Moving SD card from RPI3b+ to RPI4

Awaredev · July 8, 2019 at 3:44 AM

Hi Everyone-

I have a Libreelec install (no NOOBS) running on RPI3b+ and am planning to upgrade to an RPI4b.

Would it be enough to upgrade my Libreelec install to Leia 9.2a and swap the SD card over to the new RPI4b? Or are there more hoops I need to jump through to get this to work?

Thanks in advance!

**Iridium** · July 8, 2019 at 5:56 PM Official Post

You could try... it might work. As you have both RPi just try it with a backup SD card.

I think your easiest solution (unless you have loads of modifications) is to make a LE backup on the RPI3. Make a new install on the RPi4 and then reinstall the backup.

However, as the RPi4 is different to earlier RPi's I think the best solution is to install from a fresh install and re-add all your addons. This will mean a clean system less prone to problems.

Awaredev · July 19, 2019 at 11:58 PM

Thanks-

I was afraid of that- I do have a lot of modifications .

However, as it will be a while before I upgrade, I'll do an audit of my setup and try to do up a document to rebuild it.

Megachip · March 15, 2020 at 7:47 PM

So do you had success?