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Generic Devices
This section covers the installation of CoreELEC on Generic devices
Android 7.1 or greater is required to install CoreELEC
Boards and SoC
CoreELEC has been reported to work on a large variety of Generic Devices:
CoreELEC | Condition | Name | BOARD | SoC |
---|---|---|---|---|
19.x | STABLE | Matrix | GXL | S805X, S805Y, S905X, S905D, S905L, S905M2, S905W |
19.x | STABLE | Matrix | G12A | S905X2, S905Y2 |
19.x | STABLE | Matrix | G12B | A311D, S922X |
19.x | STABLE | Matrix | SM1 | S905D3, S905X3 |
Even though CoreELEC works fine with 1Gb of memory, 2Gb or better is recommended for smooth playback of UHD content.
CoreELEC 9 (Leia) End of Life ⇒ DECEMBER 31 2021 @ 24:00 UTC ⇐
Installation
This section covers the installation of CoreELEC to External Media such as SD Card or USB Flash Drive.
Brief
To create a bootable Class 10 SD Card or a USB Flash Drive:
- Download the latest CoreELEC .img.gz file
- Use Disk Image Writing Software to write the downloaded file to the SD card or USB flash drive
- Browse to the Device Trees folder on the SD card or USB flash drive, and:
- copy the correct .dtb image file for the device to the root folder of the SD Card or USB Flash Drive, then:
- rename it to dtb.img
- Use a Boot Method to boot CoreELEC from SD Card or USB Flash Drive
Detailed
Detailed step by step instructions, divided into categories:
Installation Video
Video by MXQ Project