Posts by Stream Nerd

Quote from chewitt

The complicated bit is A and we don't support multi-boot setups because it's a pain in the rear to figure out what's needed and then support

There's already been a tutorial on the forum for dual boot using grub2win, which I used for the first LE installation. I'm sure I can use it for the second installation as well. All I need to do is copy everything in the .img.gz file using 7zip to boot to a fat16 partition and create an empty ext4 storage partition. That's it. Or do I also need to edit a file so that LE starts directly?

Quote from chewitt

It also ensures you don't need to fix the incorrect partition/filesystem geometry data that you cloned.

But I didn't mean that I have to fix the clone errors, I meant that they will be fixed with the next update. I also looked at the boot partition of the first LE installation on the SSD again, and when I open the downloaded .img.gz file in 7zip, the same files are in there. That would mean that I only have to copy these to a new boot partition and the storage ones to a new storage partition?

Quote from chewitt

Assuming you mean the .img file (not .iso) then you are thinking in the right direction. No need to clone anything.

I have now cloned sector by sector from the MicroSD to the SSD with Aomei Partition Assistant LE and the only thing I noticed when booting was that, compared to the MicroSD, the Kodi welcome screen was not displayed and if something is missing, it will surely be reinstalled with the next update (which comes out almost every 2 days anyway).

I think the linked problem is the same but the only way for me to install 2 LE on an SSD was to clone it from the Micro SD, where not everything was always copied from the storage partition and in one of my tests the 2nd LE installation even wouldn't start. However, I would find it better if I create 2 empty partitions and copiedthe required files from the ISO into them, or is cloning the MicroSD installation the only option?

I'm having the same problem. Should I just overwrite the OS release file, or how do I integrate the linked GitHub file?

Hello everyone,

I installed LibreELEC Generic Stable 12.0.2 on an SSD alongside Google TV (installed via a YouTube tutorial).

I now want to install LibreELEC Generic Legacy Nightly as a third operating system on the same SSD, ideally by extracting the ISO file to its own partition (as recommended for Google TV). The goal is to run a second Kodi profile, as I've had issues using multiple profiles with different skins/add-ons in a single LibreELEC installation.

My hardware:

▶️HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR Tower-PC

▶️Display via DisplayPort to HDMI adapter

▶️Intel Core i7 (4th Gen)

▶️Integrated Intel GPU

▶️20 GB RAM

▶️SSD 1: Windows 11 24H2

▶️SSD 2: LibreELEC + Google TV

The issue:

I tested LibreELEC Generic and Generic Legacy Nightly on MicroSD (Run and installed mode) and also by cloning the install to SSD.

Each time, I was only able to install one Nightly update after switching to the test feed (https://test.libreelec.tv/).

After the update, the sub-version list disappears – I can still see the main version (e.g. 13.0), but no further builds are shown.

I also tested Nightly without first installing Stable, and in those cases, no sub-versions were shown at all, even immediately after switching to the test link.

This makes me wonder: Is the test URL even needed when Nightly is already preinstalled?

Oddly, Stable shows all available builds correctly – including both main and sub-versions.

What worked before:

Before I switched to this SSD setup (which I've been using for about two years), LibreELEC Generic 11 was running from a microSD card in run mode.

There, I switched to Nightly via the test URL and was always able to install updates without any problems, including version 13.

Unfortunately, I had to overwrite this microSD card because I didn't have another one available.

Does anyone know this issue with nightly builds, where no more updates appear after the first one?

Would a debug log be helpful in this case?

Thanks in advance!

Quote from Da Flex

• provide a log, as mentioned by chewitt

How can I share or view the log file in LibreELEC?

The problem is that I can only make the adjustments in the Arctic Zephyr reloaded skin and not in the default skin. The fact that the skin settings in the Master Profile were not saved sounds more like a storage problem with LE, as I use the customized skin in Kodi on my laptop and the adjustments never disappeared.

Quote from Da Flex

Skins are often not feature-complete. So my ESP says, your skin is the reason.

I understand that skins can cause problems, but in my second profile, I want to add widgets that include many adjustments that I don't want to create again at some point. I didn't have this problem in Windows.

I tested the add-ons again today, and they are working without any changes. It could be due to the weak memory card. Also, I noticed that I use the Arctic Zephyr reloaded skin, and the customization of the widgets in the Master Profile is gone. They are still present on my 2nd Profile. What could be the reason for this?

I tested two add-ons today with both LibreELEC and the Windows Store version, and I found that problems occurred in LE that did not occur in Windows. Is this related to the system used, or should I check the log files to find out the error?

I am currently using the start menu option with 'Esc' then 'F9' to switch to Win11 when LibreELEC cannot establish a network connection or when I want to play PC games. I have not yet tested the dual-boot article from the previous post. What I thought is that if I press the power button in the Yatse remote control, I get an error message saying that the MAC address is missing. Would it be possible to start the computer with LE via that method? Yatse should start LibreELEC, and the power button of the computer should start Win11.

Quote from VLouis

Another thing is how do you want to use that PC, if mostly with W11, and only sometimes do you want LE (Kodi), maybe is more simple to install the Kodi under Windows.

I used Kodi under Windows before, but due to many problems, I would like to switch to LibreELEC. During testing, the only issues were that I had to disable HD for livestreaming in the TV Now add-on settings for it to work, and that not all files were displayed in the OneDrive add-on that I need for Kodi (channel list, logos, etc.).

I think it would run better if I switch to an SSD. And if I can only start Win11 through the BIOS, I'll have to accept that. As mentioned before, sometimes I have to start Win11 to get LibreELEC online with the WLAN stick. If I can't access the additional hard drive anyway, this would be a better solution for me as the performance on Windows would be better than on the old 32GB microSD card.

"Fast Startup" is disabled. Currently, I have the computer set up to start with LE first. But if I ever want to switch to Win11, I have to press the ESC key at startup and switch to the BIOS menu to start Windows. This is also necessary when LibreELEC does not recognize my WLAN stick during boot. However, I would like the device to start and be able to choose between LE or Win11 without having to switch to a menu.

What I also want to mention is: The SSD hard drive, where LibreELEC is going to be installed, contains only the system and all installed add-ons including settings. My movies and series are all stored on an external hard drive.

How can I configure such a bootloader? Currently, Win11 starts even when the stick is connected. However, I would like a boot menu to appear automatically when starting the device, where I can select which system to boot into.

If I set LibreELEC as the boot option before Win11 in the BIOS, would it still be a better alternative to switch from my old 32GB microSD card to a faster SSD hard drive? One thing I forgot to mention earlier is that when I boot into LibreELEC before Win11, my WiFi stick is sometimes not recognized immediately. I have to wait a few minutes to get online or in the worst-case scenario, reboot with Win11 to use LibreELEC online after a restart.

Hello Community,

Over the weekend, I installed LibreELEC using the USB SD Creator on an old 32GB microSD card. The performance is not bad, but I'd like to add a 128GB or, if possible, a smaller SSD in addition to my Win11 hard drive. My issue is that during testing with the card, I couldn't set up dual booting. While my stick is recognized, it isn't displayed in the Windows Explorer. Could I have made a mistake during installation, or is it not possible without selecting the stick for booting through the BIOS at device startup?

My Hardware Specs:

▶️HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR Tower PC

▶️TV via DisplayPort Adapter & HDMI

▶️4th Generation Intel i7 Processor

▶️Intel Graphics Card

▶️RAM expanded from 4 to 20 GB

▶️Windows 11 SSD

▶️32 GB microSD with USB Adapter for Testing

LibreELEC Version:

LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-11.0.6.img.gz

Would the legacy version be better for my roughly 10-year-old computer, or would upgrading to an SSD hard drive be enough to improve LibreELEC's performance?