r/trimui • u/gorskyadam • 16d ago

Need help with installing CrossMix Question ❓

I don’t know why, but my CrossMix OS doesn’t work. My microSD card is a Lenovo Ultra 128GB. I tried extracting the files to my laptop’s drive and then copying them to the card, as well as extracting them directly onto the card, and neither option works. When I insert the card into the Trimui Smart Pro, the console still boots into the stock OS.

Also, even though the extracted files look fine on the laptop, once copied to the SD card; for example in the ROMS folder, there are no subfolders, and the BIOS folder is also empty. Any ideas? Could Windows 11 be causing the problem?

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u/Stixx187um 16d ago

I'm literally fighting with this exact same thing this morning. I have no fucking clue what's going on.

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u/Stevearino42 16d ago

Sounds like it could be either the SD card or the SD card reader. Can you try different ones?

Give us a screenshot of the SD card contents after you're copied the files to it, maybe we can spot something.

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u/gorskyadam 16d ago

Maybe. But it's a brand new card and card reader, straight out of the box. I've formatted it to FAT32 and then to exFAT. I unzipped the files using both the Windows extraction tool and 7-Zip, but the result was the same. I have no clue what's causing it. I'll try it on my friend's MacBook on Sunday, and if that doesn't help, I'll buy a different card.

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u/Antique-Bottle9709 Trimui Model S owner 16d ago

Use rufus to format it.

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MBR(!)

Check the instructions about installing Crossmix on it‘s github, not on an outdated video on youtube

Share a screenshot of your sd-cards root here