Can't boot with the latest libreelec image on S905

[geohuz]

I have been struggling to run the libreelec on my newly purchased S905. It has Android 6.0.1 installed by default. It can boot into android without any problem. Now I wish to have libreelec installed because I want to use it as my home music server. I followed the following steps:

1. On my ubuntu system , I write the image into sd card:

   sudo dd if=LibreELEC-S905_SD_USB.aarch64-17.6_20180122-KVIM.img of=/dev/sdb bs=4M && sync

   eject /dev/sdb

2. plug card into s905. Boot the device into android, from there choose settings and then update, select the script and click on update

3. The system reboot, hangs on “Khadas” screen forever.

Would you please help me out? Thanks a lot!

[Gouwa]

Our ROM only works on Khadas products

Which device model you have?

[geohuz]

It’s S905X, I was told VIM1 BASIC

[Gouwa]

The first post have the steps to install the LibreELEC ROM:

LibreELEC for Khadas VIM1 VIM2 VIM3 (SD & USB & eMMC)

I opened this topic in order to place how to start LibreELEC with external media and install to eMMC. ver Krypton 17 To write the image to the media (SD or USB) Delete media file “dtb.img” For image versions with the suffix KVIM this item does NOT delite. File “dtb.img” should be on the media. Rename the file “remote.conf.vim” in “remote.conf” To activate the multi-boot using this media (as an option, using the launch application in Android “Update&Backup”, details are in the subject of Ubun…

[geohuz]

Yes, I followed this post. Download the image file, open the image, delete dtb.img, rename the remote.conf.vim, then write to SD: dd if=xxx of=xxx, and then plug into the device, boot the device into android. then select update, reboot, system hangs on “Khadas”

[balbes150]

@geohuz

Yes, I followed this post. Download the image file, open the image, delete dtb.img, rename the remote.conf.vim, then write to SD: dd if=xxx of=xxx, and then plug into the device, boot the device into android. then select update, reboot, system hangs on “Khadas”

Do not delete the dtb file . The info is outdated (I don’t have access to edit old posts).

[Gouwa]

@balbes150

Do not delete the dtb file . The info is outdated (I don’t have access to edit old posts).

Can you update the instructions here first, I will update to the original topic

[numbqq]

Hello geohuz,

You don’t need to delete dtb.img.

1. Writing image to SD card

$ sudo dd if=LibreELEC-S905_SD_USB.aarch64-17.6_20180122-KVIM.img of=/dev/sdX

2. Rename remote.conf.vim to remote.conf

3. Boot the device into android. then select update, reboot
   Note: Don’t use PC USB host to supply the power, ro you will fail to boot into LiberELEC.

Thanks.

[balbes150]

@Gouwa

Can you update the instructions here first, I will update to the original topic

Nick already wrote the correct algorithm for KODI-17. For the latest versions of KODI-18 is even easier, you only need to record the desired image, activate the multi-boot and the system will automatically start with all the necessary settings (including with the support of the remote control).

[geohuz]

A HUGE thanks to numbqq!!!

Note: Don’t use PC USB host to supply the power, ro you will fail to boot into LiberELEC.

saves my life!