Tried going to FTLDNS, issues and can't get back to stable

[Ryan_Mullins]

Please follow the below template, it will help us to help you!

Expected Behaviour:

Ran apt-get update and upgrade
Followed instructions at Help Us Beta Test FTLDNS – Pi-hole

Actual Behaviour:

Had issues at the checkout phase. Now, can't run the pi-hole installer. Can't update local repositories. Core Pi-hole repo is missing.

Still able to access the web gui. Doesn't show a Pi-Hole version Pi-hole Version vDev (HEAD, ) Web Interface Version v3.3 FTL Version v3.0

Debug Token:

[✓] Your debug token is: 8c725iol73

[jfb]

Please try the Release 4.0 branch of master. This has all the FTLDNS features plus more.

pihole -up
echo release/v4.0 | sudo tee /etc/pihole/ftlbranch 
pihole checkout core release/v4.0 
pihole checkout web release/v4.0

[Ryan_Mullins]

Thanks jfb. Getting an error when trying to run pihole -up

pihole -up
/opt/pihole/update.sh: line 23: /etc/.pihole/automated install/basic-install.sh: No such file or directory
/opt/pihole/update.sh: line 99: : No such file or directory
/opt/pihole/update.sh: line 102: is_repo: command not found

Error: Core Pi-hole repo is missing from system!
Please re-run install script from https://pi-hole.net

Trying to rerun the installer to hopefully overwrite whatever is causing the issue also finishes with an error

[✓] Check for existing repository in /etc/.pihole
[i] Update repo in /etc/.pihole...
Error: Could not update local repository. Contact support.

[jfb]

Your best bet at this point might be to save your settings via teleporter, then uninstall and reinstall Pi-Hole from the curl script (curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash), then move to release 4.0. We can do some troubleshooting, but it will likely be quicker on your part to reinstall.

[Ryan_Mullins]

Ha Roger that.

Sounds like a project for when the wife is working late on Wednesday. Haven't done any customizing so not worried about having to get it up and running from scratch.

[Ryan_Mullins]

Welp I'm an idiot.

Had changed some things around over the weekend, and plugged my pi-hole into an underpowered USB port. That was fine for just having pi-hole running, but once I started trying to switch branches/reinstalling/troubleshooting, it never had enough power to complete things.

Put it into the right USB port, and all is right in the world.

[jfb]

Good that it's fixed. But, still go to the 4.0 branch for the improvements.

[Ryan_Mullins]

Thanks jfb.

Pi-hole Version vDev (release/v4.0, v3.3-428-g833131e) Web Interface Version v3.3 FTL Version vDev (release/v4.0, vDev-31d5fb9)

Got 4.0 up and running but have an error message appearing in settings.

There was a problem applying your settings.
Debugging information:
PHP error (2): syntax error, unexpected TC_LABEL, expecting '=' in /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf on line 33 in /var/www/html/admin/settings.php:15

[jfb]

There is a problem parsing comments in the file /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf.

Edit that file, remove all the commented lines (leaving just the active commands), then run pihole -restartdns and this should fix it.

[Ryan_Mullins]

Thanks again jfb. Problem solved. They only let me mark one response as a solution in the thread, but everything you have posted has been helpful.