Pi: openelec to librelec works from any openelec version?

jaspov · May 29, 2017 at 6:43 PM

My brother is still running an older version of openelec (need to check exactly which). Does the Librelec version work from any openelec build or is there a minimum version required?

**chewitt** · May 29, 2017 at 7:12 PM Official Post

Database files should migrate up okay. Add-ons are normally the source of problems. Take a back-up and move it off box, then do a clean install of LE 8.0.2 then selectively copy back the databases, thumbnail files and sources.xml and any customised remote xml files. Then add current versions of any add-ons. It looks like it takes longer but in reality it's quicker to do it that way than "just upgrade" and having to find/fix broken things.

Clean install also avoids small boot partition size issues which might be a problem if it's a really old OE install. If it's an XBMC > KODI migration you also need to be aware that XBMC stored userdata in /storage/.xbmc and KODI expects things to be in /storage/.kodi

jaspov · May 29, 2017 at 7:17 PM

Thanks. He uses no (user installed) addons. Will see what version he is on and then decide course of action.

Apreciated!