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    pkg-static update using 100% cpu. What is broke?

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    • RedDelPaPaR
      RedDelPaPa
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      I solved it by disabling dashboard update check and then rebooting the firewall.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        If it failed at the dashboard check I would expect it to fail when you check for packages or manually check for an update. You should solve that now before it becomes pressing.

        Steve

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        • RedDelPaPaR
          RedDelPaPa @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 I have no idea what is actually wrong, I just read a forum post suggesting that the problem was caused from the update servers and so I disabled the dashboard check as recommended, rebooted, and the issue appears resolved. I would suspect that the actual problem is the pfsense firewall coding itself. If the update app cannot perform its function, then it should abort its update check and not perpetually spike cpu usage to near 100%.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Well I would mostly agree with that, it shouldn't get stuck at 100% like that. But without knowing what the error is it's impossible to say further. Are you able to check for packages and update correctly now?

            Steve

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            • RedDelPaPaR
              RedDelPaPa
              last edited by

              I haven't tried. I will test that when I have some time to be physically near the router.

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              • RedDelPaPaR
                RedDelPaPa @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 So I messed up my config and had to restore a backup config last night. The restore worked, but now pfsense still has my cpu pegged at 100% for hours on end trying to reinstall the few critical packages that I had running.

                This is friggen unbelievable. I'm within an inch of throwing this pfsense box in the dumpster and buying a firewall/router solution that actually works.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Was it updating from the command line and able to see packages after the reinstall but before you restored the config?
                  If so I would be looking for something in the config that is preventing access to the pkg server.

                  Steve

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                  • RedDelPaPaR
                    RedDelPaPa @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 So just this morning I have discovered that if I just keep retrying to install packages, it will finally succeed after about 50 tries. This leads me to believe that the package updater utility is horribly inadequate.

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                    • DerelictD
                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Whatever you are seeing is unique to you.

                      We need to find out what you are doing that nobody else in the world is doing.

                      Or what is unique to your environment when compared to everybody else in the world.

                      Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                      A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                      DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                      Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                      • RedDelPaPaR
                        RedDelPaPa @Derelict
                        last edited by

                        @Derelict Well, I don't think it could be anything past the router. If it's a connection issue, it would have to be at the firewall, dsl modem, or my ISP, I would think. Or, possibly failing storage?

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                        • DerelictD
                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                          last edited by

                          Perhaps. Grab a cheap M.2, install to it, restore the backup config, and see if things change.

                          You generally get error messages in the system log for failing storage but you might be experiencing something different.

                          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                          • RedDelPaPaR
                            RedDelPaPa @Derelict
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                            @Derelict I ordered one. Guess we'll see what that does.

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