Can't Boot From USB (Chromebox)

Libretro Lakka
#1

I’ve setup a bootable USB and I’m trying to run Lakka live on my Chromebox. When I select the USB to boot from, I get windows with the option to run installer or run live. No matter which one I choose, the flower logo comes up for a split second and then the box restarts itself. I’ve tried a bunch of different things that may be right or wrong:

  • I am using a MAC to create my boot USB through a terminal window with command: “sudo dd if=~/Desktop/Lakka-Generic.x86_64-devel-20151223095921-r21250-gd666dcf.img of=/dev/disk2”
  • I’ve selected Mac as my current OS and have downloaded the Generic PC build off the Lakka website.
  • My USB is partitioned in FAT32 with Master Boot Record selected before I create my boot disk in Terminal with the command above.

Thanks for the help!

Chromebook and Lakka?
#2

Looks like a graphic card issue. What is your graphic card?

#3

Here are the specs on the Chromebox:

Processor: Intel Core i3 4010U Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400

#4

Thanks, I will check if there is something wrong in our kernel config about Intel HD support.

#5

Was this ever figured out? I’m having the same issue on a HP Chromebox with an i7-4600U w/ Intel HD 4400 GPU. Reboots immediately after the menu.

#6

By the way, did you try with latest nightly?

http://sources.lakka.tv/nightly/Generic.x86_64/Lakka-Generic.x86_64-devel-20160731114031-r21547-g170e484.img.gz

If it is still doesn’t work, please provide some log : http://www.lakka.tv/doc/FAQ/#how-do-i-debug-retroarch

#7

Sorry, no. I used the latest provided from lakka.tv/get [0]. I’ll try the nightly this evening and report back.

[0] http://mirror.lakka.tv/nightly/Generic.x86_64/Lakka-Generic.x86_64-devel-20160717204331-r21527-g4656d16.img.gz

#8

https://github.com/libretro/Lakka/issues/457

Same behavior. Submitted a ticket for it.

#9

Not sure if it helps at all but I’m running Lakka on an asus chromebox with what I believe is essentially the hd3000 and I don’t experience any problems.

#10

What bios do you have installed? SeaBIOS beside the original? Or coreboot? The boot image “just works”?

#11

SeaBIOS, and yes everything works 100% normally.

There was a write protection screw I had to remove prior to installing SeaBIOS, but I don’t know if that has any relevance to the problem.

#12

[QUOTE=Azrick;44451]SeaBIOS, and yes everything works 100% normally.

There was a write protection screw I had to remove prior to installing SeaBIOS, but I don’t know if that has any relevance to the problem.[/QUOTE]

It doesn’t. I’ve the latest SeaBIOS installed and pretty much everything else boots fine. Random Linux distros, Windows 10, RemixOS (uses syslinux)… LibreELEC, OpenELEC, and Lakka all fail.

#13

try a different dongle, i once had problems with one slow dongle, running lots of distros through her and lakka not, same exact problems has you, changed to a fast one and everything went perfect

#14

Already tried that. I’ve tried USB2 and USB3 sticks. SDCards. USB SDCard adapters. USB2 hub connected to the USB3 ports of the Chromebox. All behave identically.

#15

Try the LE based builds here http://le.builds.lakka.tv/

#16

FWIW, I was also having an issue with an HP Chromebox. I was experiencing the same issue (Lakka would show the flower for a split second, then reboot). I went through the Kodi Setup script once again then flashed the coreboot firmware. I was confused then because I couldn’t get my system to see the thumbdrive I was using. Turns out it’s because this puts the machine in EFI boot mode. So I had to grab one of the latest nightlies/beta versions that DOES support EFI boot. After I sorted this out, I was running everything just fine!