[GUIDE]UEFI SDCARD install Remix OS - Remix OS for PC

Guide for installing Remix OS to sdcard in UEFI. So you don't need to mess with crap Win bootloader.
regular boot is Windows(or whatever) and usb boot is Remix OS
This is only a guide and does require knowledge of software used.
Tested on a ASUS T300LA
Works for Android-x86 as well
Requirements
1 USB Thumbdrive at least 8 GB(USB 2.0 will work)
1 SD Card at least 8 GB(only leaves ~4GB of user space recomend 16 GB, I'm using a 32GB UHS-1 micro SDHC
built-in usb sdcard reader that can boot media(most usb boot orders are external port devices first then the card reader)
Rufus
or app that can format USB thumb drive fat32 gpt
64-bit Remix OS
Ubuntu(It's what i have on hand only need for Gparted)
Disable Secure Boot and CSM in BIOS
1. In Windows
use rufus to format the thumbdrive: UEFI, GPT, fat32(don't use any iso's just use it to format)
Mount Ubuntu ISO
Copy contents from the mounted ISO to the the thumbdrive,
after copy is down safely shutdown
2. In Ubuntu(or whatever you're using)
boot the thumbdrive (hold vol+up when booting on T300LA)
insert sdcard if not already done
open gparted and select sdcard
format the sdcard gpt, 2 partitions(make the first partition fat32 size 250 MB name it EFI, 2nd partition fat32 remaining space)
edit the flags for the partitions very important to get this right for UEFI first partition: boot,hidden, and esp and second partition: msftdata
after done with GParted; safely shutdown
3. Windows again
boot windows
delete the contents of the thumbdrive
mount Remix OS ISO
copy contents to thumbdrive
replace the EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg with one that you can edit
if cfg doesn't contain INSTALL=1 edit grub.cfg first entry replace create data img or USB_DATA_PARTITION=1 with INSTALL=1; save
safely shutdown
4. Install Remix OS with Android-x86 installer
hold vol+up to boot thumbdrive
click detect devices
select the larger sdcard reader partition
format ext4
select no on grub install
select yes on grub2 efi
select no on reformat boot
select install system read-only for ota support
after install and sync reboot
remove thumbdrive
hold vol+up boot sdcard for Remix OS

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Can you please give a more detail instruction. i already tried many times but no luck.
Thanks

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Getting decent performance from my bootable class 10 strontium 32gb mmc

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Confused
Maromi said:
[*]if cfg doesn't contain INSTALL=1 edit grub.cfg first entry replace create data img with INSTALL=1; save
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Can you explain this with a little more detail? Here are my 2 grub.cfg's
EFI\BOOT\
Code:
set timeout=30
set gfxmode=1920x1080
terminal_output gfxterm
menuentry 'Resident mode - All your data and apps are saved ' --class android-x86 {
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /kernel
linuxefi /kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA= USB_DATA_PARTITION=1
initrdefi /initrd.img
}
menuentry 'Guest mode - No data will be saved after each session' --class android-x86 {
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /kernel
linuxefi /kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA= DATA_IN_MEM=1
initrdefi /initrd.img
}
and
EFI\REMIXOS\
Code:
set timeout=30
set gfxmode=1920x1080
terminal_output gfxterm
#OTHER_OS_PLACEHOLDER
menuentry 'Remix OS' --class android-x86 {
insmod /efi/RemixOS/ntfs64.mod
insmod /efi/RemixOS/exfat64.mod
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/kernel
linuxefi /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA= SRC=RemixOS INSTALL=1;
initrdefi /RemixOS/initrd.img
}
What did I do wrong here?

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jowofoto said:
Can you explain this with a little more detail? Here are my 2 grub.cfg's
EFI\BOOT\
and
EFI\REMIXOS\
What did I do wrong here?
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edit the only the one at EFI\Boot
change usb_data_partition=1 to INSTALL=1

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I don't have Ubuntu ISO?how can is use this tutorials to install remixOS on sdcard?please help
thank

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toyds said:
I don't have Ubuntu ISO?how can is use this tutorials to install remixOS on sdcard?please help
thank
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If you have another computer then download the Ubuntu iso that way, and do everything on two devices. That is what I did, and no problems here. If you go to your favorite search provider, and type Ubuntu their webpage will show up.

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Installed on original GateWay TA6
New to the Linux/Android world only 6 months on my belt but got RemixOs installed on Gateway TA6 with windows XP
installed straight to hard drive from XP even though it says it does not support .
NOTE : A none updated version of windows xp no security updates no new drivers installed
Runs extremely smooth for old hardware as i expected a linux os would do , runs even better than the originally packed XP
next project is to tweak with the firmware/hardware to get the touchscreen with pen working independently will post details if i succeed

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There is no more EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg, the only grub.cfg is in EFI/REMIXOS/...
Any help ?
EDIT:
The grub.cf file is simply in BOOT/
I edited the file, I get the screen to select the partition but touchscreen and keyboard cover don't work
I have a surface 3 (non Pro)

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Maromi said:
[*]edit the flags for the partitions very important to get this right for UEFI first partition: boot,hidden, and esp and second partition: msftdata
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I can't select both hidden and esp at the same time! and there is no "msftdata" flag in gparted
[*]replace the EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg with one that you can edit
[*]if cfg doesn't contain INSTALL=1 edit grub.cfg first entry replace create data img or USB_DATA_PARTITION=1 with INSTALL=1; save
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there in no "grub.cfg" file in /EFI/BOOT/ but there is one in EFI/RemixOS and it does not contain "USB_DATA_PARTITION=1"
[*]click detect devices
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there is no detect devices option it just has persistent mode, guest mode or boot to windows option,
there is however a grub command line option.

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Maromi said:
Guide for installing Remix OS to sdcard in UEFI. So you don't need to mess with crap Win bootloader.
regular boot is Windows(or whatever) and usb boot is Remix OS
This is only a guide and does require knowledge of software used.
Tested on a ASUS T300LA
Works for Android-x86 as well
Requirements
1 USB Thumbdrive at least 8 GB(USB 2.0 will work)
1 SD Card at least 8 GB(only leaves ~4GB of user space recomend 16 GB, I'm using a 32GB UHS-1 micro SDHC
built-in usb sdcard reader that can boot media(most usb boot orders are external port devices first then the card reader)
Rufus
or app that can format USB thumb drive fat32 gpt
64-bit Remix OS
Ubuntu(It's what i have on hand only need for Gparted)
Disable Secure Boot and CSM in BIOS
1. In Windows
use rufus to format the thumbdrive: UEFI, GPT, fat32(don't use any iso's just use it to format)
Mount Ubuntu ISO
Copy contents from the mounted ISO to the the thumbdrive,
after copy is down safely shutdown
2. In Ubuntu(or whatever you're using)
boot the thumbdrive (hold vol+up when booting on T300LA)
insert sdcard if not already done
open gparted and select sdcard
format the sdcard gpt, 2 partitions(make the first partition fat32 size 250 MB name it EFI, 2nd partition fat32 remaining space)
edit the flags for the partitions very important to get this right for UEFI first partition: boot,hidden, and esp and second partition: msftdata
after done with GParted; safely shutdown
3. Windows again
boot windows
delete the contents of the thumbdrive
mount Remix OS ISO
copy contents to thumbdrive
replace the EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg with one that you can edit
if cfg doesn't contain INSTALL=1 edit grub.cfg first entry replace create data img or USB_DATA_PARTITION=1 with INSTALL=1; save
safely shutdown
4. Install Remix OS with Android-x86 installer
hold vol+up to boot thumbdrive
click detect devices
select the larger sdcard reader partition
format ext4
select no on grub install
select yes on grub2 efi
select no on reformat boot
select install system read-only for ota support
after install and sync reboot
remove thumbdrive
hold vol+up boot sdcard for Remix OS
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I'm sorry to revive such an old thread, but I got it to work!
first of all the only flags I used were boot & hidden for the 1st partition, nothing for the second.
[*]if cfg doesn't contain INSTALL=1 edit grub.cfg first entry replace create data img or USB_DATA_PARTITION=1 with INSTALL=1; save
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
use windows search option to look for "grub.cfg" I found two and edited them both using notepad.
on one of them, search for "USB_DATA_PARTITION=1" and replace it with "INSTALL=1"
on the other one, search for "create data img" and also replace it with "INSTALL=1"
After that, reboot like instructed and boot up the usb drive.
once done, choose Resident Mode, and THEN you will see the options OP was talking about.
Follow the instructions and you'll be ok:good:
Note: I'm using an Acer Aspire R11, and I wasn't able to boot up the sdcard from the laptop's native sd card slot, I had to boot it from a usb card readerand worked like a charm