Hi thesash,As mentioned before, I updated the BIOS to the latest version. So that wasn't the issue.
For everyone else who might be experiencing this issue, I've finally found a permanent fix!
The problem was that the EFI instructions on the system kept the boot information from my Windows install.
There was an entry for the main HDD and so the EFI loader kept looking for that Windows install, which is why it kept giving the 1962 error.The fix for me was very simple in the end (once I figured it out).
WARNING: This fix involves modifying the system's EFI boot instructions and can result in a broken system if not done properly (or in your case might break just because your setup was different than mine).
Continue at your own risk!!Step 1: Create boot USB with LibreELEC USB Creator tool
Step 2: Boot your system into the installation USB stick
Step 3: Install LibreELEC as per the usual instructions
Step 4: Reboot
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Note: This is the point where my system always broke. I always got the Error 1962 here.
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Step 5: Boot into the USB stick again, but this time run the LIVE version of LibreELEC (off of the USB, as though you were just running it in portable mode)
Step 6: Go to the Kodi addons and install System Tools (the one that includes efibootmgr)
Step 7: Run System Tools (which opens a Terminal window)
Step 8: run 'efibootmgr' and note all of the bootnums (in the format of XXXX) that mentions Windows or anything that might be pointing to your PC's main HDD (where LibreELEC is installed)
Step 9: run 'efibootmgr -b XXXX -B' where XXXX is the bootnum of the EFI entry. In my case, the culprit was 0016 so I ran ' efibootmgr -b 0016 -B'Step 10: run the following:
Codeefibootmgr -c -L "LibreELEC" -l "\EFI\BOOT\bootx64.efi"Now shutdown the PC and remove your installation USB disk.
You should be able to reboot directly into LibreELEC now.
Hi SaulGoodman,
Longtime Kodi user on windows box, new to LE and I had this exact problem, similar machine, no joy in the BIOS and am trying your bandaid fix.
I have 4 x bootnum, i points to the harddrive, one to ?? and two to the USB install.
I've tired by deleting the harddrive, same error 1962, tried the ??, again same error.
Reinstalled, hardrive bootnum returns but the other ?? one is gone, still get the error.
Any clues??
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Hi SaulGoodman,
Longtime Kodi user on windows box, new to LE and I had this exact problem, similar machine, no joy in the BIOS and am trying your bandaid fix.
I have 4 x bootnum, i points to the harddrive, one to ?? and two to the USB install.
I've tired by deleting the harddrive, same error 1962, tried the ??, again same error.
Reinstalled, hardrive bootnum returns but the other ?? one is gone, still get the error.
Any clues??
BIOS update to 9SKT98A solved the problem for me.