Error when upgrading to version 2.7

cairoapcampos

I tried to update PfSense from version 2.6 to version 2.7 but I couldn't. I tried 3 possible ways: Through the Web interface, through option 13 in the console and through the "pfSense-upgrade" command directly in the shell. According to the last test I got the output below:

I saw some forum posts, but I didn't find a solution.

stephenw10

That looks like it has pulled in some newer pkgs. Try running:
pkg-static info -x pfsense and pkg-static info pkg

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10 said in Error when upgrading to version 2.7:

That looks like it has pulled in some newer pkgs. Try running:
pkg-static info -x pfsense and pkg-static info pkg

Command output: pkg-static info -x pfsense

Command output: pkg-static info pkg

stephenw10

Mmm, OK. Try: pkg-static -d update

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10 said in Error when upgrading to version 2.7:

Mmm, OK. Try: pkg-static -d update

Command output: pkg-static -d update

Should I run the pfSense-upgrade command now?

stephenw10

Yes try: pfSense-upgrade -d

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10 said in Error when upgrading to version 2.7:

Yes try: pfSense-upgrade -d

When executing the above command the problem returned:

stephenw10

Ok try: ls /var/cache/pkg/pkg*

If it shows you have a cached version of pkg-1.17.5_4.pkg then try:
pkg-static install -Uf /var/cache/pkg/pkg-1.17.5_4.pkg

Then try upgrading again.

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10

The versions shown are as follows:

Should I use some of these versions, instead of the pkg-1.17.5_4.pkg version?

stephenw10

Yes try: pkg-static install -Uf /var/cache/pkg/pkg-1.17.5_3.pkg

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10

Package update screens:

Should I really remove the "pkg.conf" file before running the pfSense-upgrade -d command?

stephenw10

Nope just try upgrading from there.

Though it's interesting that now it was able to see the updated 1.19.1_2 version of package anyway. It will probably just upgrade to that again first, which is correct.

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10

I tried updating using version "pkg-1.17.5_3.pkg" but it didn't work:

Later I checked the downloaded packages, installed the 1.19.1_2 package and tried to update, but it didn't work either:

stephenw10

Hmm. pkg -d update still succeeds?

And pfSense-repoc fails?

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10

Still using version 1.19.1_2 of the package I have the following outputs:

I will restore the PfSense snapshot. It is a VM. Can we do another test?

Even changing to the snapshot does not update to version 2.7. However, we can start a new attempt without any previous tests.

stephenw10

Ah sorry try: pkg-static -d update and pfSense-repoc-static

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10

I reinstalled the pkg- 1.19.1_2.pkg package.

I executed the following commands, but one of them failed.

stephenw10

Hmm, I assume pfSense-upgrade still fails the same way?

At this point I think I would just reinstall 2.7 clean to be sure.

cairoapcampos

@stephenw10 said in Error when upgrading to version 2.7:

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Hmm, I assume pfSense-upgrade still fails the same way?

At this point I think I would just reinstall 2.7 clean to be sure.

Is it possible to backup all of pfSense (firewall rules, OpenVPN settings, etc?) and then restore to a clean install of pfSense 2.7?

stephenw10

Yes, just download the config from Diag > Backup/Restore then restore it into 2.7.