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I wanted to reflash Android after unsuccessful Xposed install and accidentally used the wrong file in the Manufacturing Flash Tool.
I now have no Android, no Windows -- just BIOS and fastboot are functional. When it boots normally all I see is a UEFI shell with the list of partitions.
I've tried using MFT with the correct file and it didn't help.
I think I need to set up proper (dual-boot) partitions thru fastboot and only then try flashing Android again. Can anyone please help?
Android flashed just fine once I switched from a Windows XP running in a VM to a laptop running Windows 7 64bit.
I'm having problems rolling over the Windows image, I'm guessing it's because I've messed up the partition table -- it can't find the drive with the images now. Anyone had that?
I have a Dell Laptop running windows 10 and boots via UEFI. I have installed Remix OS beta (64 bit version) several times on the HDD using the Remix program available when downloading from their website. Apart from one occasion only, Remix usually hung and I remained patient, waiting for a version that would work. That happened with the latest version (2.0.403) i.e Remix finally works and the OS boots up normally. However (as is usually the case with life in general) whilst Remix works, when selecting windows from the Grub loader it says that it cannot find the path to windows and I cannot boot into windows. I appreciate that this is a Android forum but this problem is specific to Remix I think and some entry in the grub loader and as such I turn to this forum in case anyone has any ideas so that I can fix the grub loader or whatever and be able to boot into windows - I am of course happy that I can boot into Remix but I also still need my windows!
Thanks a lot in advance
Andrew
did you installed them in 2 separate hard drive?
and your computer use bios or uefi.
if it is uefi you should check if the old windows boot loader is still here.
and if it is 2hdd you should boot directly to windows hard drive. by changing your boot settings.
tailslol said:
did you installed them in 2 separate hard drive?
and your computer use bios or uefi.
if it is uefi you should check if the old windows boot loader is still here.
and if it is 2hdd you should boot directly to windows hard drive. by changing your boot settings.
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Thanks. They are on 1 hdd and it is UEFI. I don't know how to check if old boot loader is there but I have tried the repair option on the windows CD/USB including repair MBR without any luck. So I think the old boot loader is gone and replaced by Grub.
Ajd34b said:
Thanks. They are on 1 hdd and it is UEFI. I don't know how to check if old boot loader is there but I have tried the repair option on the windows CD/USB including repair MBR without any luck. So I think the old boot loader is gone and replaced by Grub.
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to see if the bootloader is still here you should go to your uefi and boot option.
it is generaly holding del while booting to acces it.
you should see in boot windows boot loader and grub.
you should be able to switch them
if your windows installation is not gone.
tailslol said:
to see if the bootloader is still here you should go to your uefi and boot option.
it is generaly holding del while booting to acces it.
you should see in boot windows boot loader and grub.
you should be able to switch them
if your windows installation is not gone.
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Thanks. On the Dell laptop it is F12 and there is an option under UEFI BOOT to choose Windows Boot Manager but selecting this goes to the Grub Loader. I need somehow to edit the Grub loader to point it back to where windows is residing unless Remix has deleted the windows partition??
Ajd34b said:
Thanks. On the Dell laptop it is F12 and there is an option under UEFI BOOT to choose Windows Boot Manager but selecting this goes to the Grub Loader. I need somehow to edit the Grub loader to point it back to where windows is residing unless Remix has deleted the windows partition??
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yes if you used command lines to install remix ,it can format the boot loader partition...
i hope this will help you.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/33433/restore-the-windows-boot-loader-after-an-ubuntu-update/
edit; here win 10
https://blog.d0zingcat.xyz/2015/09/28/Windows/How to repair the EFI Bootloader in Windows 10/
tailslol said:
yes if you used command lines to install remix ,it can format the boot loader partition...
i hope this will help you.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/33433/restore-the-windows-boot-loader-after-an-ubuntu-update/
edit; here win 10
https://blog.d0zingcat.xyz/2015/09/28/Windows/How to repair the EFI Bootloader in Windows 10/
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Many thanks although this did not work. Clearly something went wrong when Remix was installed but I cannot understand what exactly. Anyway, I feel that I should not trouble this forum further since it seems like a problem now more to do with a corrupted Windows or Grub Boot loader issue than a Android issue. What I was hoping in particular was that someone had had the same issue after installing Remix and how therefore they dealt with it but it doesn't seem that this is the case. Looks like I am the only (un)lucky one!
Thanks again
Andrew
Ajd34b said:
Many thanks although this did not work. Clearly something went wrong when Remix was installed but I cannot understand what exactly. Anyway, I feel that I should not trouble this forum further since it seems like a problem now more to do with a corrupted Windows or Grub Boot loader issue than a Android issue. What I was hoping in particular was that someone had had the same issue after installing Remix and how therefore they dealt with it but it doesn't seem that this is the case. Looks like I am the only (un)lucky one!
Thanks again
Andrew
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UPDATE: I placed a Windows 7 installation disk in the laptop and turned it on (as I had read that trying to use the bootfix from a USB may not work). The laptop then started to boot windows 10 normally and by-passed the Grub loader! I cannot explain how this is possible but once Windows booted I uninstalled Remix. I rebooted and the Grub loader was gone. I then installed Remix 3 (as I am a sucker for punishment) and the new Grub loader works fine - the laptop now boots into Windows & Remix!
Thanks for those who replied
Regards
Andrew
i cant unlock my mtk tablet its stuck on ... how can i fix this? i tried it on linux on windows 7 and windows 8.1 with diferent drivers
my tablet says that it is secure how can i remove that secure thing i cant install anything cwm or twrp
Story goes like this: I got a chromebook for christmas and i tried to install linux because i do gaming and chromebooks dont have a set execution file type, windows has exe, mac has dmg, linux has a few such as python and deb files....chromebook has nothing. i decided to use johnlewis.ie to change os entirely but i hit a snag...Every time i attemp to boot from flash drive it says "Booting from hard disk..." and hangs. how do i fix this?
I have Windows 10, Linux MINT (19.3 Right Now), and Android X86 Nougat on my (Case Brakeing Slowly, since its a laptop) Lenovo G51-35 (80M8) , I can install fydeOS but I cant boot to it, If i try T INSTALL refined, it says something like "add boot enterney and fails. So I am askin what to put in to grub customizer so the fydeos can be bootable in grub, I am on an AMD CPU so I cant do project croissant dualboot even if i try the recovery image for an amd Chromebook, I will be in a bootloop even though I turned off fast startup in windows and I also tried shift cilcking shut down, still in a bootloop, so the closet I can get to offcAIL chromeos is FydeOS, which works on Live USB so it should on HDD.
More Info:
Lenovo G51-35 80M8
AMD A8 - Stock
8 GB Ram - Stock
DVD-RW Drive - Stock (BROKEN)
Secure Boot - OFF
Boot Mode - Stock (UEFI)
Windows 10 - 2004 - Reinstalled by me A few times
Linux Mint 19.3 - Installed by me
Android x86 Nougat - Installed by me - LiangneOS 14.1
GRUB - Intalled by Linux Mint - VER UKNOWN
Mods, If I put this is in the wrong place, please move this to the right place
CaptainChris2018 said:
I have Windows 10, Linux MINT (19.3 Right Now), and Android X86 Nougat on my (Case Brakeing Slowly, since its a laptop) Lenovo G51-35 (80M8) , I can install fydeOS but I cant boot to it, If i try T INSTALL refined, it says something like "add boot enterney and fails. So I am askin what to put in to grub customizer so the fydeos can be bootable in grub, I am on an AMD CPU so I cant do project croissant dualboot even if i try the recovery image for an amd Chromebook, I will be in a bootloop even though I turned off fast startup in windows and I also tried shift cilcking shut down, still in a bootloop, so the closet I can get to offcAIL chromeos is FydeOS, which works on Live USB so it should on HDD.
More Info:
Lenovo G51-35 80M8
AMD A8 - Stock
8 GB Ram - Stock
DVD-RW Drive - Stock (BROKEN)
Secure Boot - OFF
Boot Mode - Stock (UEFI)
Windows 10 - 2004 - Reinstalled by me A few times
Linux Mint 19.3 - Installed by me
Android x86 Nougat - Installed by me - LiangneOS 14.1
GRUB - Intalled by Linux Mint - VER UKNOWN
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What UEFI firmware did you use? If you used MrChromebox.tech firmware, try running the firmware utility script off of a bootable USB running a Ubuntu-based distro (since you get the most luck from those) and try clearing the NVRAM. After that, I would do a clean re-install of the OS and potentially try an older version if that doesn't help.