Multi boot

1st Official Post

    Hi all,

    I have a NUC with openelec, linux and windows. I'd like to replace openelec with Libreelec and I wonder if the usb install will break the multi boot option.

    Should I install it from the linx system?

    thank you

    • Official Post
    Quote from SGResu

    I have a NUC with openelec, linux and windows. I'd like to replace openelec with Libreelec and I wonder if the usb install will break the multi boot option.

    Assuming all is installed on one HDD/SSD, it's best to increase the system partition of OpenELEC to at least 512MB. GParted is an easy tool for that. Don't use the LibreELEC installer as it will fully wipe the HDD/SSD in the NUC.

    Then manually replace the system files with those of LibreELEC while you are running Linx, and also clean out the data partition. A fresh install is best, considering the age of OpenELEC and its add-ons.

    GRUB needn't be upgraded, this is to be determined by the Linux OS you have.

    • Official Post
    Quote from SGResu

    Here is what I see from gparted, if I remember well, sda6 and sda7 are Openelec partitions.

    Are them enough?

    The system partition is 1,000 MB, so that is more than enough.

    The problem is the data partition. It's only 1,78GB in size. Less than 2GB. With a couple of add-ons and the thumbnail cache for a decent movie and tv collection, something like 4GB and higher is recommended.

    I have no idea what /dev/sd5 contains but that ext4 partition seems big. You could resize that some 4GB smaller, move up both OE partitions, and then increase the size of the /dev/sd7 data partition with that 4GB to the disk's end.

    And also rename the labels of sd6 and sd7 while you're at it.

    Quote from Klojum

    The system partition is 1,000 MB, so that is more than enough.

    The problem is the data partition. It's only 1,78GB in size. Less than 2GB. With a couple of add-ons and the thumbnail cache for a decent movie and tv collection, something like 4GB and higher is recommended.

    I have no idea what /dev/sd5 contains but that ext4 partition seems big. You could resize that some 4GB smaller, move up both OE partitions, and then increase the size of the /dev/sd7 data partition with that 4GB to the disk's end.

    And also rename the labels of sd6 and sd7 while you're at it.

    thank you for the advices.

    the sd5 is linux

    i'm going to try to resize the partitions

    I'm not able to resize the sda5, I believe because it's the linux and I'm trying to resize the partitions from linux lol.

    i'm going to try with an external usb

    ok I did it!

    don't know why but I was not able to move the last mb, so I have a partition of 1mb at the end...

    anyway, i'm stuck with the update. I can reach the nuc via windows but it asks for login. I tried root/root, root/openelec, admin/openelec but nothing works.

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