"Unable to check for updates" in GUI, update in CLI working fine

[stephenw10]

Running pkg-static -d update will not break anything. The system runs that every time you connect to the dashboard. It will show you any errors that may be preventing it update.

[bingo600]

@diver-0

Seems like you have been hit by the "Bad repos update"

See here:

https://forum.netgate.com/topic/174768/unable-to-check-for-updates/12

This is Netgates Official fix (guide)
https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062052

Or this one, if a CLI doesn't scare you
https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062026

/Bingo

[stephenw10]

The pkg is fixed now so there's no need to manually enter anything.

If you're still seeing it, because the firewall pulled in the bad pkg, then switching the update branch to development and then back to latest stable will pull in the fixed pkg.

Doing that you will see logged:

Sep 17 15:36:45 	pkg-static 	13430 	pfSense-repo upgraded: 22.05_5 -> 22.09.a.20220802.0600
Sep 17 15:37:19 	pkg-static 	22387 	pfSense-repo downgraded: 22.09.a.20220802.0600 -> 22.05_9 

Steve

[Diver 0]

Thank you, Bingo600,
The diagnostics --> Edit File with new URL line worked.
Looks to me like the old URL,
"/pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-core"
got replaced.

Perhaps I should be ready to change that edit again in the future.

After all was done, Update returned a Status up to date, and 22.05 is still current. The square orange lamp is no longer flashing.

Dumb question: What does the acronym "repos" mean?

Thanks again,
Jack

[MoonKnight]

@stephenw10 said in "Unable to check for updates" in GUI, update in CLI working fine:

The pkg is fixed now so there's no need to manually enter anything.

If you're still seeing it, because the firewall pulled in the bad pkg, then switching the update branch to development and then back to latest stable will pull in the fixed pkg.

Doing that you will see logged:

Sep 17 15:36:45 	pkg-static 	13430 	pfSense-repo upgraded: 22.05_5 -> 22.09.a.20220802.0600
Sep 17 15:37:19 	pkg-static 	22387 	pfSense-repo downgraded: 22.09.a.20220802.0600 -> 22.05_9 

Steve

That did the trick :)

Sep 17 18:24:15	pkg-static	29389	pfSense-repo downgraded: 22.09.a.20220802.0600 -> 22.05_9
Sep 17 18:24:05	check_reload_status	448	Syncing firewall
Sep 17 18:24:05	php-fpm	22895	/pkg_mgr_install.php: Configuration Change: XXXX@XXXXXXXXX (Local Database): Saved firmware branch setting.
Sep 17 18:24:01	pkg-static	71353	pfSense-repo upgraded: 22.05_5 -> 22.09.a.20220802.0600
Sep 17 18:23:45	pkg-static	19568	pkg upgraded: 1.17.5_2 -> 1.18.3

[bingo600]

@diver-0 said in "Unable to check for updates" in GUI, update in CLI working fine:

Thank you, Bingo600,
The diagnostics --> Edit File with new URL line worked.

Dumb question: What does the acronym "repos" mean?

Thanks again,
Jack

Repos ... Shorthand for Repository , as in pfSense package repository

/Bingo