Booting kernel failed

Jimmyo419 · March 1, 2019 at 1:39 AM

I was trying to manually migrate from openelec to LibreELEC, then this. Can anyone help?

**Klojum** · March 1, 2019 at 3:17 AM Official Post

Let's start with mentioning WHAT you want to migrate.

Specs, details, everything you can tell us of the pc hardware.

Jimmyo419 · March 10, 2019 at 11:22 PM

Just trying to get this figured out for the kids who gave up. Not sure where to start.

Jimmyo419 · March 10, 2019 at 11:25 PM

This was a "Prometheus" box that was purchased loaded with kodi.

**chewitt** · March 11, 2019 at 3:25 AM Official Post

Are you trying to update (via tar file) or do a clean reinstall of the OS?

Jimmyo419 · March 11, 2019 at 10:31 PM

It was believed that openelec wasn’t going to update, so they were going to try and upload libreelec via tar file.

**chewitt** · March 12, 2019 at 4:53 PM Official Post

Make a backup and move it off-box. Clean install LE. Selectively restore thumbnails, DB files and config xmls from the backup. Do not simply restore the backup else you also restore a ton of crap that isn't required.

Jimmyo419 · March 13, 2019 at 10:47 PM

How do I get past the initial booting kernal failed screen?

**Klojum** · March 14, 2019 at 7:00 AM Official Post

BTW, it's kernel, not kernal.

If it's an OpenELEC based device, the system partition size is likely too small for LibreELEC now.

If (for whatever reason) the box doesn't allow for the storage drive to be re-partitioned, you will now have an additional book end on your shelf.