Update to 15.7.5 failed on alix

[gpac]

Hello,

Upgrading to 15.7.5 doesn't seem to work on Alix with 4 Gb compact flash :

From GUI :

***GOT REQUEST TO UPGRADE: all***
***STARTING UPGRADE***
Updating OPNsense repository catalogue...
OPNsense repository is up-to-date.
All repositories are up-to-date.
Updating OPNsense repository catalogue...
OPNsense repository is up-to-date.
All repositories are up-to-date.
Checking for upgrades (61 candidates): .......... done
Processing candidates (61 candidates): . done
The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
   opnsense: 15.7.4 -> 15.7.5

The process will require 4 KiB more space.
9 MiB to be downloaded.
Fetching opnsense-15.7.5.txz: .......... done
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
[1/1] Upgrading opnsense from 15.7.4 to 15.7.5...
Resetting root shell
Updating /etc/shells
Unhooking from /etc/rc
Removing OPNsense version
You may need to manually remove /usr/local/etc/config.xml if it's no longer needed.
[1/1] Extracting opnsense-15.7.5: .......... done
Updating /etc/shells
Registering root shell
Hooking into /etc/rc
Writing OPNsense version
Stopping configd...done
Starting configd.
Flush Phalcon volt templates
Message for opnsense-15.7.5:
 Follow the brave badger!
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
Nothing to do.
The following package files will be deleted:
   /var/cache/pkg/opnsense-15.7.4-ddec3dfa3d.txz
   /var/cache/pkg/opnsense-15.7.4.txz
The cleanup will free 9 MiB
Deleting files: .. done
All done
Restarting webConfigurator....done.
!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! A kernel/base upgrade is in progress. !
!  Please do not turn off the system.   !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fetching kernel-15.7.4-i386.txz... ok
Fetching base-15.7.4-i386.txz... failed
***DONE***


Then retried from Console :

Updating OPNsense repository catalogue...
OPNsense repository is up-to-date.       
All repositories are up-to-date.         
Updating OPNsense repository catalogue...
OPNsense repository is up-to-date.       
All repositories are up-to-date.         
Checking for upgrades (60 candidates): 100%
Processing candidates (60 candidates): 100%
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
Your packages are up to date.             
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
Nothing to do.                             
Nothing to do.                             

Restarting webConfigurator...done.

There are updates available.
!!!!!!!!!!!!! ATTENTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! A kernel/base upgrade is in progress. !
!  Please do not turn off the system.   !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fetching kernel-15.7.4-i386.txz... ok
Fetching base-15.7.4-i386.txz... fetch: /tmp/opnsense-update.56118/base-15.7.4-i386.txz: No space left on device
failed


df -H in shell gives :
Filesystem            Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/ufs/OPNsense0    981M    693M    210M    77%    /
devfs                 1.0k    1.0k      0B   100%    /dev
tmpfs                  35M     24M     11M    68%    /tmp
tmpfs                  42M     31M     11M    73%    /var
devfs                 1.0k    1.0k      0B   100%    /var/dhcpd/dev

It's quite a fresh install (CF re-formated for installing 15.7.2). I don't understand why various partitions (and especially /tmp) are so small by default. Is there something I could do to increase their sizes ?

Thanks for advice.

Best regards

[franco]

By default, /var MFS is too small to fetch updates. You'll need at least 150 MB (System: Settings: Misc). This changed when pkgng was introduced which by default stores its downloads in /var. /tmp may also need a bump or otherwise the kernel/base aren't updated (at least 100 MB).

Since 15.7.2 the system uses TMPFS with no upper limit specified instead of MFS, but it'll need a reboot too.

The default sizes for /var and /tmp have never been altered. Generally, /var MFS has become more of a nuisance than a help. We are weighing options at the moment.