`wrong architecture` / `package`, upgrade to 2.3.4_1 failed but can't rerun

dims

When upgrading, the following text appeared

Processing entries... done
Unable to update repository pfSense-core
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pkg-static: Repository pfSense has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
Fetching meta.txz: . done
Fetching packagesite.txz: .......... done
Processing entries: 
pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:11:amd64 instead of freebsd:11:x86:64
pkg-static: repository pfSense contains packages with wrong ABI: FreeBSD:11:amd64
Processing entries... done
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!
>>> Unlocking package pkg... done.
Failed

After that system update page shows either

Unable to check for updates

or

Up to date.

And can't fix/rerun.

I am afraid if I reboot, it won't up.

How to fix?

Gertjan

@dims:

2.3.4_1

?
The actual main version is 2.3.5 in that "32 only" branch.

Btw : 2.3.5 if you decided to stay on the "dead end path" - forced to stay there because your hardware is 32 bits.

@dims:

pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:11:amd64 instead of freebsd:11:x86:64

Never saw this "x86:64" before. If its a 64 bits system, FreeBSD is using "amd64 " for ages already. These are 64 bits versions, and can not be installed as an upgrade on a 32 bit system.
Where are you upgrading from ?
Chose the other branch ? Visit System => Update => Update Settings and make sure you have the correct one.

Another fast solution would be : make a config copy.
Get he latest and greatest from https://www.pfsense.org/download/
Install.
Import config.

Go do other things ^^

dims

My update picture is following

No any 2.3.5 there.

dims

Sysinfo is following:

I wouldn't choose 32-bit, if it did, it did it itself.

dims

@Gertjan:

Get he latest and greatest from https://www.pfsense.org/download/
Install.
Import config.

Oh no! There are too many glitches in pfSense to reinstall it on each :)

Grimson

Did you add/enable any outside repositories or packages to pfSense?

Gertjan

@dims:

Oh no! There are too many glitches in pfSense to reinstall it on each :)

Maybe I'm lucky every time then, but for the last several years now, pfSense never** let me down after an update.

Btw : when the dashboard shows "Unable to check for updates" it tells you it's not able to visit the Internet as it should be.
That would be a "call Houston right now" error for me. Upgrade and update problems are right ahead - worse is scheduled.
Repair this first (this is a 99 % case of a : "DNS setup is not ok" issue).

** and if something did pops up, this forum always knew about it already, and what to do right away to make it work again.
I'm not using pfSense at home - but at my work, a hotel, using the captive portal (and FreeRadius now) so if things go bad, I have a boatload of non-happy clients (and that's NO good for moral and $(€)).
Normally, I upgrade after a week or so, and consulting the forum (and redmine - major github chances, etc).

kpa

pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:11:amd64 instead of freebsd:11:x86:64

Those are the same ABI but just named differently. I think your pkg package manager is now out of date and doesn't understand that those ABI strings are the same.

You could try to use the console upgrade option, I think it's option 13) in 2.3.4. If that doesn't help, try this from the console shell:


pkg-static update -f
pkg-static upgrade -f pkg
pkg-static upgrade

For others trying to help, please don't make too many assumptions about what should work and what not. The pkg package manager has had a bumby road to get where it is now and this snafu is just one of issues in the pkg package manager that occasionally breaks the upgrade path.

dims

Several switching of branch back and forth helped…