Problem upgrading FreeNAS 8.2.0-BETA3 => BETA4

[Gianluigi Zanettini]

I'm trying to upgrade FreeNAS 8.2.0-BETA3 => BETA4 (x64) via web but I only get "An error occurred" briefly at the top of the screen. Nothing new neither in /var/log/message nor on the console output. I used the .txz file, not the .xz.

WTF?

 

[andoy31]

I've read somewhere in the forums that betas can't be upgraded via gui.... Try searching for the procedure to do it via cli.

 

[survive]

Hi Gianluigi Zanettini,

You should be able to upgrade directly from the GUI....that's how I did it. It looks like you have the correct file and everything you wrote above sounds like you are doing things correctly.

First thing I would do is check the checksum of the upgrade file or re-download it from a different mirror....it should present an error if the file is incorrect though, not throw up a non-descript error for a moment.

-Will

 

[Gianluigi Zanettini]

@andoy31: Some weeks ago I upgraded via GUI another system form b2 to b3, so...

@survive: I already re-downloaded and the second time I also checked the checksum (it matches).


If it's possible to upgrade via shell, that would be ok too (but this procedure http://samkear.com/system-administration/freenas-8-firmware-update-fails-using-the-gui for 8.0 doesn't work I already tried it).

 

[skear]

@andoy31: Some weeks ago I upgraded via GUI another system form b2 to b3, so...

@survive: I already re-downloaded and the second time I also checked the checksum (it matches).


If it's possible to upgrade via shell, that would be ok too (but this procedure http://samkear.com/system-administration/freenas-8-firmware-update-fails-using-the-gui for 8.0 doesn't work I already tried it).

You could attempt to do the upgrade using the CD, sometimes that works when the GUI/Shell methods fail. It may just be easier to save the config file, do a clean install of Beta 4, then restore the configuration.

 

[dz006]

Hi - I have just attempted the GUI upgrade from BETA3 to BETA4 using the txz file and I get he same generic message "An error occurred!" - did anyone find a workable solution beyond starting with a clean image?

Cheers,
Darren.