SOLVED Update 11.0U4 > 11.1: Unable to mount boot-environment

[Yaguznal]

Hello everyone!

The title is prety self explanatory.
I have read several posts about this general error but mine seems to stem from somewhere else.
I have read the solutions to boot in a former environment but I simply have none. I started this box on 11.0U4.

Is there anything I can simply adapt to make this work again without having to burn yet an other cd?

I will happily provide aditional logs if needed.

Thanks in advance!


Exception Location: ./freenasUI/system/views.py in update_check, line 1375

Environment:
Software Version: FreeNAS-11.0-U4 (54848d13b)
Request Method: POST
Request URL: https://XXXXXXXX:XXX/system/update/check/?uuid=f6673949944a4408b33b8286b1fa5323
Traceback:
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/exception.py" in inner
39. response = get_response(request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in _legacy_get_response
249. response = self._get_response(request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in _get_response
178. response = middleware_method(request, callback, callback_args, callback_kwargs)
File "./freenasUI/freeadmin/middleware.py" in process_view
162. return login_required(view_func)(request, *view_args, **view_kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/django/contrib/auth/decorators.py" in _wrapped_view
23. return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
File "./freenasUI/system/views.py" in update_check
1375. raise MiddlewareError(handler.error)
Exception Type: MiddlewareError at /system/update/check/
Exception Value: [MiddlewareError: b'Unable to mount boot-environment 11.1-RELEASE']

 

[silverback]

Yes, my oldish Xeon system has had this problem in the past. I had to save the configuration and do a fresh install.

 

[Ericloewe]

Is there anything I can simply adapt to make this work again without having to burn yet an other cd?

Why are you burning any CDs? Why does your server even have an optical drive? We're in 2018: http://doc.freenas.org/11/install.html#preparing-the-media

As for the problem itself, if you are using USB flash drives as boot devices, consider using a low-end SSD instead. Much more reliable and much faster.

 

[Yaguznal]

The usb stick I use to write the iso on goes into write protection every time I try to use that method, @Ericloewe . I ended up with 4 paperweights already. And they are too light for even that. I am reluctant to try that method again.

My initial question is still the same. Is there anything I can adapt so the updater does work?

 

[Yaguznal]

I did a fresh install via cd without formatting and it works fine now. It migrated the settings database I saved before and rebooted. Solved.

 

[cafenfrek]

you mentioned 4 paper weights...I have used SSDs, followed the install guide for creating the install media, and created 3 paper weights so far my self. I am glad you were able to solve your issue, but creating paper weights seems to be an issue for me. I am about to abandon FreeNAS if I can't figure out why and go to another system. I just want to set up a reliable NAS and a plex server and have been working on it for 3 dang weeks...way too long.