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    2.3.3-RELEASE-p1, "Unable to check for updates"

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    • G
      garyn
      last edited by

      Hi!

      I'm running 2.3.3-RELEASE-p1 and I'm receiving the error "Unable to check for updates".  On System -> Update -> Update System the Current Base System and Latest Base System are both blank.

      Reading earlier forum posts, I can resolve DNS addresses using Diagnostics -> DNS Lookup.  The command "pkg update -f" returns "Child process pid=7286 terminated abnormally: Segmentation fault".

      Hardware is Netgate SG-2440.

      The system has run for 1+ year and repeatedly updated successfully using the dashboard.

      Any tips / suggestions?

      Thanks!

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      • GertjanG
        Gertjan
        last edited by

        A more general reflexion : only packages (hence that why you posted in the package forum)
        or is pfSence not updating nothing, including itself ?

        @garyn:

        I'm running 2.3.3-RELEASE-p1 and I'm receiving the error "Unable to check for updates".  On System -> Update -> Update System the Current Base System and Latest Base System are both blank.

        pfSense can't connect by itself to the net, that one problem … many threads about that issue.
        But that it can't detect what it's current (own) version is .... wow .....

        Consider it brain damaged.
        I vote for a re install.

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

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        • BismarckB
          Bismarck
          last edited by

          @garyn - give it a try

          https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=130071.msg716776#msg716776

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            garyn
            last edited by

            Hi Bismark!

            I appreciate the reply and I have read the thread that you pointed to several times.  Could you provide just a little bit more verbiage about what actions I need to to take?  I attempted to download pkg-1.10.1-b9adc75209.txz, but failed.  Sorry, pfsense has worked so well that I'm still pretty much a novice for flying manually.

            Thanks!

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            • BismarckB
              Bismarck
              last edited by

              Login via ssh and go to the Shell:

              pkg-static install -f pkg
              

              if pkg still throw a sqlite error about wrong version, you need to fix it first:

              pkg shell
              CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE pkg_search USING fts4(id, name, origin);
              pragma user_version=33;
              

              if not just skip this step and update from cli with option 13.

              Good luck.

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              • G
                garyn
                last edited by

                Hi Bismark!

                Thank you for the explanation.  From the shell I'm getting the following error: 
                Child process pid=21815 terminated abnormally: Segmentation fault

                Screen shot is attached.  I'm not seeing the image posted into this message.

                pfsense-screen.JPG
                pfsense-screen.JPG_thumb

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                • G
                  garyn
                  last edited by

                  Another screen shot:

                  pfsense-screen2.JPG
                  pfsense-screen2.JPG_thumb

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                  • GertjanG
                    Gertjan
                    last edited by

                    @garyn:

                    Child process pid=21815 terminated abnormally: Segmentation fault

                    Re install.
                    Also : check your hardware.

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

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                    • BismarckB
                      Bismarck
                      last edited by

                      @garyn:

                      Another screen shot:

                      This looks bad, backup your config.xml and re-install.

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                      • C
                        coleman Banned
                        last edited by

                        I have been searching for a fix to this as well.  I have very similar symptoms (at the update screen level anyway), a little different hardware though (Protectli Vault, which I think is similar other than the CPU to a SG-2440).

                        When I try an update though, I get connection refused errors…I can resolve hosts fine from the shell, so I don't think it's DNS, and I have no proxy or anything configured between it and the Internet.

                        
                        Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
                        repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
                        Unable to update repository pfSense-core
                        Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
                        repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
                        Unable to update repository pfSense
                        Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
                        pkg: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_3_amd64-core/meta.txz: Connection refused
                        repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
                        pkg: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_3_amd64-core/packagesite.txz: Connection refused
                        Unable to update repository pfSense-core
                        Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
                        pkg: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_3_amd64-pfSense_v2_3_3/meta.txz: Connection refused
                        repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
                        pkg: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_3_3_amd64-pfSense_v2_3_3/packagesite.txz: Connection refused
                        Unable to update repository pfSense
                        All repositories are up-to-date.
                        pkg: Repository pfSense-core cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required
                        pkg: Repository pfSense cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required
                        Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
                        Your packages are up to date.
                        
                        

                        Sounds like a reinstall may be needed for me?

                        @garyn did you resolve your problem?

                        Thank you!

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                        • K
                          KranZ
                          last edited by

                          I have the same issue.

                          pkg update
                          Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
                          pkg: Repository pfSense-core has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
                          Fetching meta.txz: 100%    944 B   0.9kB/s    00:01    
                          Child process pid=80643 terminated abnormally: Segmentation fault
                          

                          Web GUI says "Unable to check for updates".

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