pkg problem re-visited

sehrguey-the-2nd · May 10, 2025

Hi there
searching the internet I gathered that my problem was solved more than once and also fixed 'lately'. Still I ran into it and stuck.
on a freshly installed freeBSD 14.2 (GENERIC amd64) I dutifully follow the Handbook (p.135)

# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
# echo 'FreeBSD: { url: "pkg+http://pkg.freebsd./usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
# pkg update -f

here comes Oops! --

pkg: No SRV record found for the repo 'FreeBSD'

the threads
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/problems-with-pkg-1-20-8.90655/
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-no-srv-record-found-for-the-repo-freebsd.90716/
suggested improving .../repos/FreeBSD.conf by deleting "pkg+" and incerting 'mirror_type: "none"'
which I did and got "Unable to update... Error updating repositories"
and here am I scratching the back of my head puzzledly, and waiting, hat in hand, for you kind help

Erichans · May 10, 2025

sehrguey-the-2nd said:

If you exactly typed it like:
echo 'FreeBSD: { url: "pkg+http://pkg.freebsd./usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
you are missing something.

If you want to use the latest repository, it should be (as root):
echo 'FreeBSD: { url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest" }' > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf

Check the contents of the file /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf, it should look like:

Code:

% cat /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
FreeBSD: {
    url: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest,
}

Also verify the following output of pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p', it should look like this:

Code:

 % pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p'
Repositories:
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }

sehrguey-the-2nd · May 11, 2025

Erichans said:
you are missing something.

thank you for coming to help
yes, I was tinkering after the threads in the forums.
now the situation is as follows:

Code:

root@freebsd:/usr/local/etc/repos # cat FreeBSD.conf
FreeBSD: { url: "pkg+http://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest" }

Code:

root@freebsd:/usr/local/etc/repos # pkg -vv|sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p'
Repositories:
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }

Code:

root@freebsd:/usr/local/etc/repos # pkg update -f
Updating FreeBSD repository  catalogue...

pkg: No SRV record found for the repo 'FreeBSD
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/meta.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
repository FreeBSD has no meta file, using defauult settings
Unable to update repository FreeBSD
Error updating repositories!

SirDice · May 13, 2025

Did you muck around with /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf?

And where are you getting your DNS from?

mirror_type: "SRV" and pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/.... should work fine:

Code:

Repositories:
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }

sehrguey-the-2nd · May 14, 2025

SirDice said:
Did you muck around with /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf?

And where are you getting your DNS from?

yes, I did muck with it and confessed that in OP but then I reformed and restored to:

Code:

FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }

and I'm getting my DNS from my Samsung phone
the command you suggested brought about:

Code:

 -sh: mirror_type:: not found
  -sh: pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest: not found
  [1] Done(127)

SirDice · May 14, 2025

sehrguey-the-2nd said:
the command you suggested brought about:

Those weren't commands but settings from pkg.conf(5).

sehrguey-the-2nd · May 14, 2025

SirDice said:
Those weren't commands but settings from pkg.conf(5).

 

root@freebsd:~ less /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf

unfortunately I cannot copy-paste the outcome of the above command which is too voluminous and +pkg repo is inaccessible for me to install the needed vm apps which allow to copy between host and guest machines

sehrguey-the-2nd · May 17, 2025

hi there
for those who might run into the same problem -- the solution found me:
running

Code:

pkg update -f

stops pkg complains about missing "SRV" mirror_type

Steen E · May 21, 2025

Hi there.
Well, not for me. I was happy finding this thread, and so recent, but I have the same problem.

I am running into trouble updating the repository catalogue, with "pkg update -f". The err msg simply says "An error occured while fetching package" and then there is a line saying "repository FreeBSD has no meta file, using default settings".

There is also a variation of the err msg:
pkg: No SRV record found for the repo 'FreeBSD'
as described by previous post.

I've browsed the forum and found some suggestions - setting time, with ntpd and installing ca_root_nss. I have run ntpd and I have a ports build of ca_root_nss but it has not solved the problem.

freebsd-version -ru: 14.2-RELEASE-p3.

Curious though, without the net interface up the errors are the same, but when the net interface is up there is a short lag before the program returns with err.
Any suggestions would be welcome

Steen E · May 23, 2025

All well & sound. My src.conf(5) had WITHOUT_CAROOT. Not yet come round to a system with caroot but I presume that was the trouble.

sehrguey-the-2nd · May 24, 2025

Steen E said:
All well & sound. My src.conf(5) had WITHOUT_CAROOT. Not yet come round to a system with caroot but I presume that was the trouble.

By me the problem of "absent" SRV in the repository comes and goes. When it pops up back I had to repeat

Code:

pkg update -f

which eliminates the problem for the current session

tyson · Jun 17, 2025

Here i encountered other error.
I have two virtual servers running 14.3. One was fresh install and other one was upgraded from 14.2(this has error explained below).

On upgraded 14.3 server
pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p'

Code:

Repositories:
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }
  FreeBSD-kmods: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_3",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0
  }

On fresh box:
pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p'

Code:

Repositories:
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }
  FreeBSD-kmods: {
    url             : "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_3",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }

Both boxes has same configuration:
/etc/resolv.conf

Code:

nameserver 8.8.8.8

/etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf

Code:

#
# To disable this repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file:
#
#   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
#   echo "FreeBSD: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#

FreeBSD: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-kmods: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}

/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/latest.conf

Code:

FreeBSD: {
    url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest"
}
FreeBSD-kmods: {
    url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest_${VERSION_MINOR}"
}

On one box there is problem with pkg update

Code:

pkg update -f
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: 100%    179 B   0.2kB/s    00:01
Fetching data.pkg: 100%   10 MiB   2.6MB/s    00:04
Processing entries: 100%
FreeBSD repository update completed. 35990 packages processed.
Updating FreeBSD-kmods repository catalogue...
Fetching meta.conf: 100%    179 B   0.2kB/s    00:01
Fetching data.pkg: 100%   16 KiB  16.7kB/s    00:01
Processing entries: 100%
FreeBSD-kmods repository update completed. 53 packages processed.
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
pkg: Repository FreeBSD has a wrong packagesite, need to re-create database
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/meta.conf -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/meta.txz -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
repository FreeBSD has no meta file, using default settings
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/data.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/data.tzst -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/packagesite.pkg -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
pkg: packagesite URL error for pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/packagesite.tzst -- pkg+:// implies SRV mirror type
Unable to update repository FreeBSD
Error updating repositories!

Other box is working just fine.

Problem disappear when i remove latest.conf, and replace quarterly with latest in /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.org.

Emrion · Jun 17, 2025

Compare the md5 of /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/latest.conf between these servers.

tyson · Jun 17, 2025

Emrion said:
Compare the md5 of /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/latest.conf on between these servers.

Thank you for suggestion.
This was 'invisible' character on first line which I didn't seen in vim, but noticed in mcedit.
Copy/paste in putty is not perfect.

Erichans · Jun 18, 2025

tyson said:
Problem disappear

It looks like there still might be something wrong.

tyson said:
On upgraded 14.3 server
pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p'

Could you again post the output of pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p' on this 'upgraded 14.3 server' ?

tyson · Jun 18, 2025

Erichans said:
It looks like there still might be something wrong.

Could you again post the output of pkg -vv | sed -n '/^Repositories:/,$ p' on this 'upgraded 14.3 server' ?

Here you go

Code:

Repositories:
  FreeBSD: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }
  FreeBSD-kmods: {
    url             : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/kmods_latest_3",
    enabled         : yes,
    priority        : 0,
    mirror_type     : "SRV",
    signature_type  : "FINGERPRINTS",
    fingerprints    : "/usr/share/keys/pkg"
  }

After I removed 'invidible' character that was in front of "FreeBSD" repository, now all is fine.
Where was two repos, but one was with wrong name that I didnt catch at first.

Erichans · Jun 18, 2025

Right. Then using

tyson said:

/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/latest.conf

Code:

FreeBSD: { 
     url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest" 
} 
FreeBSD-kmods: { 
     url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_latest_${VERSION_MINOR}" 
}

works as intended.

I'm not quite sure why you are using url: "pkg+http: instead of url: "pkg+https:.
Also because, for the upgraded server, you have it working with the https scheme.

tyson · Jun 18, 2025

Erichans said:
Right. Then using

works as intended.

I'm not quite sure why you are using url: "pkg+http: instead of url: "pkg+http[B]s[/B]:.
Also because, for the upgraded server, you have it working with the https scheme.

Well, most likely i had https in there, but i was changing it few times before i could find what was actual cause.
Now im using pkg+https on both, and its working as intended.

pkg problem re-visited

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