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.
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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.
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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
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Hello,
I've got a strange problem:
-remix os works good when is install on usb (the alpha & the beta )
-remix os stuck at remix os boot screen when it's installed on ssd
What can i do (because on usb it's not very fast)?
atom n270 (32 bit)
gpu intel 945
Thank you
vlgyneco said:
Hello,
I've got a strange problem:
-remix os works good when is install on usb (the alpha & the beta )
-remix os stuck at remix os boot screen when it's installed on ssd
What can i do (because on usb it's not very fast)?
atom n270 (32 bit)
gpu intel 945
Thank you
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Here too for resident mode guest mode worked after vga=791
Matam AlHaidariya said:
Here too for resident mode guest mode worked after vga=791
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this could help both of you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/install-remix-os-parallels-vm-t3328973
Bombo1 said:
this could help both of you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/install-remix-os-parallels-vm-t3328973
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Trying hope it work thanks
Bombo1 said:
this could help both of you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/install-remix-os-parallels-vm-t3328973
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thank you, but your url it's about virtualisation and my problem concern install in ssd
vlgyneco said:
thank you, but your url it's about virtualisation and my problem concern install in ssd
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Use steps 4 to 6 after you boot from USB with Remix OS, you will be able to reformat and install the OS again
Bombo1 said:
Use steps 4 to 6 after you boot from USB with Remix OS, you will be able to reformat and install the OS again
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I whil try this today and will tel you
RE: Stuck at Remix OS boot screen
After much playing around and trial and error, I've managed to fix the flashing logo problem;
A lot of the scripts for the grub entry are needlessly complex, so I'll try and outline it as simply as I can. Make sure you use the grub customizer gui app (http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2016/04/install-grub-customizer-ubuntu-16-04-lts/) because it handles the different variations on the grub system from ubuntu-based distributions.
Since you will probably be at the stage of actually getting to the Remix OS flashing logo, I'll outline the details for the entry script in grub customizer that works and is fairly easy to follow;
The insmod entries may not all be needed, but including them all doesn't do any harm;
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
The set root command tells grub where to find your RemixOs partition or folder, you can find your partition numbers by typing sudo fdisk -l in a terminal, it will list lots of /dev/sda[x] entries. eg (/dev/sda0, /dev/sda1 and so on) /dev/sda0 is your first partition on your first hard disk, which will be hd0 for grub. If you have more than one physical hard disk you will also have /dev/sdb entries here too, those will be hd1 for grub.
If you have RemixOS installed in your first hard disk hd0, and in the 3rd partition /dev/sda3 the line in the grub entry will be;
set root=(hd0,3)
The next few lines are telling grub which files to load up for RemixOS and are fairly simple by comparison;
linux /kernel /root=/dev/ram0
You will recall that 'kernel' is one of the files you extracted from the RemixOS ISO, this command basically tells the OS to load the kernel for Remix into ram. The next line is a bit more complicated, but it's the meat of the whole RemixOS system, after this command you can tell RemixOS which options you want to enable for your system. There are too many options to list here, so we'll keep it simple.
androidboot.hardware=RemixOS_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/system.img
This is also a fairly simple line, if you have an older x86 only machine, make sure you delete the '_64' at the end of the androidboot.hardware line. The next section androidboot.selinux=permissive is required. Lastly the SRC= line is the part I missed out when I was loading it for the first time. You have to make sure you point this SRC= to the system.img that you originally extracted from the ISO. The rest of the commands after this are the specific options you can configure, I'll leave that to your research
Finally, the last line initrd /initrd.img is required and also not terribly complicated.
The entry in grub customizer therefore should look a lot like this:
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext
set root='(hd0,3)'
linux /kernel root=/dev/ram0
androidboot.hardware=RemisOS_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/system.img
initrd /initrd.img
Bearing in mind to adjust where necessary for your own system, hope this helps!!!!
PSon't forget to SAVE entry in grub customizer!!!
Matam AlHaidariya said:
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if your still having issues this worked for me www youtube com/ watch?v=3Vl25bJeGn8 just take out the spaces and insert periods
1. Create a second ext4 partition for Remix OS using Gparted
You should delete the linux-swap and the extended partition first. After reducing the size of your Ubuntu partition sda1 you can create your Remix OS partition sda2.
Finally you'll create a new extended partition containing the linux-swap.
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
2. Install Remix OS into the new partition
Use the steps described in "Installing Remix OS to Hard Drive or Virtual Machine without additional tools", but there are a few differences:
- Skip step 3, because you have a formatted ext4 partition already (in my example: sda2)
- Step 4: Select sda2 for your installation (formatting of sda2 not needed)
- Step 5: Do not install a boot loader GRUB; do not install EFI GRUB2 (you'll customize the Ubuntu boot loader)
3. After a reboot Ubuntu will start. Please install grub-customizer
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
4. Start grub-customizer and add a new entry (Ctrl + N) named e.g. "Remix OS", Type "other"
Boot sequence:
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,2)'
linux /android-2016-07-12/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/android-2016-07-12
initrd /android-2016-07-12/initrd.img
(hd0,2) has to be changed if you use a partition other than sda2 on hd0 for Remix OS.
Example: If you are using sdb2 on hd1 the "set root" command is
set root='(hd1,12)'.
You can obtain the Android path (e.g. /android-2016-08-11/) by mounting the Remix OS partition with the Linus file manager.
Example of boot menu entry for Remix OS
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
If you are working with the Remix OX 32bit version you have to use ". . . androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 . . ." in the last line (beginning with linux).
Example: With version 3.0.103 (2016080805) 32bit the line has to be:
linux /android-2016-08-08/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/android-2016-08-08
initrd /android-2016-08-08/initrd.img
5. Make the Remix OS entry the second boot menu entry
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
6. Modify the General Settings
- Default: first entry
- Show menu
- Start default after 5 seconds
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
7. Save the new grub configuration
8. Check the new swap UUID and correct it in /etc/fstab
sudo blkid | grep swap
9. Reboot and select the second entry "Remix OS"
Thanks for the guide it's really useful for me since I'm already using ubuntu and had a separate partition ready for another OS.
I am having some trouble with the grub configuration.
Error: Disk <<hd0,3>> not found
alloc magic is broken at 0x6ff89b20: 6fded940
Aborted. Press any key to exit
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Here's my disk layout:
sda1 EFI system partition
sda2 EXT4 /
sda3 EXT4 /remix
sda4 EXT4 /home
sda5 swap
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And here's my grub entry:
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,3)'
linux /android-2016-07-12/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/android-2016-07-12
initrd /android-2016-07-12/initrd.img
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I have changed only "insmod part_msdos" to "insmod part_gpt" since I'm using GPT/UEFI (I'm running it on an old mac mini, only boots UEFI)
Any idea what might be wrong? I already triple-checked the grub entry and stilll can't figure out what's going on. Tried also editing hd0,# on boot to no avail either.
EDIT: Would it be easier to have it as single OS? I already backed up and cleaned the HDD.
Willdrick said:
Thanks for the guide it's really useful for me since I'm already using ubuntu and had a separate partition ready for another OS.
I am having some trouble with the grub configuration.
Here's my disk layout:
And here's my grub entry:
I have changed only "insmod part_msdos" to "insmod part_gpt" since I'm using GPT/UEFI (I'm running it on an old mac mini, only boots UEFI)
Any idea what might be wrong? I already triple-checked the grub entry and stilll can't figure out what's going on. Tried also editing hd0,# on boot to no avail either.
EDIT: Would it be easier to have it as single OS? I already backed up and cleaned the HDD.
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Are you sure it's (hd0,3)?? You may have to recheck that. Enter the command mode by pressing 'c' at Grub menu and execute 'ls' command to list partitions. I guess it must be (hd0,gpt3) or something like that. You can double check which is RemixOs partition by using 'cd' into each partition executing 'ls' to list files.
Thanks Thisu, but no dice, I even tried installing RemixOS as the main OS without any luck. I have used crappy linux installers (like way back knoppix) but damn Remix takes 1st prize. Right now I'm trying to reinstall GRUB2efi from an ubuntu live USB. No matter what kind of installation I do for Remix I get the typical "blank" GRUB screen (the one that states "....minimal bash command...." and a GRUB> prompt)
I don't know what's the matter with this installer, it's never consistent. sometimes it asks for a data file creation, sometimes doesn't, sometimes just reboots after the install, sometimes prompts what to do... Resident mode tends to work but from this particular drive and computer, is barely useable due to poor speeds. And trying to repurpose an old mac with this is far worse, the PoS won't even try booting a normal MBR scheme. it HAS to be EFI
/rant
Willdrick said:
Thanks Thisu, but no dice, I even tried installing RemixOS as the main OS without any luck. I have used crappy linux installers (like way back knoppix) but damn Remix takes 1st prize. Right now I'm trying to reinstall GRUB2efi from an ubuntu live USB. No matter what kind of installation I do for Remix I get the typical "blank" GRUB screen (the one that states "....minimal bash command...." and a GRUB> prompt)
I don't know what's the matter with this installer, it's never consistent. sometimes it asks for a data file creation, sometimes doesn't, sometimes just reboots after the install, sometimes prompts what to do... Resident mode tends to work but from this particular drive and computer, is barely useable due to poor speeds. And trying to repurpose an old mac with this is far worse, the PoS won't even try booting a normal MBR scheme. it HAS to be EFI
/rant
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I am no GRUB specialist, and I do not use EFI. I found a working GRUB configuration for Remix OS by copying and modifying the primary GRUB configuration for Linux Mint 17.3. The tool I used is the "grub-customizer". I installed Remix OS in partition sda2, and "set root='(hd0,2)' " worked for me.
I created and formatted sda2 using GParted; so during the Remix OS installation sda2 did not have to be formatted. Because I wanted to use the Ubuntu GRUB installation, the Remix OS installer has been told not to install GRUB und EFI GRUB2.
In case if someone still looking for help, use the example below. I was successfully able to boot with configuration below.
All you have to do is to mention right gpt partition where you have installed remix os mine was gpt6.
Then by running the "blkid" command in ubuntu terminal find the UUID of the partition
Replace my UUID which is in this example with yours.
Instead of root=/dev/ram0 use root=UUID of the partition.
Hope it will help some
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt6 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt6 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt6 c604b8c5-95f4-4b14-b0cb-88bd45d871e9
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c604b8c5-95f4-4b14-b0cb-88bd45d871e9
fi
linux /android-2016-07-26/kernel quiet root=UUID=f1f10df6-d879-42c6-af68-e7b021b5e7bd androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/android-2016-07-26
initrd /android-2016-07-26/initrd.img
noob question,
do i need to install ubuntu 1st? before i install remix?
mrkLu said:
noob question,
do i need to install ubuntu 1st? before i install remix?
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Installing Ubuntu first is at least easier, because Ubuntu will not detect Remix OS as "installed system" and will not offer installing Ubuntu as second system, providing dual boot.
ok, i have finally install everything,followed what have been put here.
but i get an error once i choose remix os on GRUB
error '/android-2016-07-12/kernel' not found
error 'you need to loadthe kernel first'
@remixtester
Firstly, thanks for the guide. I've got it mostly figured out but I have a couple of questions for you.
The partition I have installed Remix to is sdb12, so how would I edit the grub? Is it:
Code:
set root='(hd0,12)'
or
Code:
set root='(hd1,12)'
or something completely different?
Answer:
sdb = hd1 so the code is:
Code:
set root='(hd1,12)'
Also, the "/android-2016-07-12 has to be changed if you will use a Remix OS version other than 2.0.403 (2016-07-12)" section might need a little more clarification. I understand that I need to change this because I'm using Version 3.0.104, but there's no indication in this guide on how to find the correct information for builds that differ from the one you mention using. So how do I find out what to change that line to (as per the build I downloaded)?
Answer:
Mount the partition you installed Remix to in the Linux file manager and view the folder there.
Even though I've answered my questions I'm leaving this here for anyone else having the same questions in future. It might be a good idea to add this info to your guide.
remixtester said:
1. Create a second ext4 partition for Remix OS using Gparted
You should delete the linux-swap and the extended partition first. After reducing the size of your Ubuntu partition sda1 you can create your Remix OS partition sda2.
Finally you'll create a new extended partition containing the linux-swap.
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
2. Install Remix OS into the new partition
Use the steps described in "Installing Remix OS to Hard Drive or Virtual Machine without additional tools", but there are a few differences:
- Skip step 3, because you have a formatted ext4 partition already (in my example: sda2)
- Step 4: Select sda2 for your installation (formatting of sda2 not needed)
- Step 5: Do not install a boot loader GRUB; do not install EFI GRUB2 (you'll customize the Ubuntu boot loader)
3. After a reboot Ubuntu will start. Please install grub-customizer
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
4. Start grub-customizer and add a new entry (Ctrl + N) named e.g. "Remix OS", Type "other"
Boot sequence:
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,2)'
linux /android-2016-07-12/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/android-2016-07-12
initrd /android-2016-07-12/initrd.img
(hd0,2) has to be changed if you use a partition other than sda2 for Remix OS
/android-2016-07-12 has to be changed if you will use a Remix OS version other than 2.0.403 (2016-07-12)
Example of boot menu entry for Remix OS
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
If you are working with the Remix OX 32bit version you have to use ". . . androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 . . ." in the last line (beginning with linux).
Example: With version 3.0.103 (2016080805) 32bit the line has to be:
linux /android-2016-08-08/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/android-2016-08-08
initrd=/android-2016-08-08/initrd.img
5. Make the Remix OS entry the second boot menu entry
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
6. Modify the General Settings
- Default: first entry
- Show menu
- Start default after 5 seconds
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
7. Save the new grub configuration
8. Check the new swap UUID and correct it in /etc/fstab
sudo blkid | grep swap
9. Reboot and select the second entry "Remix OS"
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I did the same you instructed but when i select Remix OS in boot menu. Attached screen comes it pc restarts .
Please help.
sachinwadhwa46 said:
I did the same you instructed but when i select Remix OS in boot menu. Attached screen comes it pc restarts .
Please help.
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Which version of Remix OS did you use? 32bit or 64bit?
What's the name of the partition where you installed Remix OS?
Did Remix OS start after you clicked OK here:
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
Which boot sequence did you enter into the boot menu entry for Remix OS (Ubuntu "Grub Customizer")?
remixtester said:
Which version of Remix OS did you use? 32bit or 64bit?
What's the name of the partition where you installed Remix OS?
Did Remix OS start after you clicked OK here:
http://postimage.org/index.php?lang=german
Which boot sequence did you enter into the boot menu entry for Remix OS (Ubuntu "Grub Customizer")?
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Actually i did a mistake. Infact its a mistake in your code for boot sequence in your guide
In eg of 32 bit , you have written initrd=/andoid..... And correct is initrd /android......
Anyways hardly matters, your guide was awesome. Thank you !!!
helpp
I followed every step on the guide, but when I try to boot Remix Os, it just says "disk /dev/ram0 doesn't exist", I don't know what to do, I've tried changing /dev/ram0 for other disks and dir,, but just says the same "disk -the disk I decide to put- doesn't exist
also, sorry for my bad english, I mostly speak spanish
Ok everything went ok boots up and runs fine. my question be if you were going to root this you would want it to be after you make the bootable usb which will then change it to system.img and make the change on the grub customizer then install it to the partition with "Tab" INSTALL=1.
error when trying to start Remix OS
After the procedure, when I tried to start the operational system an error appeared "error archive '/android-2016-07-12/kernel' not found. alloc magic is broken at 0xb798ee00: b76cfc20." . How can I find the correct name of the kernel I had installed to make some changes in the grub costumization.
Thanks.
Label RemixOS partition as RemixOS using gparted and use the script in below link either through custom grub entry or grub-customizer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/remix-os-installation-alongside-ubuntu-t3463014
For anyone having problems running RemixOS alongside GRUB
For anyone having problems running RemixOS alongside GRUB, you can try the guide updated for the latest version I just posted.
Use EasyBCD or If ur using for simple puposes install The OS on virtualbox or VmWare
An Easy way to dual boot with ubuntu
You can try this method. It doesn't require any hassle of partition or bootable usb. https://youtu.be/g3XTDpTw6A8
Hello everyone
I apologize for my English Approximate but I use google translation.
I come to you because I can not use a Remixos on my computers. Let it boot but remains on the Remixos screen or it crashes before. I used on 5 computers as x64 and x86 but nothing to do.
I really do not know or look. I would also install Remixos, ONLY on the hard drive of my Acer aspire one KAV10 but I do not know how ca too.
Could you help me?
There are various threads in the forum here that show how to install it to harddrive. If it is crashing before it boots, there is the possibility that you have some incompatible hardware. I understand that the team is trying to increase compatibility of different hardware. How new or old are your computers you are trying to test with? The Acer should work, but it depends on which image you downloaded and what architecture your acer is. My acer at home is only 32bit, so I didnt try with it as of yet. I did get my install of remixos to work on a dell 64bit desktop.
One thing i noticed was that at this stage of remix, it is not a friendly install method, and requires a bit of familiarity with different steps to make it work nicely. The first difficulty I had to get past was the graphics card. It meant I had to fix the grub boot line to include VGA=1440x900 for use with my monitor. The graphics card I have didnt want to play nicely with auto detection so I had to manually specify my resolution.
nowell29 said:
There are various threads in the forum here that show how to install it to harddrive.
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It is precisely because I found the threads that did not work I post here
nowell29 said:
One thing i noticed was that at this stage of remix, it is not a friendly install method, and requires a bit of familiarity with different steps to make it work nicely
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I tried on very old pc and recent and it's always the same thing. Only on very recent that it works
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so I had to manually specify
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Exactly how you do to put its own specifications?
It is precisely because I found the threads that did not work I post here
I tried on very old pc and recent and it's always the same thing. Only on very recent that it works
On the old PC i understand you can only use the 32 bit version. That being said, it may still not work. On the newest machine, if it works partially, then you may just need to set your resolution.
Exactly how you do to put its own specifications?
This can be a tricky task. The windows tool that sets up the USB i cannot speak for because I didnt use it. But if you have a linux installation, you will want to mount the usb and update the grub config. Grub2 is not as easily edited as original grub, but there are many howto's on the internet for how to configure grub2. Since this is linux at its root, using grub for remix is no different. You will want to mount the usb stick, edit grub2 config by adding a delay rather than an autoboot. You can either edit the grub2 line for the kernel by adding the VGA=<your resolution> (or use a web tutorial on how to use vesa), or you can set a timeout on grub entry, stop the timeout on boot, and edit the line withing the grub console.
I know this can sound intimidating, but in this case, editing grub2 is not unique to remix, it is a common to most distributions that use grub2. (most linux distributions dont require this type of difficult changing right at the beginning anymore thankfully, but it still happens like this from time to time).
On the old PC i understand you can only use the 32 bit version. That being said, it may still not work. On the newest machine, if it works partially, then you may just need to set your resolution.
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Thank you for the clarification, as I'm not totally bi-lingual I passed next to some detail in the translation. Sorry.
I will try to manipulate the Grub2 but I'm not sure it works.
I want to install it on my Aspir one and my Hp stream7, Remix bones started when I press TAB to boot, otherwise it remains on the screen RemixOs.
When boot is slow and I can not use the browser.
If remixos does not yet work well is there an alternative solution? As Phenix bone or android? (Solution already used but without success may be due to lack of knowledge)
Thank you
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finally after putting the resolution in the grub.cfg not change but instead I managed to boot on Guest Mode but not resident mode....
glad to hear! at this point you get to have fun! Are you using linux or windows as your primary OS, or is the disk blank on the systems you are using? I use linux, so what I chose to do is to create a separate partition on the disk and formatted it to ext4. I then copied the contents of the contents of the USB drive to that partition. I edited grub2 on my existing solution to include an entry to remix now copied on that partition. From there you need to specify (in the same place as the vga resolution on the kernel line) to: first create a new data.img file, and then on next boot to not do so. Like this:
1 boot into different OS - now copy files from usb to new partition, edit grub by adding entry to new partition, specify on kernel line: resolution, create data.img
2 now boot (without usb drive) to new remix partition, let it create the data.img, it will now give you a full desktop not in guest mode, reboot
3 boot into different OS and edit grub again and remove the kernel line to create data.img, reboot
4 boot into remix and enjoy!
Here are the forum link for grub editing I saved as reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/rem...c-hacked-edition-ota-v2-0-201-t3345968/page26
this is what my grub entry looks like for remix: (in ubuntu, edit file /etc/grub.d/40_custom)
[email protected]:~# cat /etc/grub.d/40_custom
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry 'Remix OS' --class android-x86 {
insmod part_gpt
search --file --no-floppy --set=root /system.img
linux /kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive CMDLINE vga=1600x900 DATA=/
initrd /initrd.img
}
[email protected]:~#
[email protected]:~# ls /mnt
data.img efi initrd.img install.img isolinux isolinux.sys kernel ramdisk.img system.img TRANS.TBL
Sorry, i have not used phoenix at all.
Downloading and installing remix on a usb stick posed no problem, but installing it on a ssd in my desktop is a real pain in the neck.
I made a bootable usb stick using unetbootin with the latest iso and started the installation. So far so good, but installing the data took a long time. The os started with this peautiful picture but was very unstable adressing the usb stick all the time. On restart a nice entry appeared in my windows bootloader. When I clicked the computer restarted searching for the remix os, getting stuck at an ext 2 partition
Now I had created a 37 GB primary partition after my ubuntu partitions, because there the remix should install.
Gparted showed that 50 MB was written to this partition but not a sign of remix.
Is this all due to ubuntu that I have next to windows 10?
Or am I doing something terribly wrong?
I have 2 linux+w10+Remix on 3 hdd. Remix beside Linux Mint 18.
I create ext4 partition 40Gb (Gparted; need remember "sda1", or other name partition). Boot from usb, Resident mode + INSTALL=1 option. Choose 40Gb partition, "Do not format", grub - NO, EFI GRUB - Skip, Read\Write - Yes. Reboot on Mint. Install Grub Customizer and add entry for Remix. Its look like this:
(all coments i wrote for you started $$$$ - not for Grub Customizer =))
Code:
set root='(hd2,2)' $$$$ Disk account starts with 0, so if you have sda4 - (hd0,4)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 033e8fc7-4cfe-9454-bc59-df7329ca862d $$$$ this unique number partition has change after format from remix installer. Can take it from fstab.
linux /android-2016-06-30/kernel root=UUID=033e8fc7-4cfe-9454-bc59-df7329ca862d androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA=/android-2016-06-30/data $$$$ change number too and check path to kernel
initrd /android-2016-06-30/initrd.img $$$$ check path
Done.
Hi Slawdos,
Thanks for the instruction. Remix is installed now, but the ubuntu bootloader can't find the uuid= (the number I found with Gparted).*
I have found the uuid and path of the remix partition in Gparted and implemented it in the codes of the remix entry in grub optimizer.
But obviously I have made one ore more errors in these codelines.
These are the codes I used:
set root='(hd7,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6947dc76-11cf-4fa3-a6d2-18637c404be2
linux /android-2016-06-30/kernel
root=UUID=6947dc76-11cf-4fa3-a6d2-18637c404be2
androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64
androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA=/dev/sdh2/android-2016-06-30/data
initrd /dev/sdh2/android-2016-06-30/initrd.img
Could you please give me some more instructions
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set root='(hd7,1)'
----
androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet DATA=/dev/sdh2/android-2016-06-30/data
initrd /dev/sdh2/android-2016-06-30/initrd.img ^^^^^^^
^^^^^^
Could you please give me some more instructions
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Hi. Looks like right, but partitions account start from 1 (grub2 feature). Try use first line
Code:
set root='(hd7,2)'
if you have some errors on loading, will be nice to look at it.
ps: i use x64 remixos. and you?
Hi Slawdos,
Your suggestion didn do the trick. Alas!
When I click remix in the grub2 bootloader, it tells me:
error : disk ' UUID=6947dc76-11cf-4fa3-a6d2-18637c404be2 ' has not been found
push any key to continue
Then while shutting down the whole operation is echoed
Somewhere close to the end it says:
kernel panic not syncing VFS: unable to mount filesystem on unknown block (0,0)
Still puzzled
Check UUID.
Other method for installing Remix OS alongside Ubuntu
Perhaps you should try the method I have described in "How to install Remix OS alongside Ubuntu (dual boot)".
Basic information about tools and updating your dual boot installation you'll find in "Remix OS on Hard Drive or Virtual Machine - Installation and (OTA) Update".
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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.