I have libre elec for my box. and i have 17.4 kodi booting with it. Haven't looked at updates in years. is kodi 18, 19 or 20 for this device available in libre elec???
Latest kodi for mini x uh 9 neo?
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chrisssj2 -
November 22, 2022 at 10:13 PM -
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https://test.libreelec.tv/11.0/Amlogic/box/ <= LE11 nightly images with K20
These images are using the upstream kernel codebase that isn't 100% feature comparable to the legacy vendor codebase, but it's still quite usable for most users (and the only option for S912 devices in the future anyways).
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https://test.libreelec.tv/11.0/Amlogic/box/ <= LE11 nightly images with K20
These images are using the upstream kernel codebase that isn't 100% feature comparable to the legacy vendor codebase, but it's still quite usable for most users (and the only option for S912 devices in the future anyways).
Is there any reason to upgrade from 17.4 to kodi 20 on my device? Would I lose my database/settings?
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You need to follow a "backup > clean-install > manual restore" process to update the box. Clean install requires you to trigger recovery boot mode so the box reads new/updated bootscripts from the SD card; then it can find the new upstream device-tree (configured in uEnv.ini) and the boot files. Once Kodi is installed and running you can copy the backup to the box and do a manual restore of the essential bits (databases, thumbs, sources, add-on settings) and then restart Kodi. Then reinstall new Python3 versions of any add-ons you were using and you're done.
You cannot directly update - it will either refuse the update or if you force it, it will break boot (the box is not bricked, but you need to do the recovery process to get a working system again).
Or you stick with whatever image is on the box now .. if it all still works, nothing is forcing you to update.
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You need to follow a "backup > clean-install > manual restore" process to update the box. Clean install requires you to trigger recovery boot mode so the box reads new/updated bootscripts from the SD card; then it can find the new upstream device-tree (configured in uEnv.ini) and the boot files. Once Kodi is installed and running you can copy the backup to the box and do a manual restore of the essential bits (databases, thumbs, sources, add-on settings) and then restart Kodi. Then reinstall new Python3 versions of any add-ons you were using and you're done.
You cannot directly update - it will either refuse the update or if you force it, it will break boot (the box is not bricked, but you need to do the recovery process to get a working system again).
Or you stick with whatever image is on the box now .. if it all still works, nothing is forcing you to update.
Thanks for your reply. I am just trying to find out what the possible benefits are for updating? especially concerning HDR presentation of my 4k files.
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8-bit HDR works reasonably well on S912 boards; we don't have proper 10-bit output yet (don't hold breath for it). The vendor kernel is more feature complete, but then you won't get the latest Kodi version (do you need it is the question).
