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      Bamsefar
      last edited by

      Okay I know I am new to this, however I am sure I did see some packages before 2.4RC, however today when I thought about som sort of adblock, I tried to enter packages available - and I get a message that says:

      • Unable to retrieve package information

      However I am, as I just wrote, shure I have seen the list before RC - so what am I doing wrong?

      Yes I have internet connection, www.pfsense.org works perfect.

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        It should see packages on RC. Try checking from a shell prompt using "pkg update -f", see what it prints.

        Also try going to System > Update, Update Settings tab. Pick some other branch such as Development Snapshots, then save. Then go back and change it to Stable, save again and then see if you can see the packages.

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          Bamsefar
          last edited by

          @pkg:

          [2.4.0-RC][admin@pfSense.localdomain]/root: pkg update -f
          Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue…
          pkg: Repository pfSense-core load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense-core.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
          pkg: https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_devel_amd64-core/meta.txz: Not Found
          repository pfSense-core has no meta file, using default settings
          pkg: https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_devel_amd64-core/packagesite.txz: Not Found
          Unable to update repository pfSense-core
          Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
          pkg: Repository pfSense load error: access repo file(/var/db/pkg/repo-pfSense.sqlite) failed: No such file or directory
          pkg: https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_devel_amd64-pfSense_devel/meta.txz: Not Found
          repository pfSense has no meta file, using default settings
          pkg: https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_devel_amd64-pfSense_devel/packagesite.txz: Not Found
          Unable to update repository pfSense
          Error updating repositories!

          I am already on Development Snapshots - so I changed to Stable - and now all of a sudden I see all packages.

          And when I after this opened a shell and "pkg update -f" - no errors.

          Go figure?

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            micropone
            last edited by

            bug!!!

            the folders/files got moved around

            try

            edit file

            /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-devel.conf

            copy paste

            works if your on the beta. 2.4

            FreeBSD: { enabled: no }

            pfSense-core: {
            Ā  url: "pkg+https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_master_amd64-core",
            Ā  mirror_type: "srv",
            Ā  signature_type: "fingerprints",
            Ā  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
            Ā  enabled: yes
            }

            pfSense: {
            Ā  url: "pkg+https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_v2_4_0_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_0",
            Ā  mirror_type: "srv",
            Ā  signature_type: "fingerprints",
            Ā  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
            Ā  enabled: yes
            }

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              mervincm
              last edited by

              I have to do this every time I update.

              Hopefully this bug will be fixed in one of the daily builds.

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                PiBa
                last edited by

                @MervinCM:

                I have to do this every time I update.

                Maybe because your using the wrong url's.?.
                My 2.4RC Community Edition has these 2 files and works fine for updates and searching packages:

                /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo.conf

                FreeBSD: { enabled: no }
                
                pfSense-core: {
                Ā  url: "pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_0_amd64-core",
                Ā  mirror_type: "srv",
                Ā  signature_type: "fingerprints",
                Ā  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
                Ā  enabled: yes
                }
                
                pfSense: {
                Ā  url: "pkg+https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_0_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_0",
                Ā  mirror_type: "srv",
                Ā  signature_type: "fingerprints",
                Ā  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
                Ā  enabled: yes
                }
                
                

                /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-devel.conf

                FreeBSD: { enabled: no }
                
                pfSense-core: {
                Ā  url: "pkg+https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_devel_amd64-core",
                Ā  mirror_type: "srv",
                Ā  signature_type: "fingerprints",
                Ā  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
                Ā  enabled: yes
                }
                
                pfSense: {
                Ā  url: "pkg+https://beta.pfsense.org/packages/pfSense_devel_amd64-pfSense_devel",
                Ā  mirror_type: "srv",
                Ā  signature_type: "fingerprints",
                Ā  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
                Ā  enabled: yes
                }
                
                
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                  mervincm
                  last edited by

                  I happen to be running the current beta.Ā  I use the value enclosed and it works great, for a while, usually by the time I get around to applying a fresh build its broken again, so I just cut and past it again, and it works again. I can refresh both files if there is a source for the contents of both for a beta build.

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                    mervincm
                    last edited by

                    I replaced the contents of those two files with what was provided.Ā  I will try it again in a week or so when some new builds are available.. thank you.

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