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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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    • 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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                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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                      • I Offline
                        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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