This log is from the second time I tried to complete the upgrade, but the error is the same as the first time.
Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
fontconfig: 2.14.2,1 -> 2.15.0_1,1
opnsense: 23.7.11 -> 23.7.12
Number of packages to be upgraded: 2
[1/2] Upgrading fontconfig from 2.14.2,1 to 2.15.0_1,1...
Child process pid=79344 terminated abnormally: Bus error
Starting web GUI...done.
Generating RRD graphs...done.
***DONE***
The first time through it succeeded in updating a number of packages before hitting the failure on fontconfig
Hardware is a Dell Wyse 5070 Extended
CPU type Intel(R) Pentium(R) Silver J5005 CPU @ 1.50GHz (4 cores, 4 threads)
bus error might be telling you the storage encountered an error. dmesg might have some more info
Thanks. I'll look into that. It's not encouraging that when I tried to ssh in I got "/bin/tcsh: Input/output error" and the connection closed after the system banner/motd was printed. Logging in as root works fine, though, but I get i/o error when I try to open a shell.
I have an SSD sitting on my desk that I bought because I haven't been having good luck with USB thumbdrives. I just hadn't made time to install it...
> I haven't been having good luck with USB thumbdrives.
.... and suddenly it all becomes clear ;)
Yeah, the thumbdrive was dying. Got the SSD installed, re-installed OPNsence and restored the config and I'm back up and running. With some luck I've solved my main source of unplanned downtime.