Version 2.9 Update & Repair Both Failing, "HashError: Hash mismatch" / "Version 2.9.10.3948 is not available."

[rws]

I'm observing update failing, and repair failing.

Update fail appears to be related to "ERROR: UNPACK_FAIL: (9412)->[HashError: Hash mismatch" with "STATUS: Transfer error. Please, check your firewall/antivirus settings." I have checked AV with no reported issues, and watched traffic from the host machine with no blocked outbound traffic showing in the firewall logs.

I've attempted to delete the files related to Hash Mismatch and restart the update, but the error persists.

Repairing results in the error: "Version 2.9.10.3948 is not available. Consider updating."

Any recommendations for next steps?

autoupdate_templog_202412300130_RepairFail.txt autoupdate_log_20241230_UpdateFail.txt

Edited December 30, 2024 by rws
Reattached uploaded files to avoid interfering with text formatting.

[silverdevil]

1 hour ago, rws said:

Any recommendations for next steps?

hello. check to see if your AV is blocking the update. also it is suggested to add exclusions to AV to prevent future problems.

also you can download the latest updater here. http://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com/files/DCS_updater_64bit.zip

replace the current dcs_updater.exe file in C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin with one found in zip.

Edited December 30, 2024 by silverdevil

[rws]

Hello,

Thank you for the feedback and suggestions.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus is disabled.

I had previously downloaded the new DCS_Updater.exe to "J:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin"

"J:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin" does not exist in the OpenBeta directory after a fairly recent update, maybe a couple months ago.

Running the update now from "J:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_Updater.exe" so we'll see how it goes!

Thanks again,
rws
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[rws]

The download has stopped and I've received the same error -

null"DCS Updater 2.17.2.8 Transfer error. Please, check your firewall/antivirus settings."

autoupdate_log_202412301735_UpdateFail.txt

[silverdevil]

10 hours ago, rws said:

Microsoft Defender Antivirus is disabled.

no AV at all? this message is common with AV blocking. looks like an issue with the KOLA map. if you can get into DCS without running the update, disable KOLA in modules. then update. then re-enable KOLA and try again. i have all the above exclusions in my AV and have no issues with KOLA or any other of the terrains. i have them all on my system.

[Tazer83]

On 12/30/2024 at 11:53 PM, rws said:

The download has stopped and I've received the same error -

null"DCS Updater 2.17.2.8 Transfer error. Please, check your firewall/antivirus settings."

autoupdate_log_202412301735_UpdateFail.txt 6.83 kB · 7 downloads

Did you find a solution to your problem? I've currently got the same problem, all started for me when it kept asking for Pure Client so decided on a new install and now have this problem.

Edited January 5 by Tazer83

[Tazer83]

So in the end I had to turn off the Real time Protection, Windows defender, private networks to OFF and it installed fine. The Pure Client message came back after a couple of games on the Online Server. Seems my problem is I pushed my Ram up from 6400mhz to 6800mhz before this happened yesterday and when it happened again today I turned the clock back down to 6400mhz and the Pure Client message has vanished. Hope this helps out some poor bugger in need of a fix.

 

Hope I've posted this correctly