Just tried to install Remix OS on my old laptop for a windows 10 and remix OS dual boot. It was stuck at detecting android-x86 with a flashing gray background with white text (sorry I don't have pic).
Decided to boot back to windows 10 and tried to fix it; however, now the installation tools keep saying :
"Windows cannot find 'R:\RemixOS\UninstallRemixOS.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again."
I tried to go into the regedit to find the key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\remixos), but the only thing that was under Windows was the office, nothing about CurrentVersion.
Can someone help?
Btw my old laptop runs nvidia ion, tried adding the line with i915 or something but that didn't get it to boot into remix.
Me too i faced this problem, i fix by another installer, type on google "Android x86 installer"
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To get rid of it manually you can simply delete the files in the RemixOS folder and deleting the boot entry via EasyBCD.
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Does anyone know how to execute UninstallRemixOS.exe?
The only way I can see the file UninstallRemixOS.exe is using the minitool partition wizard. I open the MiniTool Partition Wizard, arrow down to my *:REMIXOS partition, then click on "Explore Partition", then expand my RemixOS folder. This folder has three folders (EFI, BOOT, and .disk) along with 18 files, one of which is UninstallRemixOS.exe. Unfortunately no file execution or file editing can be done from within MiniTool Partition Wizard. So I can see the file is there, but I have no idea how to execute it. Does anyone know how to execute UninstallRemixOS.exe?
I cannot see the *:REMIXOS partition in an elevated command prompt using the >mountvol X: /s, only the ESP partition (volume) shows up, which is also shown by the MiniTool partition Wizard. One unusual thing when using the mountvol command is that substituting any * drive letter (e.g. mountvol h: /s) gives me the same exact result: Volume in drive * is ESP. The "volume" is always ESP, and whichever drive letter used in the mountvol command, there are only two directories (EFI and boot) and an executable batch file named setenv.bat. One convenience with the mountvol procedure is being able to edit the grub.cfg file located in the X:\EFI\RemixOS\ folder using notepad. Always unmount whatever volume that was mounted with the "mountvol <drive-lettet> /s" command. I just type C: at the command prompt, then type the command,
C:\Windows\System32>mountvol X: /d
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Have to thank @HypoTurtle for suggesting MiniTool Partition Wizard. :good:
@namitutonka - have a look for assign or change drive letter in minitool for the *:REMIXOS partition
This is the solution to both find and execute uninstallremixOS.exe
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@namitutonka - have a look for assign or change drive letter in minitool for the *:REMIXOS partition[/QUO
@gary93, @Xkirnel99, @putr4s. @HypoTurtle has solved this completely. Within MiniTool I highlighted *:REMIXOS then chose "change letter" and arbitrarily assigned it the letter R:.
RemixOS still successfully starts, and when booted into Windows10 drive R: with volume label REMIXOS shows up in explorer where every file can either be edited or executed with ease.
If any one does execute UninstallRemixOS.exe please leave feedback.
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namitutonka said:
HypoTurtle said:
@namitutonka - have a look for assign or change drive letter in minitool for the *:REMIXOS partition[/QUO
@gary93, @Xkirnel99, @putr4s. @HypoTurtle has solved this completely. Within MiniTool I highlighted *:REMIXOS then chose "change letter" and arbitrarily assigned it the letter R:.
RemixOS still successfully starts, and when booted into Windows10 drive R: with volume label REMIXOS shows up in explorer where every file can either be edited or executed with ease.
If any one does execute UninstallRemixOS.exe please leave feedback.
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While your at it check if you have that 16mb unallocated space. Of you do, format it to fat16 copy over the remix files from efi/esp and you won't need to bother wirh mountvol again
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namitutonka said:
While your at it check if you have that 16mb unallocated space. Of you do, format it to fat16 copy over the remix files from efi/esp and you won't need to bother wirh mountvol again
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The copy operation involved a restart since original ESP volume is active. The volume is fat32 just under 500Mb with just over 60Mb used. Copy by minitool is allowed only into an unallocated unformatted partition, I created a 1.7Gb unallocated partition, after restart the original and the copy were both the exact size 500Mb fat32 partitions with leftover unallocated partition space. The copy's status is 'boot' while the original ESP volume remains active. Assigning a drive letter to the copy makes it visible in windows.
Still I would think the use of mountvol upon the active partition would be necessary to edit the grub.cfg file with notepad within an elevated command prompt. That is unless (with a restart) the active ESP volume could be deleted and my new readable/writable windows Drive H: could sucessfully dual boot the PC. If so I would also think my new boot partition (drive H, if it does boot, would change it's status from boot to active. Back to either mountvol or rebooting MiniTool copy/restart procedure.
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@HypoTurtle
The copy operation involved a restart since original ESP volume is active. The volume is fat32 just under 500Mb with just over 60Mb used. Copy by minitool is allowed only into an unallocated unformatted partition, I created a 1.7Gb unallocated partition, after restart the original and the copy were both the exact size 500Mb fat32 partitions with leftover unallocated partition space. The copy's status is 'boot' while the original ESP volume remains active. Assigning a drive letter to the copy makes it visible in windows.
Still I would think the use of mountvol upon the active partition would be necessary to edit the grub.cfg file with notepad within an elevated command prompt. That is unless (with a restart) the active ESP volume could be deleted and my new readable/writable windows Drive H: could sucessfully dual boot the PC. If so I would also think my new boot partition (drive H, if it does boot, would change it's status from boot to active. Back to either mountvol or rebooting MiniTool copy/restart procedure.
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Just the efi/RemixOS folder from X:/ which should only be a couple mbs is needed.
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namitutonka said:
Just the efi/RemixOS folder from X:/ which should only be a couple mbs is needed.
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@HypoTurtle , OK I've got to find a more appropriate thread to discuss grub.cfg file locations as applied to RemixOS, besides many other files. There literally are dozens of XDA threads with grub.cfg in them. And to think that getting a handle on this file is a miniscule tip of the RemixOS iceberg.
I will search and learn while wading through dozens of XDA threads. I will find which file location edit of grub.cfg affects both the boot sequence and if such edits affect the other grub.cfg files. Maybe RemixOS does something on shutdown to check core file changes and implements those changes into the next cold boot.
These are my file locations:
C:\REMIXOS\RemixOS\boot\grub\grub.cfg
C:\ESP\EFI\RemixOS\grub.cfg
C:\ESP\boot\grub\grub.cfg
Sorry for beginning to threadjack here @gary93. Thanks @HypoTurtle :good:
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To start, some background: The first thing I did when I got my Encore was find a way to install a clean copy of Windows 8.1 without all the bloatware. I removed all the partitions and let Windows Setup repartition the drive. I did this again when Windows 10 went RTM. This gave me a much larger C: drive than stock, and if you haven't repartitioned your drive then a considerable amount of space is probably being taken up by a recovery partition.
I have tried several different installation methods for RemixOS. If I installed it on the primary partition "C:" then I couldn't find a way to boot it. I tried messing with the BCD and UEFI with various tools to try to get it to show as a boot option in the Windows bootloader, but it didn't work (either I couldn't get it to show up, or it did but thought it was Windows and failed to boot). Because it is 32-bit UEFI I couldn't use EasyBCD + Neogrub. The installer that comes with Remix doesn't do anything notable on this machine (it does add boot options, apparently, but they never display). One problem with this device is that even if you add something to the UEFI boot menu, when you go to the boot menu you will still see only 2 options, even if the entries are there: the SSD and the USB drive. Eventually I found a way to install it by shrinking my C: drive partition and creating a FAT32 partition. This is one of the more popular options right now, but it has some drawbacks when your total storage is only 29GB (or less) when formatted. The biggest drawback is that you are limited to a data.img of 4GB because that is the biggest file size FAT32 supports. Finally today I found what is, to me, the best option for this device and it may work well on similar devices with 32-bit UEFI. After completion you will have a tablet that can dual boot with a simple menu that doesn't require you to make a lot of selections on boot to get to your OS, you will still only have one large partition, and you can have a data.img of 8GB or more.
Eventually this process will probably be streamlined a little more as RemixOS progresses. Maybe they will provide a boot menu option that works with their installer. If not, if I can find a way to install the bootloader that the Androidx86 puts on there I will just do that and skip the installation of Androidx86 altogether. If I can figure out a way to add RemixOS to the Windows bootloader that actually works, I will do that (and I mean properly, right under Windows, not hidden away as an optional boot device).
This process borrows heavily from this page, so credit is largely due to Nirmal Sarkar for handing me the keys. I will also be resharing his download links, or some of them.
Prep:
1. Download RemixOS, obviously--I got the normal 64-bit UEFI download, it works fine. You can also grab the one from the deodexed/pre-rooted thread, it also works
2. Download and install 7-Zip
3. Download and install EasyUEFI
4. Download the Androidx86 Installer
5. Download the Androidx86 ISO
6. Disable secureboot
Install:
1. Extract the RemixOS ISO from the zip
2. Open the Androidx86 Installer and select the Androidx86 ISO
3. Install Androidx86 to C:, choose your data.img size; if you already have a Remix data.img then make it small so it takes less time to install and then delete it and replace it with your Remix data.img later
4. Open the folder C:\AndroidOS\ and delete "system.sfs"
5. Run 7-Zip and open the RemixOS ISO, then extract "initrd.img", "kernel", "ramdisk.img" and "system.img" to C:\AndroidOS\ and overwrite the files that are there
6. Go to "C:" and rename the folder "AndroidOS" to "RemixOS"
7. Save the following as a text file named "grub.cfg"
Code:
set timeout=5
menuentry 'Windows' {
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
}
menuentry 'RemixOS' --class android-x86 {
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/system.img
linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA=/RemixOS
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
}
then move it to the root of your C: drive so that you have "c:\grub.cfg"--you will need to approve a UAC prompt for admin rights to do this since C: is protected (If you want Remix to be the first option, cut the code for the Windows menuentry and paste it below Remix--and if that instruction doesn't make sense to you you probably don't wanna mess with it)
8. Open a command prompt with admin rights and type the following commands:
Code:
mountvol b: /s
b:
cd efi
cd android
copy c:\grub.cfg grub.cfg
and press "y" to confirm
9. Open EasyUEFI--you should see an entry for Android-OS--move it to the top of the boot order
Now you're done. Reboot. You should see the grub boot menu. Press vol+ key to select Remix and Home/Windows key to boot it.
First of all thanks for the guide. Worked like a charm.
But wanted to ask you if you have sound working on your tablet. I've been having this problem since the beginning of remixOS.
trackattaker said:
First of all thanks for the guide. Worked like a charm.
But wanted to ask you if you have sound working on your tablet. I've been having this problem since the beginning of remixOS.
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No, no sound or screen rotation. No sound on any version of Android based on Android-x86 (I've been playing around a lot the last week with different builds), and the with the versions where screen rotation works it's buggy. Hopefully now that Remix has infused vigor into the Android-x86 community the issue will be solved soon in a future build.
It is a lot easier then that.
Just use http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/winapp-android-x86-installer-uefi-t3222483
That didn't support Remix when I made the tutorial. I'm not sure it still works 100% with the Encore. I saw someone made a new tool here just for installing Remix, but I haven't tried it yet.
How is the performance when install on the HD? I have the encore2 10'' and I tried USB install, performance is really bad. I wanted to know if the browsing experience / reading experience is better with android, Windows 10 is not really thought for touch screens.
Hi all,
Just to give you news of a almost perfectly ROM working on this table.
github.com/ouija/android-x86-toshiba_encore2
Using Jide's REMOUNT_RW=1 method to achieve R/W & true root
Both of these methods assume you have used Jide's latest Official Installer for either 32bit or x64 RemixOS 3.x install. This process will extract the system.sfs file, taking up an additional 2.6 gb (something around there), so make sure you have plenty of space for this.
NOTE: For OTA updates, please see the OTA Updates section below.
For RemixOS legacy boot installs (32 & 64 bit) using MBR from Jide's Installer (NON-UEFI)
You will want to make sure you can view hidden and system files in Explorer options (if you need to , google it), Once you do that, travel to C:\RemixOS (or where yo installed it) and using Notepad++ or your code editor of choice, find and open the menu.lst file. Then add a second entry containing the REMOUNT_RW=1 entry like you see below:
Code:
default 0
timeout 10
title Resident mode - All your data and apps are saved
find --set-root /RemixOS/kernel
kernel /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 SRC=RemixOS/ DATA= CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
boot
title Resident mode - RW enabled
find --set-root /RemixOS/kernel
kernel /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 SRC=RemixOS/ REMOUNT_RW=1 DATA= CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
boot
Once you are done, you can reboot, and choose the entry you added. It will then extract the system.sfs file to a system_dev.img, and mount it as RW for you. Once booted, you can update SuperSU from Play store and enjoy a properly rooted RemixOS
For RemixOS UEFI/ESP installs (32 & 64 bit)
Part 1 You will also want to make sure you can view hidden and system files in Explorer options (if you need to , google it), Once you do that, hit the start menu, and type in CMD, and then right click, and open as administrator. It should look like the window image attached to this post.
Once that is open, type in:
Code:
mountvol X: /S
Then check to see if it is mounted already, (thanks to: @Ventricle)
Start Task Manager; a) CTRL+ALT+DEL -> Task Manager b) CTRL+Shift+ESC c) Right click the taskbar and select Task manager.
Click "File" tab -> "Run new task" -> "Browse" -> "This computer" -> SYSTEM (X or type in "x:" in the filepath bar"
If you cannot access X:, then that could mean one of three things. 1) You have an ESP setup, and just need to scroll down to the ESP System Partition setups section, or 2) You have a legacy MBR setup and just don't know it. or 3) Your setup falls within the other category. Check below for some insight, or the second post for more links to help you figure things out.
ESP System Partition setups
Ventricle said:
I just learned that Windows 10 has EFI partition sometimes already mounted under Z: letter, but it's hidden.
A very quick and easy way to access ESP (EFI System Partition) in Windows 10: (no command line use needed!)
Start Task Manager; a) CTRL+ALT+DEL -> Task Manager b) CTRL+Shift+ESC c) Right click the taskbar and select Task manager.
Click "File" tab -> "Run new task" -> "Browse" -> "This computer" -> SYSTEM (Z or type in "z:" in the filepath bar"
Now go to boot/grub/grub.cfg and edit it accordingly with Notepad++ or other editor
Save the file and your're ready to go
If this still doesn't work - try this:
Ventricle said:
I didn't have any problems with mounting the system (efi) partition in windows, but I've been doing this many times before and using a bit different way:
Run CMD.exe as Admin <- IMPORTANT and enter following commands:
Code:
taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
This will kill explorer.exe process - don't be surprised It's needed, because by default it's ran by "currently logged in user" and it has to be run as Administrator in order to view the mounted system drive. Administrator account is not the same as an account with administrative privileges.
Code:
mountvol X: /s
This will mount the system partition that usually consists of uefi related files. X: is the letter of the drive - you can use whatever letter you want, but it has to be free.
Write:
Code:
explorer
This will run explorer as Administrator and will allow you to browse the mounted system partition.
The above may not work for all devices, as some handle UEFI differently.
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Part 2 Now that we have the partition mounter, we can open Notepad++ or your favorite code editor as administrator (the same was as before, right click and open as administrator), and browse to X:\BOOT\grub\ and open grub.cfg (Explorer.exe will not show the mounted partition, so we use Notepad++ as an Admin to do this). Then add a second boot entry containing the REMOUNT_RW=1 entry like you see below: (mine might vary from yours a tiny bit)
Code:
menuentry 'Remix OS_x64' --class android {
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/kernel
linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 DATA= SRC=RemixOS CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
}
menuentry 'Remix OS_x64- RW' --class android {
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/kernel
linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 REMOUNT_RW=1 DATA= SRC=RemixOS CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
}
Save it and also do this for grub32.cfg & grub64.cfg if they are in that directory as well.
Now close Notepad++, then go back to the admin CMD prompt and type
Code:
mountvol X: /D
or if you used Z:
Code:
mountvol Z: /D
This will dismount the UEFI volume for safe reboot.
You can now reboot, and choose the entry you added. It will then extract the system.sfs file to a system_dev.img, and mount it as RW for you. Once booted, you can update SuperSU from Play store and enjoy a properly rooted RemixOS.
RemixOS OTA/Update Instructions:
So you got an OTA notification, or you downloaded the updated .zip from Jide's website. Now what? Well there are a few things we will have to do in preparation for the update. So I will provide a seperate set of instructions for each possible scenario.
While using RW enabled RemixOS
If you got a notification that the OTA was available while using the RW enabled entry, then we are going to have to make some sacrifices to let this go through successfully. First thing we are going to have to do is reboot back to Windows (or your standard OS), and find your RemixOS directory (usually C:/RemixOS/) and look for the system_dev.img file and delete it (yes, I am serious, just hit the delete button). This will of course cause a few of your ROOT apps and tweaks that were written to system to vanish, so after we are done, you will have to reapply/reinstall those.
Now we can reboot and make sure you choose the NON-RW boot entry for RemixOS. Once in RemixOS, go ahead and check for and apply the OTA update as normal. Once the update is complete, you can re-create the RW image by simply choosing the RW enabled boot entry.
Using the .zip from Jide's website
If you ended up grabbing the .zip file for the updated version of RemixOS, then we can upgrade manually with no issues usually, but you will have to do this from Windows (or your OS of choice).
Start by opening the .zip and extracting these files over the ones already in the RemixOS folder:
initrd.img
ramdisk.img
kernel
system.sfs
I also replace the install.img and isolinux.sys files, but I don't think they are needed. I'm just lazy and drag it all over from the .zip
The next step is that same as the OTA update. You now have to delete your system_dev.img file. Once that is done, you can reboot and choose the RW enabled boot option to extract the system and enable RW.
Ubuntu based Instructions:
And for users who are running this on Ubuntu based systems, please follow @Cyborg Ninja's instructions below:
Cyborg Ninja said:
Hi guys, for those who use Ubuntu and want the RW feature, open Grub customizer, if you do not have:
Code:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
Then, highlight your RemixOS and click on the little pencil to edit.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Then insert REMOUNT_RW=1 here after the "CMDLINE" and it will look something like this:
Code:
insmod part_gpt
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/system.sfs
linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive CMDLINE REMOUNT_RW=1
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
Save, reboot and boot up your RemixOS and it will do the rest, have to wait a couple minutes and you are all set. This will even let you remove the preinstalled superuser it came with and install Chainfire's SuperSU in its place.
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Using EasyBCD or other methods
If you have installed RemixOS using EasyBCD with the .iso or similar method, you will need to remove your install, and then reinstall with a modified ISO.
Extract the .iso file to a folder on your computer, and inside that folder, you will see a few folders and then the .img files and such. To start, navigate to efi/RemixOS/ and add the second RW entry to the grub.cfg, grub32.cfg & grub64.cfg like the UEFI instructions from above, but no need to mount the UEFI partition here.
Once those are done, navigate back to the root of the extracted ISO, and then go to boot/grub/ and add your second entry to the grub.cfg in there too, use the Resident Mode entry from that though as your base, just adding the REMOUNT_RW=1 line to a copy of it. Save, exit, and go back to the root of the extracted ISO again.
Now enter the isolinux directory, and edit the isolinux.cfg file, adding the REMOUNT_RW=1 line to a copy of the "residentmode" entry. Save, exit,back to root of the extracted ISO again.
Now select all the files and folders, and using 7zip or comparable application, zip them all back into an .iso file. Then you just have to install this like you would normally using EasyBCD. Just a reminder though. This method is not recommended. I recommend using Jides installer or the roll your own UEFI method. Also, since I have no way of testing this method, I cannot verify it will work 100%. Awaiting user feedback on this
I hope this helps some of you get what you need with root. I personally create a separate root entry in my grub.cfg that let's me select standard or R/W, so in the event of an OTA update, it should be able to complete without issues.
Again, Thanks goes out to Jide, @Ventricle, @lollyjay, & @Cyborg Ninja for all the help so far on this
HELPFUL TOOLS & GUIDES
This section will be updated from time to time to include tools and links to things i may find helpful in this case.
Custom Android x86 - Grub theme
Here is a link to to my custom UEFI grub I use on my Surface Pro 3. The theme was adapted from a Surface grub theme I found online. I will say thanks here for whomever did that.
This can also serve as a guide to multibooting on UEFI based machines. Feel free to share it, just give me credit if you do
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2hjuvxuncgYNmxWcHVSVXNVb2M
[GUIDE] Installing android x86 without CD or USB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2414362
[WinApp][v2.4-Beta][+RemixOS] Android-x86 Installer UEFI Version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/winapp-android-x86-installer-uefi-t3222483
[GUIDE] [ALTERNATIVE] Dual boot RemixOS (beta) alongside Windows
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/dual-boot-remixos-windows-usb-drive-t3324359
How to install Remix OS alongside Ubuntu (Dual Boot)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/how-to-install-remix-os-alongside-t3352890
How to Install Remix OS to HDD using Grub2 for Windows [Noob Friendly Tutorial]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/how-to-install-remix-os-to-hdd-using-t3300120
REMOUT_RW=1 will extract system.sfs to .img its 2gb more, is it save to delete the system.sfs after .img created??
kretex said:
REMOUT_RW=1 will extract system.sfs to .img its 2gb more, is it save to delete the system.sfs after .img created??
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In my case, I did not. If you have the .ISO still, you could always delete it and extract it later for OTA.
This works great! Thanks for sharing it.
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In my case, I did not. If you have the .ISO still, you could always delete it and extract it later for OTA.
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Delete system.sfs after system_dev.img created will make remix stuck on boot so the result is do not delete the system.sfs
Thank you @electrikjesus for this method. It's definitely the best out there as it doesn't hinder OTA updates and requires nothing but <3GB of additional storage and small change in grub.cfg file.
Other methods require changing initrd.img with system r/w properties and even if someone would want OTA, he'd have to keep a copy of system.img/.sfs file for swapping.
Best method for now.
Ventricle said:
Thank you @electrikjesus for this method. It's definitely the best out there as it doesn't hinder OTA updates and requires nothing but <3GB of additional storage and small change in grub.cfg file.
Other methods require changing initrd.img with system r/w properties and even if someone would want OTA, he'd have to keep a copy of system.img/.sfs file for swapping.
Best method for now.
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Works like a charm for legacy. I highly recommend this and it's far simpler than mine.
Thanks
Was not able to follow the UEFI though. mountvol X: /S returned "The parameter is incorrect." That's because you only need to do that with UEFI. If you change your instructions to say that first method is for ANY legacy BIOS installation (both 32 and 64)
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Suggested changes to clarify the OP:
For all RemixOS legacy installs:
You will want to make sure you can view hidden and system files in Explorer options (if you need to , google it), Once you do that, travel to C:\RemixOS (where the installer should have installed it) and using Notepad++ or your code editor of choice, find and open the menu.lst file. Then add the REMOUNT_RW=1 entry like you see below:
For RemixOS x64 UEFI installs only:
You will also want to make sure you can view hidden and system files in Explorer options (if you need to , google it), Once you do that, hit the start menu, and type in CMD, and then right click, and open as administrator. It should look like the window below:
Mounting EFI/System partition
@lollyjay Remix OS can be installed on 32bit UEFI as well - I successfully installed it on my Asus T100TA using the official tool and to my surprise... it works. For releases 2.0X I used Android-x86 installer, but now even official version works.
Anyway, I didn't have any problems with mounting the system (efi) partition in windows, but I've been doing this many times before and using a bit different way:
Run CMD.exe as Admin <- IMPORTANT and enter following commands:
Code:
taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
This will kill explorer.exe process - don't be surprised It's needed, because by default it's ran by "currently logged in user" and it has to be run as Administrator in order to view the mounted system drive. Administrator account is not the same as an account with administrative privileges.
Code:
mountvol X: /s
This will mount the system partition that usually consists of uefi related files. X: is the letter of the drive - you can use whatever letter you want, but it has to be free.
Write:
Code:
explorer
This will run explorer as Administrator and will allow you to browse the mounted system partition.
The above may not work for all devices, as some handle UEFI differently.
Ventricle said:
@lollyjay Remix OS can be installed on 32bit UEFI as well - I successfully installed it on my Asus T100TA using the official tool and to my surprise... it works. For releases 2.0X I used Android-x86 installer, but now even official version works.
Anyway, I didn't have any problems with mounting the system (efi) partition in windows, but I've been doing this many times before and using a bit different way:
Run CMD.exe as Admin <- IMPORTANT and enter following commands:
This will kill explorer.exe process - don't be surprised It's needed, because by default it's ran by "currently logged in user" and it has to be run as Administrator in order to view the mounted system drive. Administrator account is not the same as an account with administrative privileges.
This will mount the system partition that usually consists of uefi related files. X: is the letter of the drive - you can use whatever letter you want, but it has to be free.
Write:
This will run explorer as Administrator and will allow you to browse the mounted system partition.
The above may not work for all devices, as some handle UEFI differently.
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Yeah def doesn't work for my Dell.
@lollyjay which DELL do you have (exact model) and which operating system?
lollyjay said:
Works like a charm for legacy. I highly recommend this and it's far simpler than mine.
Thanks
Was not able to follow the UEFI though. mountvol X: /S returned "The parameter is incorrect." That's because you only need to do that with UEFI. If you change your instructions to say that first method is for ANY legacy BIOS installation (both 32 and 64)
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Suggested changes to clarify the OP:
For all RemixOS legacy installs:
You will want to make sure you can view hidden and system files in Explorer options (if you need to , google it), Once you do that, travel to C:\RemixOS (where the installer should have installed it) and using Notepad++ or your code editor of choice, find and open the menu.lst file. Then add the REMOUNT_RW=1 entry like you see below:
For RemixOS x64 UEFI installs only:
You will also want to make sure you can view hidden and system files in Explorer options (if you need to , google it), Once you do that, hit the start menu, and type in CMD, and then right click, and open as administrator. It should look like the window below:
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Thanks for the suggestion. I will update the OP to better clarify.
Ventricle said:
@lollyjay Remix OS can be installed on 32bit UEFI as well - I successfully installed it on my Asus T100TA using the official tool and to my surprise... it works. For releases 2.0X I used Android-x86 installer, but now even official version works.
Anyway, I didn't have any problems with mounting the system (efi) partition in windows, but I've been doing this many times before and using a bit different way:
Run CMD.exe as Admin <- IMPORTANT and enter following commands:
This will kill explorer.exe process - don't be surprised It's needed, because by default it's ran by "currently logged in user" and it has to be run as Administrator in order to view the mounted system drive. Administrator account is not the same as an account with administrative privileges.
This will mount the system partition that usually consists of uefi related files. X: is the letter of the drive - you can use whatever letter you want, but it has to be free.
Write:
This will run explorer as Administrator and will allow you to browse the mounted system partition.
The above may not work for all devices, as some handle UEFI differently.
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I will also update the OP to include your suggestions about explorer as well
Thanks to both of you!
Ubuntu 14.04+
Hi guys, for those who use Ubuntu and want the RW feature, open Grub customizer, if you do not have:
Code:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
Then, highlight your RemixOS and click on the little pencil to edit.
Then insert REMOUNT_RW=1 here after the "CMDLINE" and it will look something like this:
Code:
insmod part_gpt
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/system.sfs
linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive CMDLINE REMOUNT_RW=1
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
Save, reboot and boot up your RemixOS and it will do the rest, have to wait a couple minutes and you are all set. This will even let you remove the preinstalled superuser it came with and install Chainfire's SuperSU in its place.
USB Boot
How would i be able to apply this to RemixOS running off a USB stick/drive?
Thanks
Great work, thank you for sharing.
Accessing EFI / ESP / System partition on Windows 10
lollyjay said:
Yeah def doesn't work for my Dell.
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Is your Dell using Windows 10?
I just learned that Windows 10 has EFI partition sometimes already mounted under Z: letter, but it's hidden.
A very quick and easy way to access ESP (EFI System Partition) in Windows 10: (no command line use needed!)
Start Task Manager; a) CTRL+ALT+DEL -> Task Manager b) CTRL+Shift+ESC c) Right click the taskbar and select Task manager.
Click "File" tab -> "Run new task" -> "Browse" -> "This computer" -> SYSTEM (Z or type in "z:" in the filepath bar"
Now go to boot/grub/grub.cfg and edit it accordingly with Notepad++ or other editor
Save the file and your're ready to go
If this still doesn't work - try this:
Ventricle said:
Anyway, I didn't have any problems with mounting the system (efi) partition in windows, but I've been doing this many times before and using a bit different way:
Run CMD.exe as Admin <- IMPORTANT and enter following commands:
Code:
taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
This will kill explorer.exe process - don't be surprised It's needed, because by default it's ran by "currently logged in user" and it has to be run as Administrator in order to view the mounted system drive. Administrator account is not the same as an account with administrative privileges.
Code:
mountvol X: /s
This will mount the system partition that usually consists of uefi related files. X: is the letter of the drive - you can use whatever letter you want, but it has to be free.
Write:
Code:
explorer
This will run explorer as Administrator and will allow you to browse the mounted system partition.
The above may not work for all devices, as some handle UEFI differently.
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@lollyjay and others, let me know if it works for you - Windows 10 Home here.
@electrikjesus c'mon update the OP with our input!
Ventricle said:
Is your Dell using Windows 10?
I just learned that Windows 10 has EFI partition always mounted under Z: letter, but it's hidden.
A very quick and easy way to access ESP (EFI System Partition) in Windows 10: (no command line use needed!)
Start Task Manager; a) CTRL+ALT+DEL -> Task Manager b) CTRL+Shift+ESC c) Right click the taskbar and select Task manager.
Click "File" tab -> "Run new task" -> "Browse" -> "This computer" -> SYSTEM (Z or type in "z:" in the filepath bar"
Now go to boot/grub/grub.cfg and edit it accordingly with Notepad++ or other editor
Save the file and your're ready to go
@lollyjay and others, let me know if it works for you - Windows 10 Home here.
@electrikjesus c'mon update the OP with our input!
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Yep that's exactly what I needed to do. Thanks
Sent from my on Z00A using XDA Labs
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@electrikjesus c'mon update the OP with our input!
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Updated
Hey I think I found a method that will work for all Windows 10 UEFI installations. I have tried it on three different laptops, with the only thing same is UEFI and Windows 10:
1 Right click on the Window at left end of the taskbar
2 Select "Command Prompt (Admin)"
3 At the command prompt (assuming you don't have a z drive), type: mountvol z: /s
4 At the command prompt, type: notepad.exe
5 When Notepad window opens, select File/Open
6 In lower right of the notepad open window, set to "All Files (*.*)
7 Navigate on the left column to the z drive and click on it
8 Select boot and then grub then open grub.cfg
9 Navigate to the space between " logo.showlogo=1 DATA= "
10 Add: REMOUNT_RW=1 so it is " logo.showlogo=1 REMOUNT_RW=1 DATA= "
11 Select File/Save to save your modified grub.cfg
12 Select File/Exit
13 At the command prompt, type: mountvol z: /d
14 Close the command window
15 Reboot to RemixOS - you should see it writing the new system image file
Hope this helps some who are not experts
lollyjay said:
Hey I think I found a method that will work for all Windows 10 UEFI installations. I have tried it on three different laptops, with the only thing same is UEFI and Windows 10:
1 Right click on the Window at left end of the taskbar
2 Select "Command Prompt (Admin)"
3 At the command prompt (assuming you don't have a z drive), type: mountvol z: /s
4 At the command prompt, type: notepad.exe
5 When Notepad window opens, select File/Open
6 In lower right of the notepad open window, set to "All Files (*.*)
7 Navigate on the left column to the z drive and click on it
8 Select boot and then grub then open grub.cfg
9 Navigate to the space between " logo.showlogo=1 DATA= "
10 Add: REMOUNT_RW=1 so it is " logo.showlogo=1 REMOUNT_RW=1 DATA= "
11 Select File/Save to save your modified grub.cfg
12 Select File/Exit
13 At the command prompt, type: mountvol z: /s
14 Close the command window
15 Reboot to RemixOS - you should see it writing the new system image file
Hope this helps some who are not experts
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Yeah, I guess any notepad app will do. I didn't even think about using the built one app cause I'm so used to my fancy notepad
Steps
Download Remix OS for PC from
http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-pc
Create an ext4 partition for minimum of 8 GB with label as RemixOS using Gparted from Ubuntu.
(Note : Resizing, ie. shrinking an existing partition, takes more time.
If you have fewer files in an existing partition it will be better to copy those files to another partition
and delete first partition
and create 2 new partitions. One for Remix OS and another for old Data. This will save time.
You should be careful while using Gparted so that partition in which Ubuntu and Windows have been installed is not messed up.
If there is an existing partition which you can allot entirely for Remix OS then open Gparted reformat it to ext4 and label it as RemixOS)
Right click downloaded Remix OS file and select Extract.
Again extract the resultant *.iso file.
Copy the iso extract resulting files and folders to the new ext4 partition labelled RemixOS.
Boot option
Boot option can be created in two ways - either by Making an entry in /etc/grub.d/40_custom file or by Making an entry through Grub-customizer
Making an entry in /etc/grub.d/40_custom file
Open Terminal and type below command
sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom
--> Make the file opened look like below by copying. Change the "set root=(hd0,3)" as per the RemixOS partition drive number in Gparted mine is sda3. If yours is sda4 change it as "set root=(hd0,4)"
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
menuentry "Remix OS" {
set root=(hd0,3)
linux /kernel initrd=/initrd.img boot=LABEL=RemixOS disk=LABEL=RemixOS quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SRC= DATA= CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
initrd /initrd.img
}
--> Save --> close.
Type below Terminal commands
sudo chmod +x /etc/grub.d/40_custom
sudo update-grub
(Remix OS does not appear in grub detection while updating grub but appears in Grub Boot Menu)
or
Making an entry through Grub-customizer
Install Grub-customizer in Ubuntu
Type below commands in terminal for installation
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
Start Grub customizer - select edit - new -
put menuentry as "REMIXOS Resident mode - All your data and apps are saved" or as "Remix OS"
Type as "other"
copy below to the boot sequence. Change the "set root=(hd0,3)" as per the RemixOS partition drive number in Gparted mine is sda3. If yours is sda4 change it as "set root=(hd0,4)"
set root=(hd0,3)
linux /kernel initrd=/initrd.img boot=LABEL=RemixOS disk=LABEL=RemixOS quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SRC= DATA= CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
initrd /initrd.img
Select Save.
Note : Not writing to MBR has resulted in Ubuntu not booting and Remix OS booting when options for Ubuntu was selected in Boot menu. And Remix OS did not show up in Grub menu entry.
So select File - > click write to MBR.
After MBR write, restart ubuntu and select Remix OS.
Patience is needed here it will take some time to install. Sometime without any animation or display movement. So do not restart when it is like that. Wait few minutes it will boot up.
Activate Play Store using Play Activator app (comes pre-installed)
After much trial and error found working way of installation of RemixOS alongside Ubuntu. So sharing it here.
You can increase Internal Storage / Memory from Ubuntu by following
Open Files -> select RemixOS partition -> after it has been mounted move mouse pointer over RemixOS again but don't click -> it will show the mount path normally it will be /media/xxxxxxx/RemixOS (user name will be displayed in place of xxxxxxx -> note the path
You can copy data.img file to Ubuntu partition for restore purpose in case anything goes wrong, before attempting resizing.
open terminal and type below commands
-> cd /media/xxxxxxx/RemixOS
(the path noted)
-> sudo e2fsck -f data.img
type sudo password
-> resize2fs data.img 8G
(Note : Replace 8G as per the partition size allocated to RemixOS.
If you have allocated 40GB to RemixOS partition then you can leave 10GB for OS and
allocate balance 30GB to Internal memory. In such case command will be resize2fs data.img 30G
Important :- allow sufficient space for System use)
-> exit.
I encountered some errors while resizing it asked whether it should be fixed and I pressed two times yes for fix errors.
Remix OS boot was fine it showed increased Internal Storage.
Even OTA update works. Patience is needed when no animation or display or Blank Screen. Wait few minutes. It will restart.
(updated from 3.0.202 to 30.0.203 to 3.0.204 to 3.0.205 to 3.0.206 so far without any errors).
While updating to 3.0.206 the newly introduced update percentage screen disappeared after 65% and display showed blanked screen but update happened and rebooted after 5 minutes (may increase or decrease depending on your RAM). So don't shutdown on blank screen.
Note: Edge scroll not working, two finger scroll works, in laptop (Remix OS).
Why do I get corrupted sd , when formatting it deleted everything off hard drive. I have latest remix 64 extracted,also extracted system.img and placed it into root folder on Ubuntu ,along with kernel,initd.img,ramdisk.img, edited grub to boot, everything runs but only 1 gig of memory with the corrupted part ,
Increase Internal Storage / Memory of Remix OS through Ubuntu
miko12312 said:
Why do I get corrupted sd , when formatting it deleted everything off hard drive. I have latest remix 64 extracted,also extracted system.img and placed it into root folder on Ubuntu ,along with kernel,initd.img,ramdisk.img, edited grub to boot, everything runs but only 1 gig of memory with the corrupted part ,
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System data is shown in android file manager as corrupted. But Remix OS runs fine.
See first post on how to increase internal storage (now added).
Am I able to make an ext4 even if Ubuntu is using the whole drive and portions,ubuntu setup has ext4 for root folder and a swap partition I tried repartitioning the drive to have space left but it wouldn't let me install Ubuntu I created 150gb for / ,500mb for boot,100gb for home ,and 2048mb for swap to install
miko12312 said:
Am I able to make an ext4 even if Ubuntu is using the whole drive and portions,ubuntu setup has ext4 for root folder and a swap partition I tried repartitioning the drive to have space left but it wouldn't let me install Ubuntu I created 150gb for / ,500mb for boot,100gb for home ,and 2048mb for swap to install
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If you feel 150gb is more for / - Shrinking it may be done through Ubuntu Live DVD Gparted. Patience needed here shrinking may take more than one hour. There is remote chance of Ubuntu not booting up and requiring Ubuntu reinstallation.
Alternatively you can try reinstalling Ubuntu from Live DVD after deleting the existing / partition and creation of two ext4 partitions one for Ubuntu / and other for RemixOS. Leaving the 100gb home as it is.
I have a 320gb Acer c710 chrome book with seabios installed ,along with lubuntu 16.04, I'm trying to manual install lubuntu or Ubuntu since its same, I want to make Linux with 150gb as / , and the rest as earlier , so I have close to 70gb for remix or what ever , but when doing so I get an error when installing but I'm a try the live USB option see if that works on shrinking , I'm still learning Linux but understand most of it pretty easy , but really like remix for the gaming , since they switched to mm I have had it run successfully but root issues and fc, now I'm trying to run it with the official and re root after
Made the ext4 partition , but not getting boot stays in bootloop,do I need to extract the system.sfs,and use the system.img
miko12312 said:
Made the ext4 partition , but not getting boot stays in bootloop,do I need to extract the system.sfs,and use the system.img
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Extracting iso is sufficient.
Delete the already copied files to the new ext4 RemixOS partition from Ubuntu and copy again the iso extracted files. Then boot to Remix OS.
I have everything running but still says corrupted USB , I have made a data IMG of 10gs ,everything is running but can't install anything from play store ,root seems to be working also ,wifi disconnects also
miko12312 said:
I have everything running but still says corrupted USB , I have made a data IMG of 10gs ,everything is running but can't install anything from play store ,root seems to be working also ,wifi disconnects also
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Activate Play using Play activator.
Wifi auto on is not working. Click on wifi icon on bottom right it will connect. If still not working try switching off and on wifi.
Already activated play store but all apps even systems won't install or update ,have to use Altoids and apps downloaded ,
miko12312 said:
Already activated play store but all apps even systems won't install or update ,have to use Altoids and apps downloaded ,
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Try restarting.
Still can't tried changing sfs to IMG,changed the initrd for r/w but still can't install apps from play store even if they are system apps
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It runs well , with su
support but would like to download games for x86 then to have to transfer games from online or other devices or resources
How do I get rid of the corrupted USB , I think since the system and other IMG s are read only it can't install properly
I still get corrupted as ,but adding folders Android/data ,and data to the remixos partition it fixed the play store I can now do everything I also made the system.IMG bigger and created my own data.IMG
miko12312 said:
I still get corrupted as ,but adding folders Android/data ,and data to the remixos partition it fixed the play store I can now do everything I also made the system.IMG bigger and created my own data.IMG
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Today updated to 3.0.205 by OTA. System.IMG may not work with OTA update.
Have you tried installing / updating apps with Remix Central before creating Android/data and data folders ?
I have not used playstore so far.
The android folder is not nessacery as it uses the other portion of Ubuntu as an SD only need data folder I am updated to latest , the corrupted part is the swap space I think , its the only partition I can think of ,but most games run slow on remix and don't work yet
How can I modify the system without it reverting ,so I can modify system apps and delete and install some as system apps
Get Root Access. Install Superuser app from playstore.
Install Titanium backup for backing up of both user and system apps and apps' data.
I think Link2sd app has feature of moving user app to system app.
I've just installed Remix OS 3.0 official version from Remix Website. Everything works fine and smoothly. However, everytime I boot up there is a GNU Grub dual boot, which let me choose windows 10 or Remix OS, and the count-down time is 30 seconds, which is too long. I've searched and tried to do some Grub commands but it seems not correct.
So anyone with this knowledge please help me please, just wanna change it to about 5 seconds, which is perfecly suite me. Thanks alot
I am using the Dell XPS 9350.
Updated:
1./ Change the value in the msconfig boot doesn't affect the GNU GRUB
2./ Change the value in the Grub.cfg file in RemixOS/boot/grub/grub.cfg doesn't work also
robocopvn said:
I've just installed Remix OS 3.0 official version from Remix Website. Everything works fine and smoothly. However, everytime I boot up there is a GNU Grub dual boot, which let me choose windows 10 or Remix OS, and the count-down time is 30 seconds, which is too long. I've searched and tried to do some Grub commands but it seems not correct.
So anyone with this knowledge please help me please, just wanna change it to about 5 seconds, which is perfecly suite me. Thanks alot
I am using the Dell XPS 9350.
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.....in windows,open start-menu then type "msconfig" and you will see under boot options 30 seconds as default,change it to 5 sec as you say, save..then reboot or reboot later!
<<<New World Order (NWO)>>>
[email protected] said:
.....in windows,open start-menu then type "msconfig" and you will see under boot options 30 seconds as default,change it to 5 sec as you say, save..then reboot or reboot later!
<<<New World Order (NWO)>>>
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Already, but it still not working, still the same 30 seconds. Any ideas ?
any help please ?
@robocopvn are u using UEFI or legacy boot?
Second thing - be more informative when it comes to thread title. I'll be critical here, your thread title is terrible, please edit it accordingly.
For legacy, you need to edit the grub.cfg or menu.lst file in RemixOS folder - u can edit both, it won't hurt.
For UEFI, you need to edit the grub.cfg file in /boot/grub folder on your ESP (EFI system partition) - full path EFI(f.e Z: letter):/boot/grub/grub.cfg
UEFI instructions - BEWARE, ACCIDENTALLY REMOVING FILES FROM ESP PARTITION WILL RENDER WINDOWS NOT BOOTABLE - WILL REQUIRE RECOVERY TOOLS.
To access ESP, you need to:
start cmd.exe as administrator
Kill Explorer -> Mount the ESP -> Start the Explorer as admin using below commands:
Code:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
mountvol Z: /s
explorer.exe
Edit & save the grub.cfg file - change value of line:
Code:
timeout
Reboot and test if the changes worked(if you reboot into Windows, the ESP should be inaccessible again - it automatically unmounts upon restart)
Vioner said:
@robocopvn are u using UEFI or legacy boot?
Second thing - be more informative when it comes to thread title. I'll be critical here, your thread title is terrible, please edit it accordingly.
For legacy, you need to edit the grub.cfg or menu.lst file in RemixOS folder - u can edit both, it won't hurt.
For UEFI, you need to edit the grub.cfg file in /boot/grub folder on your ESP (EFI system partition) - full path EFI(f.e Z: letter):/boot/grub/grub.cfg
UEFI instructions - BEWARE, ACCIDENTALLY REMOVING FILES FROM ESP PARTITION WILL RENDER WINDOWS NOT BOOTABLE - WILL REQUIRE RECOVERY TOOLS.
To access ESP, you need to:
start cmd.exe as administrator
Kill Explorer -> Mount the ESP -> Start the Explorer as admin using below commands:
Code:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
mountvol Z: /s
explorer.exe
Edit & save the grub.cfg file - change value of line:
Code:
timeout
Reboot and test if the changes worked(if you reboot into Windows, the ESP should be inaccessible again - it automatically unmounts upon restart)
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thank you, I am using the UEFI.
I start the cmd.exe as administrator.
The first command (taskkill /f /im explorer.exe) works and kill the explorer.exe
the second command mountvol Z: /s showed "the directory is not empty"
and the third command just start the explorer again.
So could you please guide me how to edit the grub.cfg properly.
P.s:/ I can access the grub.cfg in /boot/grub/grub.cfg and edit it with notepad (just like how we edit build.prop in android) and it doesn't work.
Thank you. And I will change my thread title !
Hi,
I just installed the latest version of Remix OS on my PC. Remix is on its own NTFS partition. I also have Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 on this PC with GRUB 2 as the bootloader. I installed Remix, set up GRUB to show it on the boot menu, booted Remix up and set it up. I logged in, activated Google Play, and restarted the PC. For some odd reason, it showed the initial setup menu again when it restarted, but I didn't think anything of it. I installed a few apps, and restarted the computer again. When Remix booted up again, it showed the initial setup screen again, and all the apps I had installed had disappeared. Every time I reboot it, it never saves the changes I've made during that session such as apps installed, settings changed, or files copied. It doesn't matter whether I use restart or shut down, it never saves the changes I've made during that session. Why is it not saving? Do I need to try re-installing? Please help.
Thanks!
Kpenguin
Let me know if you need any other info about my PC.
Kpenguin.5284 said:
Hi,
I just installed the latest version of Remix OS on my PC. Remix is on its own NTFS partition. I also have Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 on this PC with GRUB 2 as the bootloader. I installed Remix, set up GRUB to show it on the boot menu, booted Remix up and set it up. I logged in, activated Google Play, and restarted the PC. For some odd reason, it showed the initial setup menu again when it restarted, but I didn't think anything of it. I installed a few apps, and restarted the computer again. When Remix booted up again, it showed the initial setup screen again, and all the apps I had installed had disappeared. Every time I reboot it, it never saves the changes I've made during that session such as apps installed, settings changed, or files copied. It doesn't matter whether I use restart or shut down, it never saves the changes I've made during that session. Why is it not saving? Do I need to try re-installing? Please help.
Thanks!
Kpenguin
Let me know if you need any other info about my PC.
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Just need to know; the entry you added to grub and whether there is a data.img in the NTFS partition or not.
HypoTurtle said:
Just need to know; the entry you added to grub and whether there is a data.img in the NTFS partition or not.
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I added the entry to /etc/grub.d/40_custom on Ubuntu. Here's what the entry looks like:
Code:
menuentry "Remix OS" {
set root='(hd0,7)'
linux /RemixOS/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode SRC=RemixOS
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img}
There is not file called "data.img" There is a file called "unformatted_data.img"
Kpenguin.5284 said:
I added the entry to /etc/grub.d/40_custom on Ubuntu. Here's what the entry looks like:
Code:
menuentry "Remix OS" {
set root='(hd0,7)'
linux /RemixOS/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode SRC=RemixOS
initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img}
There is not file called "data.img" There is a file called "unformatted_data.img"
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What size is it? I'd just delete it and download a prebuilt data.img there's a couple in there. Or as your running Ubuntu just build one yourself. Letting RemixOS create it is painfully slow.
HypoTurtle said:
What size is it? I'd just delete it and download a prebuilt data.img there's a couple in there. Or as your running Ubuntu just build one yourself. Letting RemixOS create it is painfully slow.
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It's 32 gb, which is the size I selected for system size. How do I build a data.img on Ubuntu?
Kpenguin.5284 said:
It's 32 gb, which is the size I selected for system size. How do I build a data.img on Ubuntu?
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Is 32GB the size of unformatted_data.img?
In Ubuntu run file unformatted_data.img to see if its in ext4 format or not.
It probably isn't so you need to run mkfs -t ext4 unformatted_data.img
Then rename it to data.img and see if it boots.
Alternatively make a ext4 partition instead of ntfs, copy everything there and add a data folder instead of the data.img