The output displayed in System > Firmware > Updates (both firmware upgrade output and audit results) is not streamed line-by-line. Instead, output appears to be buffered and flushed in large chunks, causing long pauses followed by sudden bursts of text. Live streaming would give better visibility into progress.
Yes, noticed while testing:
https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/5de581cd4416
But the change was already in 26.1.8 so we'll fix for 26.1.10 which means in 26.1.11 the updates log will be back to where it was. ;)
Cheers,
Franco
Thanks, Franco! So I can confirm this is the same issue I hit:
First update attempt: log stayed stuck/stacked, firewall rebooted
Second attempt: update succeeded
Since the fix is in the commit you linked and already in 26.1.8, my 26.1.9 should have it, but I still saw the chunked output and reboot. Looking forward to 26.1.10/26.1.11 when the logs return to normal streaming.
Good to know it's tracked and will be resolved!
No, the commit that changed the behaviour was in 26.1.8. I wrote the fix while testing 26.1.9. The fix will be part of 26.1.10.
Cheers,
Franco