[Matt Devo]

Hi Matt, thanks for putting this out there, I've used it flawlessly for the last few years but have now run into a problem I can't seem to troubleshoot.

For some reason I seem to be stuck in a boot loop and can't get past the loading screen. The cursor shows up, the logo flashes and then this repeats incessantly. I haven't tried much because I don't know where to start. I've seen some other people post that this was a known bug in a build circa 2014, but it's the first time it happened to me.

I'm running openelec standalone on an Asus chromebox, I don't know the specific build as I can't get in to check.

My first thought is I should try a clean install, but I don't know how to wipe the old version or if I can just stick the USB boot in and it will overwrite and start from scratch.

Thanks in advance!

IIRC, the problem is a corrupted addon/addon data that causes Kodi to to crash and continually reload. Since it's just Kodi that's crashing/restarting and not OpenELEC, you can still access things via SMB or SSH to try and figure out which addon it is and remove it. Or, you can just blow everything away and start fresh, which is as simple as booting updated OpenELEC install media and choosing the quick install option (which partitions/formats the selected drive).

Potentially stupid question... sorry.

I have Openelec installed as a standalone OS on my Asus Celeron Chromebox. I'd like to try out GalliumOS without losing my current install. Can I boot to a USB (containing GalliumOS) from a standalone Openelec install? I've tried the whole CTRL+L at boot, etc, but no luck.

Do I need to do a whole new reinstall as a dual boot even just to boot from USB?

Thanks.

refer to the boot process diagram from the wiki - CTRL-D/L cease to exist once you flash the custom firmware. As nickr mentioned, you simply press ESC when prompted to select the boot device. If you want to test out GalliumOS without installing to the internal ssd, you simply write the ISO to USB/SD media and boot it. You can either run it in live mode, or install to a 2nd USB stick and then select that from the boot menu to run GalliumOS.