<![CDATA[Can't switch update channel]]>I'm running 20.04, not sure which OTA. When going to the update screen in the system settings, the update channel is stuck at 16.04. Changing it ends up in an infinite spinner.

There might be a problem reading the current OS information perhaps?

  • I'm not able to see anywhere which OTA it is, the "About" page has an empty field
  • Running the "Ubuntu Info" app fails to list lots of device information
  • Running system-image-cli i returns this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/system-image-cli", line 6, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 844, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 976, in get_code
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 640, in _compile_bytecode
EOFError: marshal data too short

Any ideas to fix this or which direction to look?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/11210/can-t-switch-update-channelRSS for NodeSat, 11 Apr 2026 08:41:45 GMTSat, 02 Aug 2025 11:36:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can't switch update channel on Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:15:01 GMT]]>@kugiigi ah! Keen eye. I assumed it was set to automatic, but it was indeed set to manual.

I've reset back to auto and am now able to see the different channels, so I am checking for updates.

I'll report back once it finishes spinning

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/88052https://forums.ubports.com/post/88052Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:15:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't switch update channel on Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:28:52 GMT]]>@th3ass3t I don't think we have "Update to launch" in apps. Also, it seems like you have wrong system date/time.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/87871https://forums.ubports.com/post/87871Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:28:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't switch update channel on Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:58:43 GMT]]>@kugiigi Hrm

None of the apps will update (most won't even launch), and all say "Update to launch", all the web browsers have expired certs etc etc.

I will be trying to update through command line on my Arch machine tomorrow, will update this thread afterwards

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/87870https://forums.ubports.com/post/87870Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:58:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't switch update channel on Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:12:39 GMT]]>@th3ass3t Latest update is indeed OTA-9 on Focal (20.04) Perhaps the last update was just wrong. Sometimes system date and time is wrong after a reboot, at least until it resyncs to the correct one.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/87851https://forums.ubports.com/post/87851Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:12:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can't switch update channel on Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:37:50 GMT]]>I'm running a Pixel 3a, also on 20.04 Stable, OTA 9, which shows "up to date", but also shows a "Last update" of 6/23/23, which feels too old to be the most up to date stable version.

I also have the same spinning wheel when I try to switch channels, but am having other issues such as being unable to navigate to any websites in DuckDuckGo due to an invalid date cert error

I thought I read in another thread that the only way to update past this was through ADB - I tried downloading the current ISO and flashing it through the Windows UBports Installer and it doesn't look like anything was changed (same version, update dates, etc)

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/87849https://forums.ubports.com/post/87849Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:37:50 GMT