[x86-64] Weird problem installing Libreelec 12.2.1 on an N100 BMAX B4 plus Mini PC

  • Hi,

    I'm facing a weird behavior when installing Libreelec 12.2.1 on an N100 BMAX B4 plus Mini PC.

    I created a bootable usb stick, ran the installer, and Libreelec was succesfully installed on the SSD drive.

    Then I rebooted without the stick, and began to configure Libreelec through the first screens (language, hostname, etc...).

    When I say "etc..", it's a way of speaking, since the pc suddenly get stuck (freezed) while I was typing the hostname, and I couldn't go further.

    I did a hard shutdown (switch off), then I switched on again.

    Same first steps, and freezed again within a minute.

    I suspected my wireless keyboard (RF with dongle, not bluetooth), and plugged an usb keyboard after hard shutdown.

    No way, same behavior : everything freezes after one minute.

    I tried 1) a reinstall from the bootable usb stick, 2) changed the hdmi cable (since I found somewhere on the forum that it has caused problems to someone), 3) ran the os in live mode from the usb stick, and 4) burned and intalled the legacy version, all of this with the same freezing symptom after one minute.

    I began to suspect my hardware, but I tried to install the previous libreelec version (12.0.2).

    And it worked ! All the configuration steps went smooth, everything was working as expected. I performed two or three reboots, waited for the freeze to come, but it was rock steady.

    Until I upgraded (through kodi settings) to 12.2.1. The "new" version was successfully downloaded, installed after reboot.

    And freeze... Got the kodi main screen, but nothing responded after the reboot.

    Then I ended up with re-installing 12.0.2 and forbidding automatic updates.

    It works perfectly with this version, no problems at all.

    Any clue of what's happenning ? Anywhere to look ?

    And any help welcome ;)

    (If needed, I can upgrade to 12.2.1 to try to get some info on processes, journals, and perform some tests. Only if someone tells me how to roll back to the working version without reinstalling the whole thing.)

    Thanks in advance

  • no expert here, but one of the difference is

    LibreELEC 12.2: Linux Kernel 6.16.x

    LibreELEC 12.0: Linux Kernel 6.6.x

    I could image on 12.2.x a kernel crash happens => ssh => run journalctl

    care to try nightly (kernel 7.1.x) ?

    Edited once, last by joe65 (June 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM).

  • care to try nightly (kernel 7.1.x) ?

    I agree. Latest kernel is on LE13 (a.k.a. nightly builds). Update from SSH terminal:

    Code
    cd /storage/.update
    wget https://test.libreelec.tv/13.0/Generic/Generic/LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-13.0-nightly-20260628-27a0c4c.img.gz
    reboot