Available os updates are only shown for 1/4 raspberries

[luebbe]

Checklist:

• [x] I updated to the latest version available
• [x] I checked that my MQTT broker is otherwise working

Release with the issue: v1.8.5

Last working release (if known):

Hardware, Operating System, Python version: I have four raspberries all running version 1.8.5 of RPi-Reporter:

• 1 B+, Python 3.9.2
• Zero W, (currently offline)
• 3 B, Python 3.9.2
• 4 B, Python 3.9.2

Description of problem:

Only on one of them, the 3B, RPi-Reporter returns the number of available OS updates.

Json of the "monitor" topic of pi-sprinkler (ux_pdates=0)

{"info": {"timestamp": "2023-10-09T10:16:08+02:00", "rpi_model": "RPi 1 ModelB+r1.2", "ifaces": "e", "host_name": "pi-sprinkler", "fqdn": "pi-sprinkler", "ux_release": "bullseye", "ux_version": "6.1.21+", "ux_updates": 0, "up_time": "36 days,  14:35", "up_time_secs": 3162900, "last_update": "2023-10-09T11:14:00+02:00", "fs_total_gb": 32, "fs_free_prcnt": 93, "fs_used_prcnt": 7, "networking": {"eth0": {"mac": "b8:27:eb:72:b6:ff", "rx_data": 0, "tx_data": 0}, "wlan0": {"IP": "192.168.0.76", "mac": "00:13:ef:20:29:7d", "rx_data": 32481, "tx_data": 20152}}, "drives": {"root": {"size_gb": 32, "used_prcnt": 7, "device": "/dev/root", "mount_pt": "/"}}, "memory": {"size_mb": 429, "free_mb": 326, "size_swap": 100, "free_swap": 95}, "mem_used_prcnt": 24, "cpu": {"hardware": "BCM2835", "model": "ARMv6-compatible processor rev 7 (v6l)", "number_cores": 2, "bogo_mips": "697.95", "serial": "000000000c72b6ff", "load_1min_prcnt": 5.5, "load_5min_prcnt": 16.5, "load_15min_prcnt": 17.5}, "throttle": ["throttled = 0x0", "Not throttled"], "temperature_c": 34.2, "temp_gpu_c": 34.2, "temp_cpu_c": 34.7, "reporter": "ISP-RPi-mqtt-daemon v1.8.5", "reporter_releases": "v1.8.5,v1.7.2,v1.7.3,v1.7.4,v1.8.3,v1.8.4", "report_interval": 5}}

Output of "sudo apt update" on pi-sprinkler

pi@pi-sprinkler:/opt/RPi-Reporter-MQTT2HA-Daemon $ sudo apt update
Get:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian bullseye InRelease [15.0 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian bullseye InRelease [23.6 kB]
Get:3 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian bullseye/main armhf Packages [13.2 MB]
Get:4 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian bullseye/main armhf Packages [314 kB]
Get:5 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian bullseye/non-free armhf Packages [106 kB]
Fetched 13.7 MB in 39s (347 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
40 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

So in theory RPi-reporter should report 40 available OS updates. I guess it's a configuration problem, but I can't spot it. There is no obvious difference in the config.ini files between the machines. Only the mqtt hostname, base_topic and sensor_name are defined. All other options are at their default values (commented out). Maybe a permission problem?

Python errors shown in the logs (if applicable):

There are no erros shown on any of the devices.

Additional information:

[luebbe]

OK, that seems to be a bit more complicated. I just updated the raspberry 3B. Sudo apt update reported 44 available updates instead of the 29 shown by RPI-reporter. Now after running sudo apt upgrade, RPi-reporter still shows 29 available updates. Where does it get this value from?

[bsimmo]

https://github.com/ironsheep/RPi-Reporter-MQTT2HA-Daemon/blob/4951bc918c4d889467c3386794d9e0730add4ed6/ISP-RPi-mqtt-daemon.py#L546 https://github.com/ironsheep/RPi-Reporter-MQTT2HA-Daemon/blob/4951bc918c4d889467c3386794d9e0730add4ed6/ISP-RPi-mqtt-daemon.py#L1119 https://github.com/ironsheep/RPi-Reporter-MQTT2HA-Daemon/blob/4951bc918c4d889467c3386794d9e0730add4ed6/ISP-RPi-mqtt-daemon.py#L1160

and here https://github.com/ironsheep/RPi-Reporter-MQTT2HA-Daemon/blob/4951bc918c4d889467c3386794d9e0730add4ed6/ISP-RPi-mqtt-daemon.py#L1189

and right at the start where it checks for apt and a bit later where it sends.

Look at the bottom of the readme and run it in debug mode to see what it is seeing.

[luebbe]

Thanks. I'll keep an eye on it. It still looks inconsistent here.