[WORKAROUND] Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed)

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 9, 2022, 10:09 AM

@nollipfsense said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

Please Jim's note here below and why it's important to post in development section.

https://forum.netgate.com/topic/171891/update-failure-2-7-0-development-amd64-built-on-tue-apr-26-06-13-40-utc-2022-freebsd-12-3-stable

Thank You that point me.

Hm, I never imagine that Netgate was making so unstable upgrade...

stephenw10 · May 9, 2022, 3:59 PM

@sergei_shablovsky said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

I never imagine that Netgate was making so unstable upgrade...

What?!

We specifically stopped updating the snapshot servers in order to shield end users from any instability these significant changes might introduce. The snapshot servers are still there and you can still pull pkgs from them. They are just not being updated currently. It will not prevent you accessing the servers.

You might be seeing an IPv6 issue. Try:

host -4t srv _https._tcp.packages-beta.netgate.com

Steve

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 9, 2022, 4:01 PM

@stephenw10 said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

@sergei_shablovsky said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

I never imagine that Netgate was making so unstable upgrade...

What?!

We specifically stopped updating the snapshot servers in order to shield end users from any instability these significant changes might introduce. The snapshot servers are still there and you can still pull pkgs from them. They are just not being updated currently. It will not prevent you accessing the servers.

According stopping to updating snapshots to end users - totally agree with you.

You might be seeing an IPv6 issue. Try:
host -4t srv _https._tcp.packages-beta.netgate.com

Thank You, Steve.

The result are:

;;connection timed out; no servers could be reached

stephenw10 · May 9, 2022, 4:13 PM

Can it resolve anything?

Didn't you have an issue very similar to this previously?

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 9, 2022, 5:47 PM

@stephenw10 said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

Can it resolve anything?

Unfortunately, NO

Also I check ipv6 settings everywhere,- nothing used.

Didn't you have an issue very similar to this previously?

No any similar...

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 9, 2022, 6:05 PM

@stephenw10

The problem come right after update from .xml backup file. Because of this I try to determine which section of .xml backup file impact on this: as I describe before, installing one-by-one. Trying installing packages before, and after restoring... But results are the same: all looks like ok, but after System section restoring - going to wrong state, and connection to outside partially loss..

I more than sure that with .xml backup file are all ok, because I make 3 copy of them on 3 different media.

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 9, 2022, 6:04 PM

@stephenw10

Today I found that:

if disable DNS Resolver
reboot
when enabling DNS Resolver
After pressing Save button on DNS Resolver webGUI page, the follow error appear on top of the page (not on separate pop-up or info/alert part of page, just on upper background):

Warning: file_put_contents(/var/unbound/sslcert.crt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /etc/inc/unbound.inc on line 314
Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /etc/inc/unbound.inc on line 315
Warning: file_put_contents(/var/unbound/sslcert.key): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /etc/inc/unbound.inc on line 316
Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /etc/inc/unbound.inc on line 317

stephenw10 · May 9, 2022, 6:05 PM

You have pfBlocker in the config but not installed perhaps?

NollipfSense · May 10, 2022, 2:02 PM

It's saying update available today but still unable to update. I also tried installing pfBlockerNG, no luck.

stephenw10 · May 10, 2022, 2:25 PM

Hmm, you should be able to update the to April 26th snap. What does pkg -d update show?

NollipfSense · May 10, 2022, 9:15 PM

@stephenw10 Still does nothing then eventually goes back to the shell prompt.

stephenw10 · May 10, 2022, 10:02 PM

Looks like a general connectivity issue then. Try: pkg -d4 update

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 11, 2022, 12:36 AM

@stephenw10 said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

You have pfBlocker in the config but not installed perhaps?

Yes, in .xml backup file must be settings for pfBlockerNG. But now there are no any packages installed, due error in connectivity...

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 11, 2022, 12:34 AM

@stephenw10 said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

Hmm, you should be able to update the to April 26th snap. What does pkg -d update show?
Similar screen immediately, with

pfSense repository is up to date
All repositories are up to date

at the end of screen.

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 11, 2022, 12:55 AM

@stephenw10 said in Unable to update and package install (ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed):

Looks like a general connectivity issue then. Try: pkg -d4 update

The same screen with “all are up to date”...

Need to note that 13) Update from console menu item in VGA console initiate update checking procedure and all looks like no any problem, just no new updates.
But Update from menu in webGUI (and also checking text string say “unable to ...”) give me the answer “Unable to check...”

Also when I try to install package (any of them), follow error happens:

>>> Upgrading pkg... done.
>>> Updating repositories metadata... 
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: . done
Processing entries: . done
pfSense-core repository update completed. 7 packages processed.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: .......... done
Processing entries: .......... done
pfSense repository update completed. 513 packages processed.
All repositories are up to date.
ERROR: Unable to compare version of pfSense-repo

Sergei_Shablovsky · May 11, 2022, 12:39 AM

@stephenw10
Please look at my initial post, I mean on:

ADDED
There are also some mismatching on SSH keys level, because after restoring System section from backup .xml and hardware rebooting not possible to logging in webGUI: browser pop-up with “This browser must to support cookies** appear.

How to fix this?

stephenw10 · May 11, 2022, 12:44 PM

Do not restore single config sections. Only restore the full config.

You are missing some pkgs as we showed earlier. Try to install those. You will not be able to upgrade again until they are present.

Steve

NollipfSense · May 11, 2022, 4:20 PM

@stephenw10 That seems to be working...

stephenw10 · May 11, 2022, 4:56 PM

@nollipfsense Ok so in your case it was an IPv6 connectivity issue.

NollipfSense · May 12, 2022, 1:30 AM

@stephenw10 It seems that it was the last update before the developer shutdown as the date now appears as April 26.