Install locks at Boot: - HP 260 mini

NickC · February 14, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Hi, I am trying to install to a USB stick on an HP 260 G2 mini. However the install locks-up at the "Boot:" prompt. I have tried a couple of different memory sticks and using both the LibreELEC USB-SD Creator and Rufus to create the bootable USB stick but same issue with both. ISO image is: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-10.0.4.img.gz.

Any suggestions?

**chewitt** · February 15, 2023 at 6:41 AM

You might need to fiddle with BIOS settings to enable legacy mode (not EFI, although we do support EFI boot). Worst case; pull the drive and connect it to a desktop and write the LE image direct to the HDD/SSD. Then interrupt boot and type "run" to skip the normal installer process and run LE from the install media (which is the internal drive). Variations on that theme include connecting the drive to another machine and booting installing to the drive on that machine before moving the drive back to the HP box.

NickC · February 15, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Quote from chewitt

You might need to fiddle with BIOS settings to enable legacy mode (not EFI, although we do support EFI boot). Worst case; pull the drive and connect it to a desktop and write the LE image direct to the HDD/SSD. Then interrupt boot and type "run" to skip the normal installer process and run LE from the install media (which is the internal drive). Variations on that theme include connecting the drive to another machine and booting installing to the drive on that machine before moving the drive back to the HP box.

Tried legacy mode and that locks-up at the same point. I'm actuially trying to install it to USB drive as only space for one internal drive and that has Win-10 on it. From what you have said I will first try installing to the USB stick on another computer and then moving it.

**chewitt** · February 16, 2023 at 12:42 AM

It's also worthwhile to see if you can use an Ubuntu LiveUSB to boot the box. If yes, the BIOS has no problem with Grub and you could always install Grub to a USB stick and then do a manual install. All our installer does to the target device is install the bootloader, create two GPT partitions; first is 512MB to hold KERNEL/SYSTEM and the bootloader config file, and second is remaining space on the drive. The config file just needs to set (in grub format) the boot= and disk= content (using /dev/device, label or GUID as you like).

NickC · February 16, 2023 at 2:44 PM

Now got it working. Using version 10.95 (beta) rather than the 10.04 (stable) which didn't work.

Only question is as I am running from USB memory stick is there any way I can set the default storage to a partition on the HDD.

**chewitt** · February 16, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Create space for the partition and format it as EXT4 (must be a Linux partition type for SSH to work). Note the /dev/sdX device details for it under Linux and then modify boot params in syslinux.cfg to use disk=/dev/sdX .. then reboot. Kodi will start out with a clean install.

NickC · February 17, 2023 at 11:24 AM

Quote from chewitt

Create space for the partition and format it as EXT4 (must be a Linux partition type for SSH to work). Note the /dev/sdX device details for it under Linux and then modify boot params in syslinux.cfg to use disk=/dev/sdX .. then reboot. Kodi will start out with a clean install.

Can this be done from LibreElec or do I need a Linux bootable USB to do this?

**chewitt** · February 17, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Yes, we have partitioning tools (parted) and text editors (nano) in the OS.

NickC · February 18, 2023 at 5:27 PM

If I have read correctly I need to install System Tools from the LibreElec repo to do this. Unfortunately that install fails, no error messages just Installation Failed message.

Any suggestions where I can go from here.

**CvH** · February 18, 2023 at 9:09 PM

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Any suggestions where I can go from here.

Please provide a full debug log.

How to post a log (wiki)

1. Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging
2. Restart Kodi
3. Replicate the problem
4. Generate a log URL (do not post/upload logs to the forum)

use "Settings > LibreELEC > System > Paste system logs" or run "pastekodi" over SSH, then post the URL link

**chewitt** · February 19, 2023 at 5:28 AM

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If I have read correctly I need to install System Tools from the LibreElec repo to do this.

Nope. You can partition with 'parted' .. no need for fdisk.

NickC · February 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Quote from chewitt

Nope. You can partition with 'parted' .. no need for fdisk.

How do I get to a command line to run parted?

**Da Flex** · February 19, 2023 at 4:43 PM

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How do I get to a command line to run parted?

Login by SSH.

NickC · February 19, 2023 at 5:56 PM

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Login by SSH.

How do I get to a terminal screen to do that?

**chewitt** · February 19, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Enable SSH in the LE settings add-on and use PuTTY (Google it and install it) then login (user = root, pass = libreelec) and run the command.

**Da Flex** · February 19, 2023 at 6:19 PM

To be precise, you have two options:

a) SSH login from another PC

find the IP of your LE device by using your router menu
open a terminal on another PC, and type ssh root@<IP_OF_YOUR_LE_DEVICE> to connect to your LE device
use the default password "libreelec" to finish the login
to end your SSH session, just use the "exit" command

b) Use an LE terminal add-on

download the "System Tools" add-on
start the "Terminal" app

NickC · February 25, 2023 at 12:20 PM

Quote from CvH

Please provide a full debug log.

How to post a log (wiki)

1. Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging
2. Restart Kodi
3. Replicate the problem
4. Generate a log URL (do not post/upload logs to the forum)

use "Settings > LibreELEC > System > Paste system logs" or run "pastekodi" over SSH, then post the URL link

Logs pasted to http://ix.io/4pad

**blueribb** · February 25, 2023 at 5:00 PM

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