Channels DVR won't fully update

Channels DVR Server
#1

Running 2020.10.22.2256. Click and hold on update and it says "Downloading 2020.10.23.1809 update..."

The update ran for 15 minutes and I rebooted 'cause it normally takes a few seconds. .

After the reboot the Web Admin UI still show the 2020.10.22.2256 version so the update didn't happen.

When I go to the channels-dvr directory on the server, I can see directory for the new version but only the following files were installed:

  • channels-dvr
  • linux-x86_64.sha256

The other files are missing. I deleted the 2020.10.23.1809 directory as the symbolic link for latest still points to the 2020.10.22.2256 folder.

#2

There is a fix in 2020.10.23.1845. The DVR works in 2020.10.23.1809 but the web UI won't load. You can force update via curl:

curl -XPUT http://x:8089/updater/check/2020.10.23.1845

#3

Jesus Christ. I’ve been racking my brain as to why this thing keeps crashing. Uninstalled, reinstalled stable update then it broke again after pre release update. It just pulled down an update that didn’t work. I’ll try the curl.

This new back end has not worked out well at all.

#4

curl did not work for me on windows. after the command i got "true" but the server did not work. i had to uninstall, restore, and then update to .1845. looks like its up and running now.

#5

That worked. Thank you.

I was using:

curl -XPUT http://x:8089/updater/check/prerelease

#6

On Windows you would have to use curl.exe because just curl uses a powershell script that doesn't understand the arguments.