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    Upgraded to 2.4.2_1 But still shows 2.4.2

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      pr4499
      last edited by

      Hey guys, I'm having a similar issue with trying to upgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.3.5.  I tried the suggestion of  running "pfSense-upgrade -d" from the command line (ssh or console), and something happened and it rebooted, but I'm still on 2.3.4.

      Any more ideas?

      I've been having many issues with updates. We have 5 installations using pfSense and often the only way to help them realise that they have an update available is to go to System -> Update -> Update Settings and change it from "stable" to another option, save it, then change it back to stable again, then go back to System Update and hopefully it realises it has an update available.  This has worked a few times, but with this last one, it has not worked.

      Why such a problematic update system?

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        Dmitchell94
        last edited by

        I am having a similar issue going from 2.4.1 to 2.4.2_1

        pkg info -x pfsense Shows:

        pfSense-2.4.1
pfSense-Status_Monitoring-1.7.3
pfSense-base-2.4.1
pfSense-default-config-2.4.1
pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.4.2_1
pfSense-pkg-Cron-0.3.7_2
pfSense-pkg-Status_Traffic_Totals-1.2.1_2
pfSense-pkg-System_Patches-1.1.7
pfSense-pkg-bandwidthd-0.7.4_1
pfSense-pkg-squid-0.4.42
pfSense-rc-2.4.2_1
pfSense-repo-2.4.2_1
pfSense-upgrade-0.40
php56-pfSense-module-0.54

        and running "pfSense-upgrade -d" did not solve the problem.

        also noticed that if i changed from "latest stable version (2.4.x)" to "latest development snapshot (2.4.x DEVEL)" it said that i was up to date.

        any ideas?

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          pr4499
          last edited by

          Anyone?

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            detox
            last edited by

            I am having a similar issue.  I did an upgrade from 2.3 via service console

            dashboard states:
            2.4.2-RELEASE (amd64)
            built on Tue Dec 12 13:45:26 CST 2017
            FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p6

            Widget Netgate services and support continues to spin stating "Retrieving support information"

            I also tried pfSense-upgrade -d, and it stalls at " Updating repositories metadata.

            Now, I think I broke it by deleting some *.conf file on the initial upgrade as the installed recommended removing it.  I do not remember what it was.

            So on the assumption I 'bricked' it, how can I reimage it?  It was purchased from Netgate ( Netgate SG-4860)
            Netgate device ID: 67f61d3cb8fa0b145112

            Found reference in manual to got netgate portal (I have gold membership) to DL the image.  I cannot find a link for downloading an image.

            The pfSense site has a select for Netgate ADI under architecture, but I don't know if this is it or not.

            Thanks for any help!

            Thanks

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              detox
              last edited by

              Success!

              After quite a bit of Googling, I was able to find the solution.

              I now have a fully functional SG-4860 again!

              Once I was able to put the pieces together, the process was simple and painless.

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                pr4499
                last edited by

                Does anyone have a solution for when it won't update either from the Web gui or the command line?

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                • GilG
                  Gil Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by

                  Save your config, then reinstall 2.4.2-1 from scratch, then upload old config

                  11 cheers for binary

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                    pr4499
                    last edited by

                    This is a good solution, except its difficult to do remotely.

                    Any other ideas?

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan
                      last edited by

                      @pr4499:

                      This is a good solution, except its difficult to do remotely.

                      Any other ideas?

                      Ship a prepared unit to the site, and have the installed one shipped back ?

                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                        pr4499
                        last edited by

                        Again, this would require the end user to know what to do with it.

                        Does anyone know the actual cause of this issue? And a command to fix it?

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                          peter_richardson
                          last edited by peter_richardson

                          different version numbers, same issue. Anyone got an idea about this one?

                          Today's output from the command "pfSense-upgrade -d" is:

                          >>> Updating repositories metadata...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pkg-static: Repository pfSense-core load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
pkg-static: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_4_amd64-core/meta.txz: Network is unreachable
repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
pkg-static: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_4_amd64-core/packagesite.txz: Network is unreachable
Unable to update repository pfSense-core
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pkg-static: Repository pfSense load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
pkg-static: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_4_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_4/meta.txz: Network is unreachable
repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
pkg-static: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_4_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_4/packagesite.txz: Network is unreachable
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!

                          output from "pkg info -x pfsense" is:

                          pfSense-2.4.4
pfSense-Status_Monitoring-1.7.6
pfSense-base-2.4.4
pfSense-default-config-2.4.4
pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.4.4
pfSense-pkg-ntopng-0.8.13_3
pfSense-rc-2.4.4
pfSense-repo-2.4.4
pfSense-upgrade-0.59
php72-pfSense-module-0.64_6

                          It appears it can't get out to the internet:

                          PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
ping: sendto: No route to host
ping: sendto: No route to host
ping: sendto: No route to host

                          Which is strange because the connection is definitely up. We have a gateway group with 2 WAN connections. One is down, the other is up at the moment.

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                            peter_richardson
                            last edited by

                            anyone?

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                            • RicoR
                              Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                              last edited by

                              Same issue maybe?
                              https://forum.netgate.com/topic/138788/no-default-route-after-reboot-using-gateway-groups

                              -Rico

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