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    Upgrading to RC3 from RC2 - BROKEN

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.0-RC Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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      Gilrod
      last edited by

      Hi,
      When I connect to our PFSENSE page I notice the Auto-Update says "Unable to check for updates." on the Dashboard…

      When I try to do a manual update, it starts to upload but then gets stuck at "31%" and does nothing, just sits there with the browser saying it IS updating still, but nothing.

      I'm on version "2.0-RC2 (i386) built on Wed May 18 01:45:18 EDT 2011 "

      Thanks

      Stewart

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        It is not broken in general - something is broken with it on your system.

        If the auto update is unable to check for updates, there is something wrong with your routing and/or DNS.

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          Gilrod
          last edited by

          Actually, I did a restart and it did the auto update however when the download was complete it started to do an extract and reported it "cannot continue file is corrupted"

          Ideas.

          Point of note we've NOT changed our setup in 3 months and it's updated fine until late may

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            Random stops, corrupt files, it sounds like a hardware issue. Flaky HDD or RAM.

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              Gilrod
              last edited by

              It's an alix all in one box, designed for pfsense and comes with it pre-installed

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                Are you running a NanoBSD install there or a full install?

                Your CF could by dying.

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                  Gilrod
                  last edited by

                  Umm pass. Like I said came as is and we just do upgrades.

                  I actually emailed one of the guys at pfsense about some other issues problems we want to resolve.

                  We're and indie game Dev studio and currently have no IT staff, so are in need of someone to help us with this type of stuff, sorry I can't be much more help :-/

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                  • jimpJ
                    jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                    last edited by

                    If you have a spare CF, writing out a fresh image onto a new CF and restoring your config would be a good way to eliminate the CF as a problem.

                    CF cards have limited write cycles, so any kind of activity (especially upgrades) will shorten their potential lifespan. CF cards are cheap, probably $10-15 for a 4GB card, if that.

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                      Gilrod
                      last edited by

                      Can a 2.5" HDD be used?

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                      • jimpJ
                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                        last edited by

                        Depends on your model, but … maybe. I haven't tried to do it, but others have. Some ALIX models do have a laptop hdd connector inside (IDE, not SATA) but you would also need a small laptop IDE cable. CF is cheap, and usually reliable, not a lot of reasons to bother adding (prone to fail) moving parts to it.

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                          Gilrod
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                          I think it's a storage issue, I've just noticed n the dashboard that disk usage is at 103% :-/

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                            Gilrod
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                            Where do the updates get downloaded to? In terms local directories?

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                            • jimpJ
                              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                              last edited by

                              /root/

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