Mender-client.service missing after mender-convert

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I have been using mender-convert to create my image and up until the latest iteration all was fine, but with the latest img that was created, there is no mender-client.service in /lib/systemd/system. There is a mender-client.service.wants.

I haven’t changed anything AFAIK I just run my shell script.

Any ideas of where I can look for this?

John

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Hi @jjsteele,

This is related to the incident on the Debian package repository. Please see the workaround here for a way forwards.

Greetz,
Josef

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Just to confirm, I just need to change MENDER_CLIENT_VERSION=“latest” to MENDER_CLIENT_VERSION=3.5.2 in configs/mender_convert_config?
No “” needed?

John

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Hi @jjsteele,

Good catch, fixed.

Greets,
Josef

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@TheYoctoJester
It is now failing to build with
024-01-19 11:32:36 [INFO] [mender-convert-modify] Installing Mender Connect addon
mender-convert-modify has finished. Cleaning up…
2024-01-19 11:32:36 [ERROR] [mender-convert] mender-convert failed
2024-01-19 11:32:36 [DEBUG] [mender-convert-modify] When running: (modules/deb.sh:42): run_and_log_cmd():

wget -Nq https://downloads.mender.io/repos/debian/dists/debian/buster/stable/main/binary-armhf/Packages -P /tmp

2024-01-19 11:32:36 [ERROR] [mender-convert] mender-convert failed
2024-01-19 11:32:36 [ERROR] [mender-convert] mender-convert exit code: 8

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Which version of mender-convert is this? @jjsteele

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@TheYoctoJester
It is 4.0.3-dirty with MENDER_CLIENT_VERSION=“3.5.2”.

John

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@TheYoctoJester
Am I using the wrong version?

John

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@jjsteele

Currently 4.1.1 should be chosen.

Greets,
Josef

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@TheYoctoJester I’ll try that and let you know what happens.

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@TheYoctoJester How do I download 4.1.1? Can’t see that branch.

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Hi @jjsteele

4.1.1 is a tag: Release 4.1.1 · mendersoftware/mender-convert · GitHub
4.1.x is a branch: GitHub - mendersoftware/mender-convert at 4.1.x

Greets,
Josef

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@TheYoctoJester And I should use MENDER_CLIENT_VERSION=“3.5.2” with that?

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@jjsteele it should already be the default: Merge pull request #634 from mendersoftware/cherry-4.1.x-MEN-6948-cli… · mendersoftware/mender-convert@db1c144 · GitHub

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@TheYoctoJester All working now. Many thanks.