabel: /dev/ada0s3: no valid label found
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        tar: Failed to set default locale
        shutdown: [pid 80380]
        

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        • I Offline
          iam
          last edited by

          Hello,

          I also have the same problem as the OP.

          Regards,
          iam

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          • C Offline
            cm3c
            last edited by

            The same here …

            CF 4GB Nano install.

            I need a workaround to get this fixed.

            Nobody with a solution for this? Devs?

            cm3c

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            • I Offline
              iam
              last edited by

              I now have done the upgrade manually:

              
              pkg unlock pfSense-kernel-pfSense
              pkg update -f
              pkg upgrade -f
              pkg lock pfSense-kernel-pfSense
              reboot
              
              

              At the moment I don't have any problems.

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              • yuljkY Offline
                yuljk
                last edited by

                Mine fails with the following error when trying 'pkg unlock pfSense-kernel-pfSense'.

                I get 'pkg: Error accessing the package database'.

                I'm also using a 4GB NanoBSD install - Seems a few others are too.

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                • I Offline
                  iam
                  last edited by

                  Is the filesystem mounted read/write?

                  EDIT: If yes try

                  
                  pkg update -f
                  
                  

                  first.

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                  • H Offline
                    heiko3001
                    last edited by

                    @iam:

                    I now have done the upgrade manually:

                    
                    pkg unlock pfSense-kernel-pfSense
                    pkg update -f
                    pkg upgrade -f
                    pkg lock pfSense-kernel-pfSense
                    reboot
                    
                    

                    At the moment I don't have any problems.

                    This works fine here, but this is not the final solution, or?

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                    • I Offline
                      iam
                      last edited by

                      @heiko3001:

                      This works fine here, but this is not the final solution, or?

                      Yes, with the Update to 3.1_1 I had the same problem.

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                      • yuljkY Offline
                        yuljk
                        last edited by

                        Can also confirm I've managed to upgrade successfully to 2.3.1-P1-RELEASE via SSH.  Before the upgrade I disabled Permanent Read/Write in the web GUI.  Rebooted, re-enabled and the upgrade went smoothly.

                        ALIX 2C2 with a 4GB CF.

                        Many thanks

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                        • B Offline
                          beckerwilliams
                          last edited by

                          Thanx!

                          Same problem - fix works, except in the event your mounts are ro, you need to start with /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw:

                          /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
                          pkg unlock pfSense-kernel-pfSense
                          pkg update -f
                          pkg upgrade -f
                          pkg lock pfSense-kernel-pfSense
                          reboot
                          

                          Done!  ;)

                          It seemed to take a lot longer than the UI - but maybe that's because you can see the progress of every pkg.
                          Cheers!
                          ~r

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                            iam
                            last edited by

                            @beckerwilliams:

                            It seemed to take a lot longer than the UI - but maybe that's because you can see the progress of every pkg.

                            No it takes longer because of the option -f. I think it should also work without it:

                            
                            pkg upgrade
                            
                            
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                              iam
                              last edited by

                              @iam:

                              @beckerwilliams:

                              It seemed to take a lot longer than the UI - but maybe that's because you can see the progress of every pkg.

                              No it takes longer because of the option -f. I think it should also work without it:

                              
                              pkg upgrade
                              
                              

                              With it reinstalls alls packages. I did the upgrade to 2.3.1_1 without this option, and it worked also perfectly.

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                                iam
                                last edited by

                                The same procedure with 2.3.1_5

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