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    2.1 -> 2.1.1 Upgrade; stuck on packages installing in the background

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      McFuzz
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      Hello!

      I just preformed a 2.1 -> 2.1.1 upgrade yesterday and, for the past 16 hours, I am being greeted with the 'Packages are currently being reinstalled in the background' notification with the funky hard drive GIF.

      While I do have packages installed - about 10 of them - I can't imagine it'd take 16+ hours to reinstall them.

      Can someone please advise of the next steps?

      Thanks!

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        Supermule Banned
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        Search the forum….it seems that some has not made it to the mirrors and therefore halts the installation!

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          McFuzz
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          Oh so it's the same issue as with folks not being able to install Snort and the likes? So what's next – just wait until the mirrors come up?

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            dgcom
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            If your system works fine after upgrade and you are sure that all packages have been installed properly, then this is just a package lock. Go to Diagnostics: Backup/restore and click Clear Package Lock button.

            DG

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