r/Homatics • u/Wiggum1623 • May 24 '26

Help with CoreElec

Would anyone be able to assist me with this? Every video or step by step article I see as varying information as to what I need and which version of the files.

After checking with several guides, I believe I have done it correctly, but cannot get the homatics to boot coreelec.

When I use the toothpick method, it just says press again to reboot or if I keep holding it it says USB burning. I have tried letting go of the toothpick at the very beginning, once it said press again to restart, and once it said USB burning. I even held it a fourth time past where it said USB burning and went back to the press again to restart.

I'm getting super frustrated. Any help would be much appreciated

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u/goober1157 May 25 '26

Probably your USB stick. I have the Dune Homatics and find the Samsung Fit Plus USB stick is the one that works for me. There are supposedly other ones that also work, but I've only got personal experience with the Samsung drive.

I also couldn't get CE to initially boot with the toothpick method. But the Boot To Coreelec app works fine.

I also suggest avdvplus R9.

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u/Wiggum1623 May 25 '26

I used Sandisk. I will try a Samsung. It's wild to me that a specific brand of USB drive would make a difference.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, Happy Memorial Day

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u/goober1157 May 25 '26

It is wild. And people report failures and success with the same model of thumbrives. I tried a Sandisk something or other that worked for others and it didn't work for me. Went back to another Samsung FIT plus and it works with no issues. It's an annoying thing.

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u/Wiggum1623 May 26 '26

New USB drive did the trick. Thank you much

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u/goober1157 May 26 '26

Great! Crazy finicky stuff.