How to update - EmuELEC/EmuELEC GitHub Wiki
To manually update your EmuELEC installation:
NOTE: Keep in mind you need at least 2GB of free space on your SD to properly update.
- Check the releases page in https://github.com/EmuELEC/EmuELEC/releases
- Download and copy the corresponding
.tar
file as is (do not uncompress it) to the update samba share (using Samba/network shares//EMUELEC/Update
or by sftp/winscp/storage/.update
). - Press "Start" to open the main ES menu.
- Navigate to "EmuELEC settings" -> "Danger Zone" -> "RESET EMUELEC SCRIPTS AND BINARIES TO DEFAULT"
- The device will reboot, wait for the update to finish.
Alternate method 1: Force Update
- In your device go into
Updates & Downloads
setupdate type
toStable
orBeta
depending on what you want - Open "EmuELEC Settings" > "Danger Zone" select "Force Update"
- Follow the instructions
Alternate method 2: directly to SD
- Check the releases page in https://github.com/EmuELEC/EmuELEC/releases
- Remove the SD card from your device and insert it to a computer.
- Download and copy the corresponding
.tar
file as is (do not uncompress it) to theEEROMS
partition in the.update
folder - Make sure you safe eject your card from your computer!
- Remove it from your computer and insert it in your device, power it on and wait for the update to finish.
Remember to use the proper file for your device:
- EmuELEC-Amlogic.aarch64-x.x.x.tar is for S905 and variants
- EmuELEC-Amlogic-ng.aarch64-x.x.x.tar is for S905x2,S922x/A311D and variants
- EmuELEC-OdroidGoAdvance.aarch64-x.x.x.tar is for the Odroid Go Advance only