Why another tutorial?
As I searched the net and XDA for a guide to actually install Remix OS and found nothing that worked for me I decided to share with you guys how I managed to install it in Resident Mode. Writing this from XDA Labs on my PC now... For me I found out that the Remix OS installer is totally useless - with some copying from Remix OS folder to root folder of the created partition and manually adding UEFI entry I managed it to boot in Guest Mode but Resident Mode was still not working (bootloop). This started to make me mad as I tried so many tutorials already...
So I tried Phoenix OS and it seemed at first that this one was much better - no need for adding UEFI boot entry or experiencing Windows boot entry problems and such as it installs GRUB and boots the OS just fine. First entry in GRUB is Windows, second one Phoenix OS. Well, started it and it booted up... finally! Used it, wanted to install an app and ran into a random reboot. After a while I recognized that these random reboots happened quite often and the system was unusable for me. So my idea was just to replace Phoenix OS files with Remix OS files as the booting part was already working... and guess... it worked! You can't choose Guest Mode though, but I think you won't need that at all on your PC.
Best one on this: you won't need to open your BIOS start-menu and can boot up normally, just choose your system in GRUB bootloader which appears automatically without the need to do anything before. I find it quite annoying to hit BIOS button to start Remix OS, don't you too? So if you are able to install but don't like that behaviour this tutorial is also for you!
So here it is...
On which machines does this work?
Should be working on all PCs / Laptops running Windows 10 with GPT and UEFI BIOS. Probably also works on machines with MBR instead of GPT partition table and legacy Bios, quite sure this works also on older Windows versions (7/8/8.1). Just let me know if it works for you or doesn't.
How to install
(1)
- Create an NTFS partition on which you want to install it (right, no FAT32 crap!). It should be at least 32 GB.
If you don't know how just search XDA or Google. There are several Remix OS installing tutorials on YouTube which show how to do that in Windows.
(2)
- Download Phoenix OS 1.0.9 RC
- Download Remix OS or Remix OS Hacked Edition if you like to have root and some tweaks for it.
I used Hacked Edition.
(3)
- Use Phoenix OS installer and install it on your created partition (make sure you got the correct drive letter! I'm not responsible if you don't and lose your data...), don't reboot.
- Open the created partition in Explorer.
Create a folder named RemixOS, move all files from PhoenixOS to RemixOS.
(Obviously Phoenix is based on Remix and expects it's data to be in RemixOS folder. Funny bug. ;D)
- Reboot. Choose Remix OS.
Enjoy the nice, buggy OS. For some this may be just everthing they need. If you're happy and experience no reboots or other bugs you should be just fine and don't have to follow the next steps.
(4)
- Reboot to Windows.
- Unzip Remix OS archive - should be 2 files: Remix OS image and installer. You could safely delete the installer as you won't need it.
Use 7zip or Winrar (or whatever) to extract the Remix OS image file into a folder.
- Move the contents of that extracted folder into the RemixOS folder on your created partition. Overwrite everything. You could also extract the image file directly into RemixOS folder.
(5)
- Reboot. Choose Remix OS.
- Done.
You now should be running a working Remix OS in Resident Mode. Works fine here.
Be nice and hit thanks if I could help you.
Zwulf said:
Why another tutorial?
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(3)
- Use Phoenix OS installer and install it on your created partition (make sure you got the correct drive letter! I'm not responsible if you don't and lose your data...), don't reboot.
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Hi.
Does that mean that the installation of Phoenix OS erase all the data in that partition?
Regards.
jocaferlo said:
Hi.
Does that mean that the installation of Phoenix OS erase all the data in that partition?
Regards.
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I'm not sure about that, only used it on a freshly formatted partition. Mentioned this just to make sure not to be blamed if it should do so.
There's a few things off with these instructions:
1. PhoenixOS does not use a RemixOS folder
2. PhoenixOS's grub.cfg won't boot any RemixOS version especially x64 - as PhoenixOS is 32bit only.
stock phoenixos grub.cfg
Code:
menuentry 'Phoenix OS' --class android-x86 {
search --set=root --file /efi/PhoenixOS/kernel
linux /efi/PhoenixOS/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=/PhoenixOS vga=788
initrd /efi/PhoenixOS/initrd.img
}
Something else is going on here. Perhaps the phoenixOS's grub.efi is being used; but it's using the RemixOS grub.cfg. But I think it's just the RemixOS .efi/.cfg and something just switched the default bootloader to grub2 from WBM
HypoTurtle said:
There's a few things off with these instructions:
1. PhoenixOS does not use a RemixOS folder
2. PhoenixOS's grub.cfg won't boot any RemixOS version especially x64 - as PhoenixOS is 32bit only.
stock phoenixos grub.cfg
Something else is going on here. Perhaps the phoenixOS's grub.efi is being used; but it's using the RemixOS grub.cfg. But I think it's just the RemixOS .efi/.cfg and something just switched the default bootloader to grub2 from WBM
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Maybe, my deeper technical know-how about that is very limited, but I know that it works for me - reproducible. This is just for those like me who tried literally every guide on the net and still none worked. This one probably will. Myself, I find that kind of strange, too and I'm not able to explain why, but it does work. It's just a try and error thing, but for me it works - as already mentioned: reproducible. Got an i7 2nd gen and a X79 Gigabyte Mainboard.
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Maybe, my deeper technical know-how about that is very limited, but I know that it works for me - reproducible. This is just for those like me who tried literally every guide on the net and still none worked. This one probably will. Myself, I find that kind of strange, too and I'm not able to explain why, but it does work. It's just a try and error thing, but for me it works - as already mentioned: reproducible. Got an i7 2nd gen and a X79 Gigabyte Mainboard.
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I'm not saying it doesn't work; but what appears to be happening is that the first 'failed' RemixOS installation added things [to efi/esp partition]. And the PhoenixOS install added or replaced something that made the first install work correctly - it could be either the PhOS grub.efi [although that's 32bit] or as simple as it changing your default bootloader.
Download EasyUEFI if you can and see what's in the first partition - I'm just personally curious as to what is going on here.
I'm also using a non-Jide released grub [like Ubuntu users would be - but with a different setup]
HypoTurtle said:
I'm not saying it doesn't work; but what appears to be happening is that the first 'failed' RemixOS installation added things [to efi/esp partition]. And the PhoenixOS install added or replaced something that made the first install work correctly - it could be either the PhOS grub.efi [although that's 32bit] or as simple as it changing your default bootloader.
Download EasyUEFI if you can and see what's in the first partition - I'm just personally curious as to what is going on here.
I'm also using a non-Jide released grub [like Ubuntu users would be - but with a different setup]
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Sounds very possible... Got EasyUEFI installed but I'm at work atm. Will tell/show you what's in there later this evening when I'm home. The strangest thing I didn't get: original RemixOS booted fine after copying RemixOS folder content to root - but only guest mode worked, not resident. But I mentioned that already in OP. The whole thing would have been a lot easier if I didn't ditch my Arch Linux for RemixOS (for GRUB's sake... ;D), but there were less things to learn...
These instructions didn't work for me, except for the fact that I didn't create a partition. Phoenix would come up as a boot choice but would boot loop.
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Ok guys, let's start to make this possible.
I have tried installing RemixOS on VirtualBox.
When i put it as Linux 2.6 64bits it kind of boots and gets stuck on boot Animation.
It is a good start.
Let's make this possible!
yurividal said:
Ok guys, let's start to make this possible.
I have tried installing RemixOS on VirtualBox.
When i put it as Linux 2.6 64bits it kind of boots and gets stuck on boot Animation.
It is a good start.
Let's make this possible!
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Choose 64bit and Linux(Other)
Is there anyway of not getting stuck on boot animation when using resident mode? Thanks in advance
Found it: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/remix-os-for-pc/NB6GJdAHUsA/Aw4pQgpUAQAJ
Installing and running Remix OS in VirtualBox is possible
yurividal said:
Ok guys, let's start to make this possible.
I have tried installing RemixOS on VirtualBox.
When i put it as Linux 2.6 64bits it kind of boots and gets stuck on boot Animation.
It is a good start.
Let's make this possible!
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Perhaps my post can help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/how-to-install-remix-os-virtualbox-to-t3301160 :
You need to format the empty virtual disk with an ext4 and a swap partition in advance. This can be done by installing Ubuntu and stopping the installation after the 2 partitions have been created.
The second thing you need is a modified iso file which lets you start a "real" Remix OX installation.
working. kind of
I started by taking two hard disks. both 16 gb. THen, a fresh windows 10 home single language install from the microsoft website went on the first. they have an easy media creator.. and no, you won't need a key. (you only need windows for a second.)
. I added the second drive as drive D: within windows.
then i downloaded and followed the remix os instructions and ran the installer for the hard drive d:.
it took a long time first boot. i gave it 2 cores and 2.5Gb ram. if you can afford more.. do it. it took about 1.5 hours. mostly due to remix os initializing he disk.. and even though it had 16gb of space, looks like i provisioned 6Gb... wierd. but the os is light. snappy. it has a terminal with bash...
seems pretty beta like.. don't click on widgets.. the init will reset and all of your apps will close.
i still have not gotten play services on yet. i just downloaded the latest apk from the blog on the main JIVE website under FAQ.
installed... working.. connected, semi stable and useable. now to get play services started.
Very slow here
Machine settings
imgur.com/tCn7f4R
I have installed the 32 bits version,I get it in they site, but it's slow, is like it is rendering frame per frame, I think is because GPU or something, I tried differents resolutions with vga=ask boot command, but nothing change. Otherwise I have downloaded a VDMK disk with Remix OS installed, and that running perfectly, but I can't use superuser on it.
I'm from Brazil, Sorry for any error on english
READ EVERY SINGLE LINE CAREFULLY AND DO EXACTLY AS I HAVE WRITTEN IT DOWN. FOLLOW IT TO THE LETTER AND YOU WILL HAVE REMIX OS ON YOUR SYSTEM IN NO TIME.
THINGS REQUIRED:
1) Grub2 for Windows (Open Source/Free)
Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub2win/files/
2) Remix OS for PC (Courtesy of Jide)
Link: http://www.jide.com/en/remixos-for-pc
3) BIOS with legacy boot option. NO LEGACY = NO FUN. Simple as that. Can't help you there.
Note: If you have an Acer laptop, there is a very high chance that you have it. My laptop is a 2014 version, it still has legacy boot option, so chill.
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4) 8Gb or more USB Pendrive or Memory Card in a Card Reader.
STEPS FOR INSTALLATION:
STEP 1 : CREATING HARD DISK PARTITION
a) Create a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) partition. For this, right click "My PC"/"My Computer" > Manage
b) Go to the "Disk Management" section.
c) Let the window initialize. Once it does that, right click one of your drives which has a large amount of free space.
d) Select "Shrink Partition".
e) Select the amount you want for android. Example, 1000 value means 1 GB, so 30000 means 30 GB. Enter this value or any value you want. Select Next.
f) In this window, select "Fat32" option. Click Next.
g) Keep clicking next, next until the window closes.
h) Congrats! You are now the proud owner of a new partition.
STEP 2 : MAKING BOOTABLE REMIX OS USB DRIVE
a) Make the bootable "Remix OS" flash drive using the tool provided in the official zip file.
b) Once done, reboot.
STEP 3 : PREPARING THE BIOS
a) Just as the computer begins to start, keep pressing F12.
b) In the BIOS menu, go to "Boot" tab and select "Legacy" option. Disable "Secure Boot".
c) Change the "Boot Order" by making the flash drive being above HDD.
d) Press F10 to save and reboot.
STEP 4 : FIRST TIME INSTALL
a) In the menu that follows, go to "Resident Mode" and press "Tab".
b) At the end of the line that apprears, write "INSTALL=1" without the double quotes.
d) Choose "FAT32" when it asks you to which format method is to be used.
e) Follow the instructions and when it asks you to install "Grub Bootloader" and "EFI Grub Bootloader" select "Skip"
f) Let it install.
g) Follow the instructions on the screen.
STEP 5 : GETTING THE INSTALLATION FOLDER NAME
1) Reboot.
2) Go to the drive in which you installed your remix os.
3) Since we formatted it to a Fat32 format, windows will be able to open it. Good. Go ahead and open it.
4) There will be a folder created, named something like "android...." with a date or reversed date. Cool. Copy the folder name. We will need it.
5) Go to your Grub2 installation and write these lines in the "conf" file:
Code:
Android
menuentry 'Remix OS' {
set root='(hd0,6)'
linux /android-2015-12-31/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SRC=/android-2015-12-31
initrd /android-2015-12-31/initrd.img
}
Note:
a)My sda number was 6. Meaning, primary hardisk, partition number 6.
b)The folder that my remix installation created was named "android-2015-12-31". So, I copied it and pasted it in the code above. Just replace your folder name here. Make sure to type the correct sda number.
c) If your harddisk does not have sda number, but something like "msdos", then replace sda with "set root=(msdos,partition number)". That shoud do it.
4) Save and reboot.
STEP 7 : INSTALLING REMIX OS WITH MAX STORAGE
Now, since we need maximum space for remix, we will install remix again, but this time with "ext4" format.
Wondering why we installed it first using Fat32 format? Well, good question. The reason is that we needed to find the folder name. Without it, we cannot boot remix os. So, we formatted it to fat32 which windows can read, so that we can open the drive and get the folder name. Simple as that.
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1) Repeat Step 3 , except that when it asks you to which format to use, select "Ext4" for maximum storage.
2) Continue with the setup.
3) Reboot.
STEP 7 : BOOTING REMIX OS
1) When it asks to choose OS, select "Grub2 for Windows".
2) Select Remix OS.
3) Enjoy Remix OS.
FAQ:
Q1) I have no legacy option. How to get it?
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A) If you dont have a legacy option, then you are screwed. Can't help you there.
Q2) Are you an idiot? Why did you give a nonworking method when you know we have no legacy boot option?
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A) Legacy boot option provides the most easiest way to install any android os, be it Phoenix OS, Remix or even x86 Android Project ROMs. So, if you don't have it, you can always use the EFI based ROMs.
Q3) I messed up my device because of you. Now what should I do?
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A) First of all, this is the easiest method with no chances of errors. If you messed even this up, why are you even here?
Q4) I like your work. Do you want a cupcake?
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A) Aww! No, than.....wait! Is it a strawberry cupcake?
Q5) I would like to donate. Where is your paypal?
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A) I have done nothing. All the work was done by the superb guys and gals at http://www.android-x86.org/ . So, donate to them to keep them alive. Also, JIDE team forked their project and made their OS. So, support them too.
How do I know the sda?
Hi I don't have an option to press Tab on the Resident/Guest mode page, it doesn't do anything. I don't know if it's a difference between the Legacy and EFI versions of Remix OS (I'm using the EFI version, by the way). I was able to press 'e' to "edit selected item", but adding INSTALL=1 just caused an install error. Secure boot is off.
geop0p3 said:
How do I know the sda?
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During the installation, it will show you a list of hard drives. There, it will also show you the hard drive number, like sda1,sda2 etc. Choose any one greater than 6. Anything less will harm your windows installation or your EFI partition.
F1Fanatic27 said:
Hi I don't have an option to press Tab on the Resident/Guest mode page, it doesn't do anything. I don't know if it's a difference between the Legacy and EFI versions of Remix OS (I'm using the EFI version, by the way). I was able to press 'e' to "edit selected item", but adding INSTALL=1 just caused an install error. Secure boot is off.
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Use the cursor keys to select resident mode, press TAB on the keyboard and write "INSTALL=1" at the end of the line that appears on the screen. Simple.
this methode work great, thank
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I also did it this way, only added a "DEBUG=" at last position of the line.
But, normally you don't need it.
Hi, I have a dual booted machine (windows 8.1 and kali 2.0) and i'm wondering, is there any way i can triple boot with remix and if so, how do i go about it??
I've already a EXT4 partition, where reside Linux atm... I should convert in FAT32? Or I can use it in EXT4?
If I format that partition I lost my Grub, so when Android ask for install grub I should say yes?
TheBasterd said:
Use the cursor keys to select resident mode, press TAB on the keyboard and write "INSTALL=1" at the end of the line that appears on the screen. Simple.
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Well, the EFI one doesn't have the TAB button functionality.. it uses the 'e' button to edit the command line
akkufix said:
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I also did it this way, only added a "DEBUG=" at last position of the line.
But, normally you don't need it.
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Adding "DEBUG=1" means that you want a log of what is happening behind the scene. Only useful if the remix installation is not booting up.
nate121 said:
Hi, I have a dual booted machine (windows 8.1 and kali 2.0) and i'm wondering, is there any way i can triple boot with remix and if so, how do i go about it??
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I am quadruple booting it, if that even makes any sense. I have a partition of ubuntu, one for windows, one for android lollipop android x86 rom and one for remix. So, yes, you can safely triple boot it. Use the method I told above, or if you dont have legacy boot, I cant help you there.
kretex said:
this methode work great, thank
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Anytime.
Just mention your system, so that if I create a list of working systems with this method, it can help a lot of people and narrow down the possible systems.
zenida said:
I've already a EXT4 partition, where reside Linux atm... I should convert in FAT32? Or I can use it in EXT4?
If I format that partition I lost my Grub, so when Android ask for install grub I should say yes?
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Here are the things to keep in mind:
1) If you are using linux as your primary os, this method wont work for you, or atleast I dont know about it.
2) If you have a partition for linux, leave it as is and make a seperate partition.
3) ext4 is supported, but dont format it before hand. Let the USB installer format it. Use a fat32 format in the beginning so that you can differenciate between the different partition of your system. Then, in the install screen, choose that fat32 partition and choose ext4 format for it. It will automatically format it to ext4. No further headache required.
priyank.g said:
Well, the EFI one doesn't have the TAB button functionality.. it uses the 'e' button to edit the command line
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Cool! Thanks for the info. In mine, it flashes "Hit [tab] for options". So, thats why I said tab. :good:
TheBasterd said:
Adding "DEBUG=1" means that you want a log of what is happening behind the scene. Only useful if the remix installation is not booting up.
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No boot without a log.
Btw.
For those, who are using Linux as primary OS and also have already installed Grub...
I haven't tested it - but it should work.
You can try to install Remix with this method here, but don't let Remix install it's Grub.
After this is done, boot into Linux and run a "sudo update-grub" in terminal.
This should find Remix and put it in boot-options as new OS next to the others.
akkufix said:
No boot without a log.
Btw.
For those, who are using Linux as primary OS and also have already installed Grub...
I haven't tested it - but it should work.
You can try to install Remix with this method here, but don't let Remix install it's Grub.
After this is done, boot into Linux and run a "sudo update-grub" in terminal.
This should find Remix and put it in boot-options as new OS next to the others.
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Yeah but I want to overwrite Linux because I'll format later. So Remix grub doesn't recognize windows?
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zenida said:
Yeah but I want to overwrite Linux because I'll format later. So Remix grub doesn't recognize windows?
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I thought you want to keep Linux too.
Sure it will find Windows.
In this case, you can use the installer from Remx and let it install it's Grub.
It will be the best to format Linux-partition before you start to install Remix, because then Grub only have Remix and Windows as boot-options and you will not need to edit or re-run Grub again.
Also, you could use the Linux-partition and install Remix in it.
But, if you will use ext4 format as Remix-partition, you can't do changes in Grub within Windows, like boot order. You then will need terminal app in Remix to do this.
If something will go wrong (i.e. no boot), re-run Remix-installer and re-install Grub.
akkufix said:
I thought you want to keep Linux too.
Sure it will find Windows.
In this case, you can use the installer from Remx and let it install it's Grub.
It will be the best to format Linux-partition before you start to install Remix, because then Grub only have Remix and Windows as boot-options and you will not need to edit or re-run Grub again.
Also, you could use the Linux-partition and install Remix in it.
But, if you will use ext4 format as Remix-partition, you can't do changes in Grub within Windows, like boot order. You then will need terminal app in Remix to do this.
If something will go wrong (i.e. no boot), re-run Remix-installer and re-install Grub.
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I'm trying to install Remix on a VM but it seems to stuck... with that parameter I can workaround in the installation setup, but after partitioning, formatting and installation, at bootstrap grub doesn't start and it can't find any OS... now I try with gparted live to prepare my VHD and I'll retry
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I'm trying to install Remix on a VM but it seems to stuck... with that parameter I can workaround in the installation setup, but after partitioning, formatting and installation, at bootstrap grub doesn't start and it can't find any OS... now I try with gparted live to prepare my VHD and I'll retry
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Did you made you virtual harddisk bootable?
Set parameter "boot" in the installer's partition tool for your vhd.
Just as the title says, I'm curious if there exists a touch (or hardkey, i.e. volume up/down and windoes key) enabled bootloader.
Currently i have to press arrow keys and enter to select either windows or android.
Is there such a thing? It would be amazing. Id rather not have to stop at the keyboard to boot to an os from grub.
Thanks in advance!
Well .. I had suffered from this problem for longtime and finally I solved by an app called android-x86 installer it's the only way to boot from your Windows tablet without keyboard at last what I ended up with .. so yo have to download an old version I recommend the ALPHA version and install it with android-x86 installer 2.4 UEFI version after finished installing you have to download the latest version of remix OS and extract with 7zip or winrar then replace all file with the same name in folder androidOS that the direction of ALFA you already installed now You can boot with two ways either from settings/update / recovery and then press restart now at advanced startup then after reboot choose "use a device " and last thing chose android OS wait 9 seconds in grub2 an finally the remixOS will boot or by simply choose android OS from boot menu by volume Up/down
Boot solution for XPS 12 9250
Will thank you for this post when my 'Thanks!' get replenished on XDA. I'm still only using windows 10 on this tablet PC.
It is not clear to me is this is dual boot Android/Windows, my understanding is that this particular usage of the Linux grub bootloader only boots to Remix OS which is android. Grub, as you know does have dual boot capabilities, but maybe not yet on the XPS 12 9250.
Sorry, but the instructions are not step-by-step details for me, and I seem to be not smart enough to follow them. Could you point me to a 1..., 2..., 3.... please?
Please update or PM me whenever you feel you have found a better boot solution for our 9250's. I will be most grateful.
namitutonka said:
Will thank you for this post when my 'Thanks!' get replenished on XDA. I'm still only using windows 10 on this tablet PC.
It is not clear to me is this is dual boot Android/Windows, my understanding is that this particular usage of the Linux grub bootloader only boots to Remix OS which is android. Grub, as you know does have dual boot capabilities, but maybe not yet on the XPS 12 9250.
Sorry, but the instructions are not step-by-step details for me, and I seem to be not smart enough to follow them. Could you point me to a 1..., 2..., 3.... please?
Please update or PM me whenever you feel you have found a better boot solution for our 9250's. I will be most grateful.
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Grub can chainload the entry just fine. And when using the official tool it auto-adds an entry if it detects Windows is installed, which it will be as it's a windows tool [unless running via wine] it'll add an entry for it.
Without the tool you can do it manually. Personally I have a second easy to access efi partition that I use, if you want to do the same download a partition manager like minitool and confirm that you have 16MB of unallocated space between your efi and C: drive and I'll dig up a post/walk you through the rest tomorrow
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Grub can chainload the entry just fine. And when using the official tool it auto-adds an entry if it detects Windows is installed, which it will be as it's a windows tool [unless running via wine] it'll add an entry for it.
Without the tool you can do it manually. Personally I have a second easy to access efi partition that I use, if you want to do the same download a partition manager like minitool and confirm that you have 16MB of unallocated space between your efi and C: drive and I'll dig up a post/walk you through the rest tomorrow
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Very excited to pursue this, but this week is filled with close family coming here to stay for our only holiday celebration. Will post back here when I get that unallocated space, after creating a backup of the current system. May use Gparted, but will check out minitool as well.
Walk through, dual boot Remix OS + Win10 on XPS 12 9250
@HypoTurtle
Waiting on a second USB-C to USB cable so I can boot a Macrium Reflect flash drive and backup a restorable PC image to an external Hard drive. After I'm sure I can restore this image I'll try to install Remix OS.
This youtube link is straightforward and simple to follow for the dual boot installation process. I've seen many reporting hardware/software issues on the many XDA forum threads branching off of "Remix OS for PC". So obviously one size does not fit all. Compiling and replacing different Linux kernels, editing grub.cfg, initrd.img, system.img, data.img.... The very worse thing on xda forums are ignorant end-user whiners like me who want instant gratification with their perfectly working phone or tablet. This vast forum has so many xda-developers, steeped in code, gaining and sharing trial and error knowledge. So many thousands of threads where xda-developers are taken for granted to lay solutions into end-user's laps. So many of us end-users are oblivious to this baby sitting. I will try the time consuming and painstaking learning curve. The least knowledgeable member on xda-forums should try to learn and not be spoon fed. It is essential, whatever our capacity, to all become developers interested in expanding the usefulness of our devices over and above the limited and constrained manufacturer's parameters.
I'm installed with installer download from oficial site. But after selected Remix OS from booting selection menu, i got two option:
Android
Android( Debug mode)
Them always gave me this message:
--set--root /Android/system.img
Error 15: file not found
When i came back to previous screen, then press E, i have this
--set--root /Android/system.img
/kernel /Android/kernel (many things here)
initrd /android/initrd.img
I replaced Android with RemixOS, it continue and then i stuck at
A N D R O I D [email protected]_x86_64:#
Anyway to fix this issue?
percynguyen92 said:
I'm installed with installer download from oficial site. But after selected Remix OS from booting selection menu, i got two option:
Android
Android( Debug mode)
Them always gave me this message:
--set--root /Android/system.img
Error 15: file not found
When i came back to previous screen, then press E, i have this
--set--root /Android/system.img
/kernel /Android/kernel (many things here)
initrd /android/initrd.img
I replaced Android with RemixOS, it continue and then i stuck at
A N D R O I D [email protected]_x86_64:#
Anyway to fix this issue?
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The official installer doesn't install into an Android folder; so I don't think you installed correctly.
However if you find your grub.cfg [or menu.lst] and change it to --set--root /Android/kernel you should be fine.
If you can't find the grub/menu.lst then add a file called system.img to the Android folder [copying and renaming the initrd.img is probably the simplest way to do it]
@percynguyen92 are you sure u used the official installer? Did you install Remix OS before with unofficial methods?
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HypoTurtle said:
The official installer doesn't install into....
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I downloaded from jide.com. i have checked md5sum. I searched many files with "Android" word including grub.cfg and menu.lst. Coundn't find any. My remix os use system.sfs, not system.img, what can i do?
@Vioner i have installed alpha version before with easybcd
percynguyen92 said:
I downloaded from jide.com. i have checked md5sum. I searched many files with "Android" word including grub.cfg and menu.lst. Coundn't find any. My remix os use system.sfs, not system.img, what can i do?
@Vioner i have installed alpha version before with easybcd
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Ah with legacy/bios it's menu.lst - not sure how to get to that. I do think you are loading the grub you used previously with easybcd rather than the one instaaled with the jide tool. So ideally boot to your bios and see is there a different boot entry you can launch. Alternatively as said before add a blank/garbage file called system.img into that folder - grub just wants to find it; it will actually use the system.sfs to run Remix [or you can press e on every boot and change system.img to system.sfs]
@percynguyen92 like HypoTurtle said - your PC instead of trying to start current Remix, starts alpha because of the old bootloader files /boot entries. It's probably just the old menu.lst file.
I don't know much about legacy booting, but you should be able to fix this with EasyBCD or by accessing the bootloader files and wiping the alpha version files.
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i downloaded hacked version and stucking on bootscreen
A N D R O I [email protected]_x86_64
i will try debug mode tomorrow
I also had this issue, once I tried to install Android x86 on my PC and I think it fu*ked something in boot...
Today I fixed it finally....
With this command:
Code:
bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr
I'm not sure if it will work when Windows is booted, but I've used Windows install disc, booted it, and somewhere in repair PC is also command option....
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@Ja_som how and where can i use this command? i'm not IT pro
percynguyen92 said:
@Ja_som how and where can i use this command? i'm not IT pro
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I'm also not a IT pro, Google search is my friend
Here is a step by step guide
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-master-boot-record-mbr-windows
But in step 4, do not type those 4 commands (bootrec ....). but type command from my previous post, wait until it is done, close command window and reboot....
Ja_som said:
I also had this issue, once I tried to install Android x86 on my PC and I think it fu*ked something in boot...
Today I fixed it finally....
With this command:
Code:
bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr
I'm not sure if it will work when Windows is booted, but I've used Windows install disc, booted it, and somewhere in repair PC is also command option....
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Labs
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You should also be able to restore the bcd [like what this does] with EasyBCD itself.
okay, i'm gonna buy a SSD, just money problem now. May be change hard drive and fresh install Windows 10 may fix this issue. Thanks guys!
Hey guys,
I recently installed RemixOS 3.0.204 on an Acer Alpha Switch 12, and since I'm running it with Windows 10 but I intend to install some Linux flavor later on, I decided to go ahead and use rEFInd for multibooting (there's also the fact that RemixOS' GRUB wouldn't show up anywhere in my system).
My question at this point regards the default GRUB installed with RemixOS; I can't seem to find the configuration that's running anywhere. I found a couple of grub.cfg files on /EFI/RemixOS/efi/RemixOS (namely grub.cfg, grub32.cfg, grub64.cfg), but editing any or all of these had no impact whatsoever on my GRUB entries. Would anyone be able to help me either remove the GRUB menu altogether or customize it, at least?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: if anyone's looking for a similar solution, you'll very likely need to mount your computer's EFI partition like I did - the one that would show up is probably the EFI folder on RemixOS installation files. To do that, I had to look into /dev/block and my partitions were listed as sdaX, so chances are you'll find a similar setup for your computer. Good luck!
UEFI boot uses EFI:/boot/grub/grub.cfg file for the menuentry details - edit this one.
Vioner said:
UEFI boot uses EFI:/boot/grub/grub.cfg file for the menuentry details - edit this one.
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I finally managed to find out what I was doing wrong; I assumed a device listed in /storage was my EFI partition, but it turns out it was probably just the EFI folder from RemixOS original installation. I managed to find my EFI on /dev/block/sda1 and editing grub.cfg was spot on.
Thanks for the help, buddy!
GryphonBR said:
Hey guys,
I recently installed RemixOS 3.0.204 on an Acer Alpha Switch 12, and since I'm running it with Windows 10 but I intend to install some Linux flavor later on, I decided to go ahead and use rEFInd for multibooting (there's also the fact that RemixOS' GRUB wouldn't show up anywhere in my system).
My question at this point regards the default GRUB installed with RemixOS; I can't seem to find the configuration that's running anywhere. I found a couple of grub.cfg files on /EFI/RemixOS/efi/RemixOS (namely grub.cfg, grub32.cfg, grub64.cfg), but editing any or all of these had no impact whatsoever on my GRUB entries. Would anyone be able to help me either remove the GRUB menu altogether or customize it, at least?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: if anyone's looking for a similar solution, you'll very likely need to mount your computer's EFI partition like I did - the one that would show up is probably the EFI folder on RemixOS installation files. To do that, I had to look into /dev/block and my partitions were listed as sdaX, so chances are you'll find a similar setup for your computer. Good luck!
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How is Remix running on your switch 12; does everything work properly?
Ludespeed said:
How is Remix running on your switch 12; does everything work properly?
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Yep, every little thing. The one gripe I've had is when I connect the charger with the computer on standby from Remix OS - not sure what is causing it, but it will reset and I have to do a cold start to get it back to work. But if I take the time to wake it up, connect the charger and then put it back to sleep, no problems.
But other than that, everything is great - sound, WiFi, every port... Oh, one more annoyance - the physical volume keys don't work out of the box. I might be able to get them to, but for now I don't care much about it. And one thing I haven't tried at all is the internal gyroscope, to see if the screen rotates automatically.