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    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
    last edited by Sep 17, 2022, 2:57 PM

    This is fixed now. As noted the newer repo pkg has the correct URL.

    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

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      Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @bingo600
      last edited by Bob.Dig Sep 17, 2022, 3:13 PM Sep 17, 2022, 3:11 PM

      @bingo600 said in Unable to check for updates:

      @bob-dig
      How did you do that "image backup" ?

      I use a vm for pfSense.

      @stephenw10 said in Unable to check for updates:

      This is fixed now.

      Too bad I can't test this slick approach to that problem anymore. 😉

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        bingo600 @Bob.Dig
        last edited by Sep 17, 2022, 3:16 PM

        @bob-dig said in Unable to check for updates:

        @bingo600 said in Unable to check for updates:

        @bob-dig
        How did you do that "image backup" ?

        I use a vm for pfSense.

        Ahh 👍

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          Innz
          last edited by Innz Sep 19, 2022, 1:13 PM Sep 19, 2022, 1:08 PM

          Awesome! Worked on my 6100 without any issues

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            KB8DOA
            last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 2:36 AM

            This is creepy - I am getting this but never initiated any sort of update.
            I only noticed as I about weekly go and peek at "Package Manager"
            to see if I need to do any Package Updates (or install something new).

            On this pfSense+ on an SG-5100
            v22.01
            I was holding off on upgrades, as I wanted to be sure that my OpenVPNs were not going to be "broken" because of changes recently done on recent releases.

            I am willing to accept that this final resolution might actually upgrade me to v22.05

            I need advice on whether I should try to fix it using the advice already previously mentioned here on this Forum Topic

            • which might be meant for those that have intentionally upgraded to v22.05 ?
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              bingo600 @KB8DOA
              last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:47 AM

              @kb8doa
              This way of fixing it, came from our resident Netgate guru.
              https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062058

              /Bingo

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              pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

              QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
              CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
              LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                KB8DOA @bingo600
                last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 3:48 PM Sep 23, 2022, 3:32 PM

                @bingo600

                It is not working for me.

                I am running v22.01 on a SG-5100
                Should I really have "pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-core" in that file?

                Perhaps a reboot has to happen, to make this effective?

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                  bingo600 @KB8DOA
                  last edited by bingo600 Sep 23, 2022, 3:50 PM Sep 23, 2022, 3:49 PM

                  @kb8doa

                  That sounds right you have an Intel CPU

                  b65f5715-913c-4253-b89a-d35efee26e50-image.png

                  Does your file look like this ?

                  b5b415dd-535d-45ce-ba8d-545cbdf1a70f-image.png

                  Else there was a guide how to Edit the file manually here.
                  https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062052

                  But you could try a reboot first

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                  pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                  QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                  CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                  LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                    KB8DOA @bingo600
                    last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 3:55 PM Sep 23, 2022, 3:53 PM

                    @bingo600

                    Can you clarify:
                    I am running v22.01
                    Should the pfSense.conf file have pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd-core ?

                    And do I need to reboot after fixing this?

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                      bingo600 @KB8DOA
                      last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 3:58 PM

                      @kb8doa

                      OOpzz - I missed that you are running 22.01 , thought you were on 22.05

                      According to Netgate , if you have switched to the Development "train" , and then back to "normal" , your file should contain the correct lines.

                      @stephenw10
                      Any wise words here ?

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                      CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                      LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:03 PM

                        Yeah, switch to dev(22.11) and then back to prev(22.01). The should restore the correct repos pkg.

                        You shouldn't need to edit anything manually. But if you do then, yes, it should be 22_01 since that's what you're running.

                        Steve

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                          KB8DOA @bingo600
                          last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:03 PM

                          @bingo600

                          Did you mean switch the Firmware Branch to "Latest development snapshots (Experimental 22.09 DEVEL)" then Save
                          Then
                          switch the Firmware Branch to "Previous stable version (22.01)" then Save
                          ?

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:05 PM

                            Yes, that ^.

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                              KB8DOA @stephenw10
                              last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 4:11 PM Sep 23, 2022, 4:06 PM

                              @stephenw10

                              Reboot needed?
                              Because that did not resolve it for me.

                              Still getting "There are no packages currently installed."

                              And if I go to System Update, getting "Unable to check for updates"

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                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by Sep 23, 2022, 4:12 PM

                                Check the system log. Do you see the repo package being upgraded and then downgraded again?

                                This could be a completely different problem of course.

                                Try running at the command line: pkg -d update
                                See what error it throws.

                                Steve

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                                  KB8DOA @stephenw10
                                  last edited by KB8DOA Sep 23, 2022, 4:17 PM Sep 23, 2022, 4:17 PM

                                  @stephenw10 @bingo600

                                  It is now working and is seeing updates and packages correctly for v22.01

                                  Thank you all, for your assistance.

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                                      gothixkhan
                                      last edited by Dec 18, 2022, 10:56 PM

                                      @bingo600 said in Unable to check for updates (SOLVED):

                                      https://forum.netgate.com/post/1062058

                                      My sincerest apologies to revive a resolved thread.
                                      currently experiencing this error.
                                      switching the upgrade channel to DEVEL and back to upgrade+ did not work for me.

                                      command pkg -d update keeps throwing certificate errors.

                                      this is a fresh install of pfsense 2.6

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                                        bingo600 @gothixkhan
                                        last edited by Dec 19, 2022, 5:38 AM

                                        @gothixkhan
                                        The above solution, was due to an update error that Netgate made.
                                        I doubt they would make the same mistake again.

                                        I think there is something else : Than an incomplete update URL, causing your issue.

                                        /Bingo

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                                        CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
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                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by Dec 19, 2022, 12:38 PM

                                          Yes, any error you're seeing now is not the same cause.
                                          What's the actual error 'pkg -d update' shows?

                                          I know there were some backend issues yesterday you could potentially have been hitting.

                                          Steve

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