Update Failed on HP Thinclient Device with AMD RX-427BB CPU

chpalmer

Update to 2.9.0ce from 2.8.1 via GUI stopped with "Update Failed".

Enter an option: 13

pfSense-repoc-static: exec: received signal 12. exiting.

pfSense-repoc-static: si_get_packages: cannot run pkg info
pfSense-repoc-static: failed to read the installed pfSense packages
Bad system call (core dumped)
Bad system call (core dumped)
Bad system call (core dumped)
ERROR: It was not possible to identify which pfSense kernel is installed
pfSense - Serial: MXL7181RR0 - Netgate Device ID: fc90c2ef11c65aaaa85f

check_upgrade: "" returned error code 1 @ 2026-08-05 17:24:26
check_upgrade: "Upgrading pkg" returned error code 3 @ 2026-08-05 17:24:28

stephenw10

Should be fixed now. That was a..... fun bug!

2.9.0-beta is live again on the repo.

chpalmer

@stephenw10 Success today.

In case anyone comes by that had the same issue and had the upgrade page fail afterwords.. go to the guide... https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/upgrades.html