[Matt Devo]

Hi Guys,

i'm having trouble installing openelec in standalone mode.

I did everything according to your instructions but now i am stuck with the part, where openelec should be actually installed.
The USB image your script downloaded didn't work. The system said: "failed to load com32 file vesamenu.c32". So i tried setting up my own bootable openelec install. I downloaded OpenELEC-Generic.x86_64-4.2.1-efi.img and set up my USB stick with it (bootable of course, i used win32diskimager like openelec recommends).

So it boots from the stick and there comes the openelec splashscreen with 2 options: install or run a live version. But either option doesn't work. The box freezes i suppose, the text vanishes and all whats left is the splashscreen with the openelec writing and logo. The USB stick itself does not have any r/w actions according to its LED I also left it alone for quite a while, but it didn't work either.
Am i maybe using the wrong image? I also tried different USB sticks.

there's no good reason that shouldn't work. Same thing with the 5.0 RC1 image? How about with an SD card? Does the install media you're creating work on another system? There's zero delays on a properly-working install - the entire process should take < 2 mins.

I wanted to try to get back to the script from OP, but CTRL+ALT+F2 wouldn't work, and i don't know what else i could do.

Please help me - i'm out of ideas

Thanks!

once you flash the standalone firmware, everything ChromeOS-related (recovery button, keyboard shortcuts, the OS itself) is gone -- it's just a regular PC now, albeit one with no installed OS.