Pi 4 to 5

  • On the RPi4:

    Code
    touch /storage/.update/.nocompat
    cd /storage/.update
    wget https://releases.libreelec.tv/LibreELEC-RPi5.arm-11.0.6.img.gz
    reboot

    On reboot the RPi4 updates to the RPi5 image, and on completion and second reboot it attempts to boot the RPi5 image. This will either fail or half-work so it's best to pull power on the RPi4 as the second reboot starts. Now transfer the SD card to the RPi5 and things should work.

    Or .. do a clean install and manual copy/paste migration of any essential content from the RPi4. The boards use different images so unlike previous RPi2 > RPi3 migrations you cannot simply swap the card.