Upgrade from OMV-7 to OMV-8 fails with various errors

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

Following the announcement that OMV-7 is now EOL I decided to upgrade to OMV-8.

The current status appears to be that OMV-7 has been removed and I get various error pertaining to the install of OMV-8
I connected to OMV-7 as root using SSH.
I ran the following commands

apt update && apt full-upgrade >> this ran clean with no errors, nothing to install or remove.

omv-release-upgrade >> This returned several errors like

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 E: Failed to fetch https://packages.openmediavault.org/public/pool/main/s/salt/s alt-common_3008.1_amd64.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 172.67.169.197 443]

I ran the the fix7to8 script.
OMV-7 was removed and OMV-8 install started. Then I get the following error:

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Rebuild apt index ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/omv-mkaptidx", line 41, in <module>
    import openmediavault.productinfo
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'openmediavault.productinfo'
sudo: omv-salt: command not found
Job for php8.4-fpm.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status php8.4-fpm.service" and "journalctl -xeu php8.4-fpm.service" for details.
Done.

I then ran apt --fix-broken install but this gave some more errors, so I ran dpkg -i omvextras8.deb

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(Reading database ... 41609 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack omvextras8.deb ...
Unpacking openmediavault-omvextrasorg (8.0.2) over (8.0.2) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/openmediavault-omvextrasorg.postrm: 22: .: cannot open /usr/share/openmediavault/scripts/helper-functions: No such file
dpkg: warning: old openmediavault-omvextrasorg package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 22: .: cannot open /usr/share/openmediavault/scripts/helper-functions: No such file
dpkg: error processing archive omvextras8.deb (--install):
 new openmediavault-omvextrasorg package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 22: .: cannot open /usr/share/openmediavault/scripts/helper-functions: No such file
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 new openmediavault-omvextrasorg package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 omvextras8.deb

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So I'm stuck now and not sure how to proceed. Please help.

I'm still connected via SSH.

Thanks, Steve

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

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This returned several errors like

It looks like you did your upgrade when the omv site was being hit by a large DDoS and was unavailable.

What is the output of: dpkg -l | grep openme

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

Thanks ryecoaaron, here is the output:

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rc  openmediavault                    7.7.24-7                             all          openmediavault - The open network attached storage solution
rH  openmediavault-filebrowser        7.0.2-1                              all          openmediavault File Browser plugin
ii  openmediavault-keyring            1.0.2-2                              all          GnuPG archive keys of the openmediavault archive
ii  openmediavault-minidlna           7.0                                  all          OpenMediaVault miniDLNA (DLNA server) plugin
iHR openmediavault-omvextrasorg       8.0.2                                all          OMV-Extras.org Package Repositories for OpenMediaVault

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

You might need backup...

Try:

sudo apt-get install openmediavault

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

This brings up the error:

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E: The package openmediavault-omvextrasorg needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

Should I try installing the version for ONMV-7 ?

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sudo wget -O - https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/installOld7 | sudo bash

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

Further to this I'm a bit confused. When you said backup, do you mean start again?

It appears that trixie is installed, so should I installed the current version of OMVextras for trixie?

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sudo wget -O - https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/install | sudo bash

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

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Should I try installing the version for ONMV-7 ?

No.

What is the output of:

sudo apt-cache policy openmediavault

sudo lsb_release -a

sudo dpkg -r openmediavault-omvextrasorg

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

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When you said backup, do you mean start again?

I meant restore from backup if things go bad.

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should I installed the current version of OMVextras for trixie?

No. Don't run any scripts. They are not good for systems in this bad situation.

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

sudo apt-cache policy openmediavault

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openmediavault:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 8.4.0-3
  Version table:
     8.4.0-3 500
        500 http://packages.openmediavault.org/public synchrony/main amd64 Packages
     8.1.1-1 500
        500 https://openmediavault.github.io/packages synchrony/main amd64 Packages
     7.7.24-7 -1
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

sudo lsb_release -a

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No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Release:        13
Codename:       trixie

sudo dpkg -r openmediavault-omvextrasorg

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dpkg: error processing package openmediavault-omvextrasorg (--remove):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openmediavault-omvextrasorg

Is this still fixable or should I just do a fresh install from an image?

I appreciate your help.

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

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Is this still fixable or should I just do a fresh install from an image?

It is very fixable for me. Just having the patience to walk you through it on the forum is another problem.

Try:

sudo rm -fv /var/lib/dpkg/info/openmediavault-omvextrasorg.*

sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq openmediavault-omvextrasorg

sudo apt-get install --reinstall openmediavault

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

sudo apt-get install --reinstall openmediavault

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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libindidriver1 : Depends: libindi-data (>= 1.9.9+dfsg-3) but 1.9.9+dfsg-2 is to be installed
                  Depends: libtheoradec1 (>= 1.0) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libtheoraenc1 (>= 1.0) but it is not going to be installed
 openmediavault : Depends: php-pam but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: linux-cpupower but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: openmediavault-salt (>= 8.1.0) but it is not going to be installed
 php8.2-bcmath : Depends: php8.2-common (= 8.2.31-1~deb12u1) but it is not installable
 php8.2-cgi : Depends: php8.2-common (= 8.2.31-1~deb12u1) but it is not installable
 php8.2-cli : Depends: php8.2-common (= 8.2.31-1~deb12u1) but it is not installable
 php8.2-mbstring : Depends: php8.2-common (= 8.2.31-1~deb12u1) but it is not installable
 php8.2-opcache : Depends: php8.2-common (= 8.2.31-1~deb12u1) but it is not installable
 php8.2-readline : Depends: php8.2-common (= 8.2.31-1~deb12u1) but it is not installable
 podman : Depends: netavark but it is not going to be installed
          Depends: libsubid5 (>= 1:4.16.0) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
E: The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context:
   Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

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I tried 'apt --fix-broken install' earlier but that didn't appear to fix the issue.

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

Seems like your repos are wrong. What is the output of:

sudo apt-get clean

sudo apt-get update

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

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root@openmediavault:~# sudo apt-get clean
root@openmediavault:~# sudo apt-get update
Ign:1 file:/var/cache/openmediavault/archives ./ InRelease
Get:2 file:/var/cache/openmediavault/archives ./ Release [816 B]
Get:2 file:/var/cache/openmediavault/archives ./ Release [816 B]
Ign:3 file:/var/cache/openmediavault/archives ./ Release.gpg
Get:4 http://httpredir.debian.org/debian trixie-backports InRelease [54.0 kB]
Hit:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie InRelease
Hit:7 http://security.debian.org/debian-security trixie-security InRelease
Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates InRelease [47.3 kB]
Hit:9 https://openmediavault.github.io/packages synchrony InRelease
Hit:5 https://packages.openmediavault.org/public synchrony InRelease
Fetched 101 kB in 0s (314 kB/s)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/omv-mkaptidx", line 41, in <module>
    import openmediavault.productinfo
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'openmediavault.productinfo'
Reading package lists... Done

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ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

Does installing openmediavault work now?

sudo apt-get install --reinstall openmediavault

agent003 · Jun 22nd 2026

I ran 'apt --fix-broken install' again and the installation proceeded.

However, it's 91% complete and I'm stuck at the Postfix Configuration section.

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┌────────────────────────┤ Postfix Configuration ├────────────────────────┐
  │                                                                         │
  │ Please select the mail server configuration type that best meets your
  │ needs.
  │
  │  No configuration:
  │   Should be chosen to leave the current configuration unchanged.
  │  Internet site:
  │   Mail is sent and received directly using SMTP.
  │  Internet with smarthost:
  │   Mail is received directly using SMTP or by running a utility such
  │   as fetchmail. Outgoing mail is sent using a smarthost.
  │  Satellite system:
  │   All mail is sent to another machine, called a 'smarthost', for
  │   delivery.
  │
  │                                 <Ok>
  │                                                                         │

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I can't move on from here. I can't enter my selection. I'm using SSH.

Thanks for your help so far.

ryecoaaron · Jun 22nd 2026

The tab or arrow keys don't move the selection to "ok"?

agent003 · Jun 23rd 2026

Doh, thanks ryecoaaron, I forgot about the tab key.

The process finishes with a warning message.

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Updating workbench configuration files ...
Setting up openmediavault-filebrowser (8.0.6-1) ...
Updating configuration database ...
Migrating configuration database ...
Updating configuration ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.148.4) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.12.90+deb12.1-amd64
Processing triggers for postfix (3.10.5-1~deb13u1) ...
Restarting postfix
Processing triggers for php8.4-cli (8.4.21-1~deb13u1) ...
Processing triggers for php8.4-phpdbg (8.4.21-1~deb13u1) ...
Processing triggers for php8.4-fpm (8.4.21-1~deb13u1) ...
Processing triggers for php8.4-cgi (8.4.21-1~deb13u1) ...
Processing triggers for openmediavault (8.4.0-3) ...
Updating workbench configuration files ...
Restarting engine daemon ...
Warning: Operation was interrupted before it could finish

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I'm not sure if this because I'm still connected via SSH.

I receive emails from openmediavault.internal saying that 277 package update(s) available and Pending configuration changes.

I switched to direct contact using the server's console but I can't login The default userid/password does not work. Neither does root.

I can see that I'm using 8.4.0-3, so I assume some of the install has worked.

On reboot I see messages about an ACPI BIOS Error

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Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.ALB], AE_NOT_FOUND (20240827/psargs-332)
Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.VGA.ACT0 due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20240827/psparse-529)
Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.VGA.ACTS due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20240827/psparse-529)

ryecoaaron · Jun 23rd 2026

passwords definitely should not have changed. Can you login to the web interface?

Forget about acpi errors for while.

agent003 · Jun 23rd 2026

I ran omv-upgrade and this applied numerous packages and I rebooted. I changed the admin password using omv-firstaid from SSH but I still can't login using admin and I still get the ACPI BIOS errors. I was able to login using root at the console.
Also, following the omv-upgrade I can now access the workbench from my browser and everything looks okay.

So do I need to worry about the ACPI BIOS errors? How can I check that the installation is now complete?

Many thanks for you help thus far.

ryecoaaron · Jun 23rd 2026

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So do I need to worry about the ACPI BIOS errors?

acpi errors rarely cause a problem unless you try to sleep a server (more common on a laptop). What kernel are you running?

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How can I check that the installation is now complete?

I would run the fix7to8upgrade script. Run it again if you already did. If that runs successfully and dpkg -l | grep openme shows all packages as ii, I would say you are good.

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