I have reproduced this several times in a row. I have a brand new 8GB SD card. I install the Raspberry Pi 1 OSMC on it (the latest available with the tool), boot on my Pi, do basic config (try to do the minimum), and then launch upgrade.
It downloads the latest, I say Yes, exists, starts to install, and then systematically crashes (somehow a directory is not valid). Then says “Fails to install rbp1-image.4.9.29-11-osmc”. I’m basically stuck…
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