Kernel Panic HTPC won't boot, where to start?

cw-kid · September 12, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Hi

My daughters HTPC which is AMD based, has just stopped working for some reason.

It was working OK before, but her TV broke. So maybe a month later I got a new TV and now the HTPC doesn't boot.

Not exactly sure which version of LibreElec it was, it was the Kodi Matrix one.

I have no idea where to start or how to fix it?

Thanks

**chewitt** · September 13, 2023 at 9:28 AM

Hard to comment on what the issue is from that info. I'd suggest approaching it as an upgrade opportunity: start with a new installer USB but interrupt boot and type "run" instead of allowing to default to install (and running the installer). This should give you a working LE install on the USB, from where you can a) prove the current release boots/runs okay on the hardware, b) copy/backup any essential config you want from the original installation, c) figure out what update or reinstall path is appropriate.