905x boot from ssd

michaelamsterdam · February 27, 2017 at 8:02 PM

Hi ,

does anybody know if its possible to boot libreelec from ssd on a 905x.
image has been written on a ssd with libreelec sd/usb creator.
but after boot it or starts in android or while holding the reset button it ends up in the recovery menu without showing libreelec boot .
have been reading posts from the raspberry pi where was given that possibly the drive starts up to slow .

If so would there be an option to boot from sd and use data from ssd.

Thanks in advance,

Michael

JonSnow · February 28, 2017 at 3:27 AM

Why?

Just get a fast SD card or USB Key. Using an SSD is a waste since the usb ports will max at 480mbps.

You could try Rufus to write the image and see if that works with the SSD, LE will only boot from one of the USB ports so try each port with the toothpick method until you find the correct port.

Lastly to rule out an SSD issue why not use any random USB Key just to test yourself?

Faravid · February 28, 2017 at 5:53 AM

Quote from michaelamsterdam

Hi ,

does anybody know if its possible to boot libreelec from ssd on a 905x.
image has been written on a ssd with libreelec sd/usb creator.
but after boot it or starts in android or while holding the reset button it ends up in the recovery menu without showing libreelec boot .
have been reading posts from the raspberry pi where was given that possibly the drive starts up to slow .

If so would there be an option to boot from sd and use data from ssd.

Thanks in advance,

Michael

I had to try a MicroSD card and 3 USB drives to find one that works with my box.

michaelamsterdam · February 28, 2017 at 11:40 AM

Quote from JonSnow

Why?

Just get a fast SD card or USB Key. Using an SSD is a waste since the usb ports will max at 480mbps.

You could try Rufus to write the image and see if that works with the SSD, LE will only boot from one of the USB ports so try each port with the toothpick method until you find the correct port.

Lastly to rule out an SSD issue why not use any random USB Key just to test yourself?

thanks forgot to mention that i allready tried a usb key which works.
i know there is a limitation of 480 but small 4k and 8k files like thumbnails which kodi uses a lot are still a lot faster on a ssd that is what makes a diffrence . will search for rufus and try that .

JonSnow · March 1, 2017 at 2:33 AM

Quote from michaelamsterdam

While i do agree an ssd will be faster is it really that noticeable? Have you tested the read/write of the SD/USB on a computer? To make sure it a good card/usb, mainly need to find something that has good sequential read/write speeds.

A fast SD card should be enough to handle 4k thumbnails, unless of course the SD card reader on you box is cheap and slow.

Have you considered flashing on the internal storage? Mines has been extremely smooth on internal storage.

michaelamsterdam · March 1, 2017 at 10:46 AM

Quote from JonSnow

While i do agree an ssd will be faster is it really that noticeable? Have you tested the read/write of the SD/USB on a computer? To make sure it a good card/usb, mainly need to find something that has good sequential read/write speeds.

A fast SD card should be enough to handle 4k thumbnails, unless of course the SD card reader on you box is cheap and slow.

Have you considered flashing on the internal storage? Mines has been extremely smooth on internal

storage.

benchmarking all done. an ssd in much faster.

to be honest it's actually just a project to see if it's possible. under Android setting ssd to internal significantly makes it better.. and just want to try to make it work so setting to internal will make it faster but is not. the answer I am. looking for. thanks for your answer

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cartman0229 · March 2, 2017 at 12:01 PM

Rufus doesn't detect ssd only sd and usb

**koenkooi** · March 2, 2017 at 1:01 PM

Since 'ssd' stands for 'solid state drive', a usb stick and SD card both are exactly that

trogggy · March 2, 2017 at 3:39 PM

Quote from michaelamsterdam

Hi ,

does anybody know if its possible to boot libreelec from ssd on a 905x.
image has been written on a ssd with libreelec sd/usb creator.
but after boot it or starts in android or while holding the reset button it ends up in the recovery menu without showing libreelec boot .
have been reading posts from the raspberry pi where was given that possibly the drive starts up to slow .

If so would there be an option to boot from sd and use data from ssd.

Thanks in advance,

Michael

It should be possible - I've booted an S905 from an ancient dog-slow 2.5" drive.