Hello everyone and thanks for these great releases!!
I have a Lenovo miix 700 Windows based tablet, and I'm interested in a dual boot with RemixOS and Window 10 using the touch screen only, without the keyboard.
I have RemixOS efi folder extracted and running on the same partition of WIndows (C: ), and I can boot through UEFI normally.
THe problem is - this requires to enter the BIOS in order to chose UEFI OS, which means requires having the keyboard attached to enter the BIOS settings. and being a tablet, I don't have the keyboard with me all the time.
I'm looking for a way to boot into RemixOS from Windows 10, without the need for the keyboard, by using a batch file script or any other application available that will restart the device and boot directly into RemixOS.
I also want to keep both Windows 10 and RemixOS on the same partition , without the need for a separate partition for RemixOS
I know that devices based on Legacy can use easyBCD and iReboot to achieve this, but I couldn't find an equivalent for UEFI bios.
Maybe using METRO boot manager and add an entry for RemixOS? IS it touch enabled?
I'd be grateful for any help to achieve this! Thanks in advance!
KamaL said:
Hello everyone and thanks for these great releases!!
I have a Lenovo miix 700 Windows based tablet, and I'm interested in a dual boot with RemixOS and Window 10 using the touch screen only, without the keyboard.
I have RemixOS efi folder extracted and running on the same partition of WIndows (C: ), and I can boot through UEFI normally.
THe problem is - this requires to enter the BIOS in order to chose UEFI OS, which means requires having the keyboard attached to enter the BIOS settings. and being a tablet, I don't have the keyboard with me all the time.
I'm looking for a way to boot into RemixOS from Windows 10, without the need for the keyboard, by using a batch file script or any other application available that will restart the device and boot directly into RemixOS.
I also want to keep both Windows 10 and RemixOS on the same partition , without the need for a separate partition for RemixOS
I know that devices based on Legacy can use easyBCD and iReboot to achieve this, but I couldn't find an equivalent for UEFI bios.
Maybe using METRO boot manager and add an entry for RemixOS? IS it touch enabled?
I'd be grateful for any help to achieve this! Thanks in advance!
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Hi, you can check this link:
http://www.easyuefi.com/index-us.html
easyuefi not running well in Win 10 Anniversary Update. I prefer grub2win
any news or tuto to easyboot on win10 tablet without keyboard ?
thanks is advance for your help
That's something I've been trying to get to work in the past days!
I've shrunk my C Partition and created a new one with 16GB formatted in FAT32 for Remix OS.
Extracted the ISO and copied the files onto the new partition.
Added a new entry with easyuefi (Type Linux/other OS pointing to the efi\boot\bootx64.efi file on the new partition)
Created a shortcut for the advanced start %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00
BUT Remix OS doesn't boot in resident mode (it get's stuck on the Remix OS boot logo) ... in guest mode Remix OS boots just fine!
I don't have an idea why this is happening and how to solve this one ... maybe someone like @RemixOS_Jason does
http://support.jide.com/hc/en-us -> Submit an idea (feature request) and ask them for a touch supported bootloader
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I usually use my Dell Venue 11 Pro without a keyboard attached but now I can't choose remix os at boot. Is it possible to choose the second option of a dual boot without a keyboard?
I have a similar issue with a dell latitude 7350; I just bought it without a keyboard and it has no usb ports so I can't plug one in.
I've installed remix os but the touch screen doesn't work at the boot loader so I can't get into remix os; anyone have any ideas how I can boot into remix os?
Edit: Is there a file I modify with notepad to have it boot into remix os?
i have the same issue. did anyone found a solution?
did you test this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/RemixOS/comments/48t7m1/installed_on_dell_venue_11_pro_7130/d0n7z4m/
the solution is only with android 5 image, maybe someone has android 6 image for this?
You need to change the boot order with EasyBCD from windows. Make Remix OS the default
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You need to change the boot order with EasyBCD from windows. Make Remix OS the default
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and how can i change the boot order in remixOS? or do i have to stay there forever? is there a easyBCD for android?
Oh Remix OS is your default boot option? Normally is the other way around.
You just said I should make it default with easy bcd. Then remixOS is default. How to change it back from remix os?
You need to edit c:\boot\bcd.bcd
But I'm not sure if there is a BCD editor for Android, and You can't boot to any USB?
Otherwise You need to boot from USB to a Windows Live environment and run EasyBCD there.
I ran into this as well with my NuVision Tablet. Upon boot it will not use the power button to select the os even though I can use the volume buttons to go up and down on the list.
What I don't get, is I was able to install RemixOS on my Acer W500 and it edits the Windows Boot Manager that functions the same way, but works correctly with the Windows 8-10 style touchscreen menu, the same style of menu if you go into Windows 8-10 and go through Settings to get to Startup Options.
The only thing I can think of that is different is it is not a UEFI windows install, however it is a UEFI capable bios?
On my Dell Venue 11 Pro I added an UEFI boot entry for Remix OS (took a little fiddling). Now I can enter the UEFI boot menu on startup and select the boot entry using the volume keys.
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On my Dell Venue 11 Pro I added an UEFI boot entry for Remix OS (took a little fiddling). Now I can enter the UEFI boot menu on startup and select the boot entry using the volume keys.
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yeah, this is the solution :good:! how did you do that?
Loving RemixOS But not loving how painful it is on my pc to launch it
Initially I installed remixos on my Lenovo Miix 700 using the installer from jide.com. It worked fine, and when connected to a keyboard I can choose it in the grub menu and launch it ok. Everything happy and I can use my laptop as a tablet with android
Windows is installed in UEFI mode (laptop can boot legacy or UEFI), so it is not added to windows boot menu, only as a grub menu. EasyBCD does not work (as it is UEFI).
The problem is, the hardware keys (vol up / vol down are the only ones I have) do not work in grub, so without a keyboard attached I cannot boot into remixos.
Next I went and followed a guide on hitricks.com called guide-how-to-dual-boot-remix-os-with-windows-uefi-legacy which installs remix to a partition. This works as in it now shows up in my bios-level boot menu (which I can access by holding down vol up during boot, not ideal but not world ending), but has left a lot of mess. I have a grub menu for starting windows (normal boot), and a separate grub menu when booting the remix partition. I want to delete / uninstall the grub menu installed by the jide installer (the one on normal boot), so it just goes into windows boot. If there is no way to add remix to windows boot manager, I would then just keep the grub menu for remixos when booting from bios menu (already I have this but set to timeout 0 so I don't actually see it).
My EFI partition looks like following:
\boot\grub\grub.cfg this is the grub menu shown at startup. Deleting this I get grub terminal only.
\EFI\Microsoft\... microsoft windows 10
\EFI\Android\grubx64.efi, grub.cfg This is the grub menu for remixos. I have changed this to have a timeout of zero as can only get here by bios boot menu anyway
\EFI\RemixOS\bootx64.efi, grubx64.efi, exfat64.mod, ntfs64.mod, grub.cfg This I think was created by the installer previously. It only has an entry for Windows
I have already tried the windows 10 recovery mode -> bootrec /fixmbr and bootrec /fixboot, but they did not change it.
In an ideal world, I would just have the windows boot menu (as it has touch screen), and nothing else. I have considered using neosmart's easy recovery essentials (as apparently it can also un-UEFI mode windows), but I don't want to buy it if it will not work.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated please!
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If there is no way to add remix to windows boot manager, I would then just keep the grub menu for remixos when booting from bios menu (already I have this but set to timeout 0 so I don't actually see it).
I have already tried the windows 10 recovery mode -> bootrec /fixmbr and bootrec /fixboot, but they did not change it.
In an ideal world, I would just have the windows boot menu (as it has touch screen), and nothing else. I have considered using neosmart's easy recovery essentials (as apparently it can also un-UEFI mode windows), but I don't want to buy it if it will not work.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated please!
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Sorry, I could not get my head around everything you were saying. But I noticed you mentioned "Windows 10 Recovery Mode" as not helping. So I wanted to chime in, in that regard.
I also have a Lenovo Miix 700. Last night, I was desperately trying to find a way for Remix OS to use the Windows Boot Manager. None of my experiments worked. Then even after uninstalling Remix OS from uninstaller: the Grub bootloader remained on startup. Additionally, I tried deleting items manually from the boot partition, which screwed up my boot.
The solution that worked for me was entering recovery mode (Power+Volume Up on Miix device). Then enter the command prompt. The command that rebuilt my boot and got rid of Remix OS entries was: bootrec /rebuildbcd
I have a few PCs and Laptops with no OS currently installed plus the HD has limited space so I don't want to waste time and HD space by first installing Windows or Linux and then installing Remix in dual-boot configuration.
There should be a way to install Remix OS on PC with Fresh/Clean Install in Single Boot Configuration
Install as Android-x86
surfturtle said:
I have a few PCs and Laptops with no OS currently installed plus the HD has limited space so I don't want to waste time and HD space by first installing Windows or Linux and then installing Remix in dual-boot configuration.
There should be a way to install Remix OS on PC with Fresh/Clean Install in Single Boot Configuration
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Burn ISO with any tool, the boot to resident mode, before selecting Resident Mode press TAB and delete (SRC= DATA=) to end, then type INSTALL=1
YSH ALSAGER said:
Burn ISO with any tool, the boot to resident mode, before selecting Resident Mode press TAB and delete (SRC= DATA=) to end, then type INSTALL=1
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I have a ASUS T100 tablet PC and it has a x86 uefi bootloader. im trying to install remixOS as a standalone OS. after I do your instructions do you need to edit the grub file so it boots (not sure how to do this) and which OS should I use 32 bit or 64 bit? last time I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...nt/winapp-android-x86-installer-uefi-t3225748 to install the 64 bit version on my tablet but the new 3.0 OS doesn't work with this tool.
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Burn ISO with any tool, the boot to resident mode, before selecting Resident Mode press TAB and delete (SRC= DATA=) to end, then type INSTALL=1
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Thanks for the info, I tried this and it installed and booted from the installer menu however when I reboot the PC I find that the Android-x86 installer fails to create a boot partition.
I tried all possible combinations, Grub without EFI, Grub with EFI, both varitions on MBR and GPT, etc. nothing works. Even tried x86 and x64 installations
surfturtle said:
Thanks for the info, I tried this and it installed and booted from the installer menu however when I reboot the PC I find that the Android-x86 installer fails to create a boot partition.
I tried all possible combinations, Grub without EFI, Grub with EFI, both varitions on MBR and GPT, etc. nothing works. Even tried x86 and x64 installations
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You Must continue setup as android x86 - i mean creating partition + make it bootable
look at this guide
YSH ALSAGER said:
You Must continue setup as android x86 - i mean creating partition + make it bootable
look at this guide
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thanks it works now
i think i was not creating the linux swap partition
surfturtle said:
I have a few PCs and Laptops with no OS currently installed plus the HD has limited space so I don't want to waste time and HD space by first installing Windows or Linux and then installing Remix in dual-boot configuration.
There should be a way to install Remix OS on PC with Fresh/Clean Install in Single Boot Configuration
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Try hitting tab
then the spacebar, then put INSTALL=1 press enter it will bring up Android X86 installer for you to format the hard drive and install on to it. This will allow it to boot without the USB drive
When I hit TAB, nothing happens. ;-/
Remix OS is supposed to use the blue Windows Boot Manager, correct?
But on my Windows tablet (Lenovo Miix 700), I always get a gray boot screen which asks me to choose "Windows" or "Remix OS".
If I select "Windows", then it will load the blue Windows Boot Manager screen (without the Remix OS option).
Can anyone explain what's going wrong?
How can I force Remix OS to use the actual Windows Boot Manager?
The reason I want the actual Windows Boot Manager is because it's easy to customize the countdown timer & boot preference. With the current gray boot screen, I can only edit the timer by mounting my boot partition & editing complicated files.
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Bios: UEFI with Secure Boot & Fast Boot disabled.
Remix OS version: Latest (3.0.207)
Installation method: Remix OS For PC "Installation Tool" (16 gb chosen, targetted to 20 gb NTFS partition, drive letter "R:" assigned)
Okay, I discovered the solution. You can read the quoted posts below. It is not possible to add Remix OS as an option in the Windows Boot Manager...if the Windows OS was installed in UEFI.
I don't know why this isn't made more public.
I wasted so many days trying all sorts of experiments, and thinking something was wrong with my system.
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UEFI WBM can't load anything other than windows bootloader; so it can't chainload grub2. It does however see any /efi folder as a seperate UEFI [usb] device.
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Milamber33 said:
If Windows was installed in BIOS mode, you get the Windows boot menu which is touch compatible, but if Windows was installed in UEFI mode, then the Windows boot menu can't be used to load non-Windows operating systems (thanks Microsoft) and so you get the non-touch grub boot menu. Annoying, I know, and it's the reason I ended up rebuilding my Lenovo Thinkpad Helix in BIOS mode, despite the slower boot process.
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Hey guys, I looked for this answer everywhere and I dont find. After install Remix OS on my laptop, my windows wont boot. On the screen for choose the OS I got 3 options: Windows, Remix OS and Remix OS Advanced Option.
When I click on windows, a black scrren blink and then returns to the OS options screen, I cant go after this black screen on windows, but RemixOS boot normally.
My question is: can I create a bootable usb pendrive of windows with some app on remix os? Is my only option right now, only pc in home...
Getting into the recovery mode wont work too on my Asus Laptop, tryed all.
Thanks
Only PC at home?
You need to boot to WinPE or a live Windows CD similar to that and run something like EasyBCD or another Utility that can manage your BCD in Windows to fix it and make it boot properly. Without another PC though I'm not sure that You can do it. Also I don't know that you can do it in Android x86.
If you press F8 quickly when closing windows does it get you to the recovery options? If you can boot to windows is recovery mode you can repair your BCD with the right commands.
I believe that the BCD needs to be edited, you need to choose the drive where windows is installed for the Windows entry. This is easy with EasyBCD which is a windows utility. It's possible that remix created a backup of your BCD file too. In that case you just need to restore it and this You can do in remix OS since it lets you browse your Windows files with something like ES File Explorer.
However restoring your original BCD file will get rid of the Remix OS boot entry.
Normally your Windows partition will be the C: drive and your BCD will be under c:\boot which is a hidden folder. However in a lot of cases there is a small bootable partition that is 500 Megs or so, this is where the hidden \boot folder is located. The one that has the BCD file. In that folder there might be a BCD.bak file that could be the backup file that remix OS might have created.