Installing libreelec on nvme without "direct access"?

    Hi.

    As i reconfigure stuff at home i bought a new case for the space to connect a poe/m2 hat in it (main reason was to try the poe part) and as i have a spare nvme i want to install libreelec onto it and remove the existing sd card.

    Problem, i do not have a m2 to usb adapter (or rather, i have a usb m2 enclosure with a nvme in it, but as i do not have spare thermal pads for it i only would try that as a last resort) to copy the image onto it for a fresh install, i did not found anything in the install guide of the wiki regarding that scenario (or overlooked it),.


    I tought of creating a install on the mentioned "external" m2, copy those files onto the nvme trough kodi, remove the sd card and hope that it boots & installs trough the hat nvme.

    Would that work?

    If not, what would be the easiest other way to achieve that without the use of a M2 to usb adapter?

    Is this on a RPi5? If yes, just use it's netinstall feature.

    Make sure the bootloader EEPROM is up-to-date, power it up with keyboard , mouse and ethernet cable connected and press "shift" to start the installer / RPi Imager.

    so long,

    Hias

    Quote from Wolfpig

    As i reconfigure stuff at home i bought a new case for the space to connect a poe/m2 hat in it (main reason was to try the poe part) and as i have a spare nvme i want to install libreelec onto it and remove the existing sd card.

    Hi, usually I like to have the "system" and "data" in two different device. And who had trouble with saving/restoring or even loosing huge amount of data after a "problematic" update/upgrade, would agee with me. I would let the OS (LE) in a good and fast SD card, and storing all of media files on that SSD. But this is only my point of view...