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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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    • 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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                    • 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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