Cannot upgrade from 22.09.a.20220729.0600 to another version

ssppcc

Hi all,

I'm trying to upgrade my instance of pfSense from 22.09.a.20220729.0600 to a newer version, but I cannot because the system says that I'm in the newest version

I was following this threat in order to solve the problem, but I'm in the same position without luck.

This is my /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo.conf

FreeBSD: { enabled: no }

pfSense-core: {
  url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-core",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}

pfSense: {
  url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-pfSense_plus_v22_05",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}

and this is my /usr/local//etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf

FreeBSD: { enabled: no }

pfSense-core: {
  url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-core",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}

pfSense: {
  url: "pkg+https://firmware.netgate.com/pkg/pfSense_plus-v22_05_amd64-pfSense_plus_v22_05",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/local/share/pfSense/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}

the output of pkg-static info -x pfSense-upgrade is:

pkg-static: Invalid ABI
pkg-static: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected.  Running "pkg bootstrap -f" recommended
pkg-static: warning: database version 36 is newer than libpkg(3) version 35, but still compatible
pfSense-upgrade-1.0_29

and the output of pkg bootstrap -f is :

pkg: Invalid ABI
pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected.  Running "pkg bootstrap -f" recommended
pkg(8) is already installed. Forcing reinstallation through pkg(7).
pkg: Invalid ABI
pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected.  Running "pkg bootstrap -f" recommended
pkg(8) is already installed. Forcing reinstallation through pkg(7).
pkg: Invalid ABI
pkg: Warning: Major OS version upgrade detected.  Running "pkg bootstrap -f" recommended
pkg(8) is already installed. Forcing reinstallation through pkg(7).
pkg: Invalid ABI

Those are the logs that I can see in the GUI

pkg-static	98471	pfSense-upgrade upgraded: 1.0_29 -> 1.0_33
pkg-static	38045	pfSense-upgrade downgraded: 1.0_33 -> 1.0_29
pkg-static	29742	pfSense-upgrade upgraded: 1.0_29 -> 1.0_33
pkg-static	58543	pfSense-upgrade downgraded: 1.0_33 -> 1.0_29
pkg-static	43714	pfSense-upgrade upgraded: 1.0_29 -> 1.0_33

Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks in advance

stephenw10

I would first try switching the repo from Dev to Stable and back. The symlink at /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf should be referencing /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-devel.conf when you have Dev selected.

However coming from 22.09 you will hit the the ABI change issue described in the CE snapshot blog post: https://www.netgate.com/blog/ce-snapshots-on-php-8.1-and-freebsd-main

So first try running pkg-static -d update and see what errors it reports. If it is the ABI mismatch run:

pkg-static -o ABI=FreeBSD:14:amd64 -o IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes update
pkg-static -o ABI=FreeBSD:14:amd64 -o IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes upgrade -fy pkg
pkg-static -o ABI=FreeBSD:14:amd64 -o IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes upgrade -fy pfSense-upgrade

Then retry the update.

Steve

ssppcc

@stephenw10

Now I'm in a looop, when I try to upgrade using pfsense-upgrade the system enter in a loop trying to upgrade from 1.0_29 -> 1.0_33 and then make a downgrade from pfSense-upgrade: 1.0_33 -> 1.0_29 [pfSense]

stephenw10

Hmm, do you have logs showing that?

If you're using ZFS and have a snapshot from 22.05 you might just roll back to that and wait for the upgrade issues to be fixed. That should be imminent.

ssppcc

@stephenw10

After few days, that's my current log:

[22.05-RELEASE][root@pfSense.mydomain.tld]/boot: pfSense-upgrade
>>> Creating automatic rollback boot environment... 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. 15 packages processed.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: .......... done
Processing entries: .......... done
pfSense repository update completed. 551 packages processed.
All repositories are up to date.
>>> Locking package pkg... done.
>>> Upgrading pfSense-upgrade... done.
>>> Unlocking package pkg... done.
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
>>> Setting vital flag on pfSense-upgrade... done.
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pkg remote version
>>> Updating repositories metadata...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pkg-static: Repository pfSense-core has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
Fetching meta.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: . done
Processing entries:
pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:12:amd64 instead of FreeBSD:14:amd64
pkg-static: repository pfSense-core contains packages with wrong ABI: FreeBSD:12:amd64
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.conf: . done
Fetching packagesite.pkg: .......... done
Processing entries:
pkg-static: wrong architecture: FreeBSD:12:amd64 instead of FreeBSD:14:amd64
pkg-static: repository pfSense contains packages with wrong ABI: FreeBSD:12:amd64
Processing entries... done
Unable to update repository pfSense
Error updating repositories!
>>> Locking package pkg... done.
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense-upgrade remote version
ERROR: It was not possible to determine pfSense-upgrade remote version
>>> Upgrading pfSense-upgrade... failed.
>>> Unlocking package pkg... done.

ssppcc

My solution was delete de ifsentence at line 720 from /user/local/libexec/pfSense-upgrade

Then:

rm /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf 
ln /usr/local/share/pfSense/pkg/repos/pfSense-repo-devel.conf /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pfSense.conf
pfSense-upgrade -fy

I find the solution in this threat
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/176064/attempting-to-update-to-23-01-devel-corrupts-my-pfsense-installation/41