2.4.5 Update

SeaMonkey

Checked the manual
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/upgrade-troubleshooting.html

ran

pkg-static update -f

It returned a warning saying a newer version of cpustats existed. I chose ignore warning and continue.

Then I attempted to run

pfSense-upgrade -d -c

It returned the same PHP error above.

Josef

I had a problem upgrading from 2.4.4-P3 to 2.4.5 yesterday.
Upgrade went fine, but after boot the pfctl process was consuming all CPU.
After leaving it for about half an hour it seemed to stabilise but every time I reload the filter the same problems happens. Even the console freezes and traffic does not pass.
As a test, I upgraded to 2.5 dev release and no longer observed the issue.
I think I have narrowed it down to pfblockerng - although I am not using the devel version.
If I install a fresh 2.4.5 it runs fine, import my config, still fine. update pfblockerng to download the maxmind geoIP package and re-enable my rules using the pfblockerng aliases, then the problem returns.
Did a fresh install of 2.4.4-P3 and back to stability - even after importing config and updating pfblockerng.

I am running pfsense as a Byhive VM on freenas - perhaps that also throws a spanner in the works.

provels

I wish you guys wouldn't yank the previous stable version the nano-second the new release is out. I need 2.4.4-p3.

stephenw10

I brought this up internally. Open a ticket with us in the mean time if you need a 2.4.4p3 image.

Steve

provels

@stephenw10 I'm a Community user, not paid.

DeltaOne

Updated our SG-3100 just now. Update finished as expected, no problems.

We only run a few packages (Avahi, aws-wizard, IPSec-profile-wizard, nut, openvpn-client-export). There was an update for one package (Avahi), we ignored it. We rebooted the SG-3100, left the packages installed and ran the 2.4.5 update. Process took about 5 minutes from start to finish. And the update had fetched the Avahi update too.

After the update finished we noticed the Avahi service was not running. Clicked to start the service and all seems well.

stephenw10

@provels Open a ticket anyway.

nzkiwi68

@Gertjan said in 2.4.5 Update:

and

2.4.5 was build yesterday, 2.4.4 is from last year.

I had the exact same issue on a clustered pair of SG-5100.
The backup firewall upgraded from 2.4.4-p3 to 2.4.5 fine, but, when I then came to upgrade the primary firewall, it too complained "The system is on a alter version than the official release" and that makes no sense. It's only ever been on 2.4.4-p3 and earler releases, never pre release or beta, so I have no idea how it suddenly decided that.

Using putty and SSH, I ran these three commands in order to upgrade the problem pfSense;

pkg-static clean -ay
pkg-static install -fy pkg pfSense-repo pfSense-upgrade
pkg-static upgrade -f

That fixed it completely.

chpalmer

Just did a from scratch 2.4.5 build connected directly to Noanet fiber. Working great!

smnolde

No earth shattering issues upgrading my MBT-4220. I took the reboot-before-upgrade path and nothing jumped out. I did see a few messages relating to needing a few more Mb for a package but the update process succeeded.

The entire process took about 10 minutes. All packages are up to date and all services started as normal.