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Hi, I cant download or transfer apps to my sd card! people say that if i download astro it will fix but it didnt! So im looking for a way to fix it. can anyone help me
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x12CHRIS18x said:
Hi, I cant download or transfer apps to my sd card! people say that if i download astro it will fix but it didnt! So im looking for a way to fix it. can anyone help me
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If you're referring to USB Mass Storage in FRX07, then don't hold your breath.. unfortunately, it's a known issue.
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If you're referring to USB Mass Storage in FRX07, then don't hold your breath.. unfortunately, it's a known issue.
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It's unfortunately an issue with the loop'd mounts. If you create dedicated partitions for at the very least data - USB mass storage actually does work. hyc did some patching on this, not sure if that's in FRX07 or not. I haven't tried 07 on dedicated partitions yet.
Droid Explorer does a pretty damned good job of faking it tho...
arrrghhh said:
It's unfortunately an issue with the loop'd mounts. If you create dedicated partitions for at the very least data - USB mass storage actually does work. hyc did some patching on this, not sure if that's in FRX07 or not. I haven't tried 07 on dedicated partitions yet.
Droid Explorer does a pretty damned good job of faking it tho...
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Ohhh I see thanks for the correction.
I noticed in the default rootfs.img for FRX07 that the init does in fact check for a dedicated data partition, although I'm not sure if it puts that partition to use as the data partition (that coding looked a little confusing :\). I assume it would otherwise it wouldn't make sense to check if there's no mount commands following...
It sounds intriguing, though.. May give the dedicated data partition a try; could help with performance, let alone fix USB MS
EDIT: Seems this idea has already been put into effect for FRX07... http://www.neopeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=7441
maff1989 said:
Ohhh I see thanks for the correction.
I noticed in the default rootfs.img for FRX07 that the init does in fact check for a dedicated data partition, although I'm not sure if it puts that partition to use as the data partition (that coding looked a little confusing :\). I assume it would otherwise it wouldn't make sense to check if there's no mount commands following...
It sounds intriguing, though.. May give the dedicated data partition a try; could help with performance, let alone fix USB MS
EDIT: Seems this idea has already been put into effect for FRX07... http://www.neopeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=7441
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Indeed, but CWM of course uses different mount points than XDAndroid...
so XDA:
p1 - fat32
p2 - rootfs
p3 - system
p4 - data
CWM from Neopeek:
p1 - fat32
p2 - system
p3 - data
p4 - cache
So you can certainly setup dedicated partitions and use XDAndroid's rootfs. If you use CWM, just be wary, the layout is different. CWM is easier because it installs Android to these partitions for you - otherwise you have to move the data to the partitions yourself .
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CWM is easier because it installs Android to these partitions for you - otherwise you have to move the data to the partitions yourself .
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By this, you mean copying, say, the rootfs.img to the second partition, or would the rootfs need to be extracted to the partition? I assume the latter..
maff1989 said:
By this, you mean copying, say, the rootfs.img to the second partition, or would the rootfs need to be extracted to the partition? I assume the latter..
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Yes, the latter. Same with system.ext2 and data.img - these need to be expanded onto the dedicated partitions.
What I did was mount the system.ext2 file (looped) on my Ubuntu server. Mount a data.img (looped) as well. Then I stuck a mSD -> USB converter plug in the server, and formatted the card with fdisk assigning the partitions. Mounted those partitions in Ubuntu, then tar'd the data over (IIRC there's issues with cp, doesn't preserve permissions).
Code:
cd /dir1; tar cf - . | (cd /dir2; tar xf -)
is how I tar'd it.
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Yes, the latter. Same with system.ext2 and data.img - these need to be expanded onto the dedicated partitions.
What I did was mount the system.ext2 file (looped) on my Ubuntu server. Mount a data.img (looped) as well. Then I stuck a mSD -> USB converter plug in the server, and formatted the card with fdisk assigning the partitions. Mounted those partitions in Ubuntu, then tar'd the data over (IIRC there's issues with cp, doesn't preserve permissions).
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cd /dir1; tar cf - . | (cd /dir2; tar xf -)
is how I tar'd it.
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Oh wow... that's a bit different than I anticipated, although your information is very much appreciated the dir1 and dir2 refer to the mount points for the system.ext2 and data.img, respectfully, correct? And it's two commands in one, separated by the "|" correct?
Off-topic.. What's IIRC?
And also, I can comprehend that "tar'ing" files means copying them in some way, shape, or form, but how would that preserve permissions over simply cp'ing them from the mount point in Ubuntu to the partition on the SD card? Or perhaps even manually copying the files to the SD partition? Considering these actions are performed in Ubuntu, I would assume permissions wouldn't be altered :\
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Oh wow... that's a bit different than I anticipated, although your information is very much appreciated the dir1 and dir2 refer to the mount points for the system.ext2 and data.img, respectfully, correct? And it's two commands in one, separated by the "|" correct?
Off-topic.. What's IIRC?
And also, I can comprehend that "tar'ing" files means copying them in some way, shape, or form, but how would that preserve permissions over simply cp'ing them from the mount point in Ubuntu to the partition on the SD card? Or perhaps even manually copying the files to the SD partition? Considering these actions are performed in Ubuntu, I would assume permissions wouldn't be altered :\
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IIRC = if I recall correctly
Yes, that's all one command and dir1 is the system.ext2 mount or the data.img mount (the source), dir2 is the mount point on the card (destination).
I don't know why cp doesn't preserve permissions - there's probably some switch you can pass that will preserve perms. I'm not an expert here, I only know I had a boatload of issues when I just used cp... Talked to some experts, and they gave me that tar command - which worked perfectly.
Idk what you are talkin about! so is there way to fix this situation?!
x12CHRIS18x said:
Idk what you are talkin about! so is there way to fix this situation?!
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You can fake USB mass storage with Droid Explorer. That's really the only option on looped mounts.
Where can I get droid explorer?
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x12CHRIS18x said:
Where can I get droid explorer?
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Here, let me Google that for you...
Haha thanks man! But I'm still having trouble.... I downloaded droid explorer then it told me that I have to download android sdk tool so I did and its still telling me that I have to download android sdk tools
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x12CHRIS18x said:
Haha thanks man! But I'm still having trouble.... I downloaded droid explorer then it told me that I have to download android sdk tool so I did and its still telling me that I have to download android sdk tools
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So... did you click the link to "do it for me" or whatever it says during install, or did you pick a manual install? You should just let the application do it for you, otherwise you have to download it yourself and then point it to whatever directory you installed it at... Oy.
I downloaded the zip file
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x12CHRIS18x said:
I downloaded the zip file
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Ok, would you like a cookie?
I still have a problem, droid explorer doesn't recognize my phone. i have my phone in debug mode
x12CHRIS18x said:
I still have a problem, droid explorer doesn't recognize my phone. i have my phone in debug mode
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Did you get an 'XDA' device in device manager? Did you read the FAQ and install PDAnet if the drivers with Droid Explorer don't work?
yeah i got XDA but it wont let me install it, it keeps on saying "cant find device". Do I have to download PDAnet if i cant install it?
WARNING: This script can be dangerous if you do not know what you're doing!!! I am not responsible for any of your files or hard drives that are deleted if the script is used the wrong way.
The following Bash script (built for Ubuntu) is a simple script that I wrote that does the following:
1. Lets you chose any non-SD ROM.
2. Lets you chose the drive to partition. (WARNING: This ONLY ignores /dev/sda as it assumes that it's your main hard drive. If you have more than one hard drive, do NOT use this unless you know what you're doing!!!)
3. Automatically partitions a Boot partition, a system partition (large enough to hold some BIG ROMs...), a data partition and the rest of your SD card (whatever size it may be) is partitioned as a standard FAT32 space.
4. It modifies both the ramdisk and the vold to boot from the SD and to see that 4th partition as the SD card.
5. If the ROM doesn't have gapps built in and uses the install script to copy them from your last ROM (like CM and MIUI do), it will download and install the gapps.
6. It creates all the required symlinks.
I've only tested it with my 8GB microSD and with MIUI. The permissions are not set up correctly for now due to a bug of sorts... but the ROM that I tested boots and works fine. (Set it all to 777 for now.)
This is only the first version. I just wrote it today. If you find bugs or have a better idea on how to do certain things (like ONLY display USB drives and SD cards) PLEASE let me know here.
If nothing in this thread makes sense, it's because I'm tired...
Update: Adding a bit more info.
Its a really good idea, but not many people can try it unless it's ported to Windows or Mac.
ikingblack said:
Its a really good idea, but not many people can try it unless it's ported to Windows or Mac.
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I know most people use Windows but Windows isn't very well equipped to do the stuff that this script does. I could always try to make an actual program (make it in c or something) but that would require a complete rewrite. I mostly wrote this for myself (to make my life easier while I'm porting a ROM to the Nook) but figured someone else might be able to use it. (Mostly the people who make the SD img's for everyone else, not the general public.)
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I know most people use Windows but Windows isn't very well equipped to do the stuff that this script does. I could always try to make an actual program (make it in c or something) but that would require a complete rewrite. I mostly wrote this for myself (to make my life easier while I'm porting a ROM to the Nook) but figured someone else might be able to use it. (Mostly the people who make the SD img's for everyone else, not the general public.)
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Well yeah, it is pretty hard. Anyways, your script works for me. Its really nice.
You can run bash in Windows using Cygwin
What's the benefit from using this script on the pc and not using verygreens installer on the nook?
joej said:
You can run bash in Windows using Cygwin
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Does Cygwin include parted, mkfs.ext4 and mkfs.msdos?
TDO said:
What's the benefit from using this script on the pc and not using verygreens installer on the nook?
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What installer? I didn't realize he had an installer that would let you install any "non-SD compatible" ROM into an SD card and make it SD-compatible. >.<
Just look at the thread directly below this one ... ;-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I am using it in this setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
as alternate boot option.
TDO said:
Just look at the thread directly below this one ... ;-)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I am using it in this setup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
as alternate boot option.
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Reading that it looks like the differences are:
Mine:
Can do all that in the PC without having to touch the nook.
It's all automated. (Like downloading the gapps.)
You run the script then just pop the SD card into the Nook and go.
Meant more for devs who are testing new builds left and right or who are building an image for others to use.
His:
Doesn't require Linux nor any Linux experience (to choose the correct drive from the drive list that the script gives you.)
Meant for the average usage who wants to be able to easily update their ROMs and install new kernels without "wiping" the SD card's data partition.
ivanmmj said:
Reading that it looks like the differences are:
Mine:
Can do all that in the PC without having to touch the nook.
It's all automated. (Like downloading the gapps.)
You run the script then just pop the SD card into the Nook and go.
Meant more for devs who are testing new builds left and right or who are building an image for others to use. <snip...>
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I like this... Thanks
I am using verygreen's installer on my Nook right now, but I am going to start playing with this script
P.S. Linux rocks, everyone should have it...for those who don't want to let go of Windows, you should at least have Linux installed as a virtual machine on your box using VirtualBox.
So I was playing with this for a few moments on my Mac at work today. Am I copying the ROM archive, say MIUI_us_encore_1.8.5_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_andmer.zip or cm_encore_full-163.zip, into the same location as the Install2SD script?
Or am I to uncompress these roms into their respective folders and copy that folder into the same location as the Install2SD script?
I have yet to get another uSD to play with, so I have obviously not gotten to far with this just yet. I will be back to my Ubuntu machine after I get home from work with a new uSD to play with.
cdaters said:
So I was playing with this for a few moments on my Mac at work today. Am I copying the ROM archive, say MIUI_us_encore_1.8.5_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_andmer.zip or cm_encore_full-163.zip, into the same location as the Install2SD script?
Or am I to uncompress these roms into their respective folders and copy that folder into the same location as the Install2SD script?
I have yet to get another uSD to play with, so I have obviously not gotten to far with this just yet. I will be back to my Ubuntu machine after I get home from work with a new uSD to play with.
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I haven't tested to see if this works on a mac. That said, just run the script and it will tell you where to put the files (in linux (in nautilus to be exact...)) If not, when you run it the first time, it will create the necessary folder and you can put the files there.
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.
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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
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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
zenida said:
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.
Until now I was testing Remix on a flash drive, most of the stuff is running great, so I think it's time to try it on the HD.
So here's the question, it's possible to install RemixOS on HD without create partition?
I want Remix to be installed in a regular folder in my HD, with an option to select it in the OS selector when PC starts, and I want it to use data.img instead of something else... Basically just like Phoenix OS.
Is this possible?
Thx..
Cheers...
Regnas said:
Until now I was testing Remix on a flash drive, most of the stuff is running great, so I think it's time to try it on the HD.
So here's the question, it's possible to install RemixOS on HD without create partition?
I want Remix to be installed in a regular folder in my HD, with an option to select it in the OS selector when PC starts, and I want it to use data.img instead of something else... Basically just like Phoenix OS.
Is this possible?
Thx..
Cheers...
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dude, all you need to do is to look on jide's web
For Hard Disk Installation:
NOTE: Currently, installation tool only supports Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, with a minimum capacity of 8GB. Users of other operating systems, please install on USB flash drive.
1. Download the Remix OS for PC package, which contains the Remix OS for PC ROM & Installation Tool.
2. Open the Remix OS Installation Tool and follow the instructions to install Remix OS for PC on your hard disk.
3. Reboot your PC.
NOTE for UEFI boot: press special key (F12 for Dell, F9 for HP, F12 for Lenovo, Option Key for MAC) while booting to enter boot menu and ensure that Secure Boot is disabled.
4. Select Remix OS in Windows Boot Menu.
find more on http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-pc#downloadNow
Dude...just try and will know the answers [emoji4]
bombaglad said:
dude, all you need to do is to look on jide's web
For Hard Disk Installation:
NOTE: Currently, installation tool only supports Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, with a minimum capacity of 8GB. Users of other operating systems, please install on USB flash drive.
1. Download the Remix OS for PC package, which contains the Remix OS for PC ROM & Installation Tool.
2. Open the Remix OS Installation Tool and follow the instructions to install Remix OS for PC on your hard disk.
3. Reboot your PC.
NOTE for UEFI boot: press special key (F12 for Dell, F9 for HP, F12 for Lenovo, Option Key for MAC) while booting to enter boot menu and ensure that Secure Boot is disabled.
4. Select Remix OS in Windows Boot Menu.
find more on http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-pc#downloadNow
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Thanks, I already saw this...
But in this guide it's not clear what the installation tool will do, if it will create partitions, if it will format something etc... Take the USB installation as an example, I never thought it would create 3 partitions on it...
That's why I'm asking this... Besides, I saw many people unable to boot into Windows after some sort of HD installation of Remix.
Have you tried this method of installation?
If yes, how is the structure of the directory, what files are in there, is it using data.img?
Cheers...
kretex said:
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I'm triple boot Win 10, win7 and Phoenix OS, so I'm a little afraid of mess things up.. It would be a nightmare.......
Regnas said:
Thanks, I already saw this...
But in this guide it's not clear what the installation tool will do, if it will create partitions, if it will format something etc... Take the USB installation as an example, I never thought it would create 3 partitions on it...
That's why I'm asking this... Besides, I saw many people unable to boot into Windows after some sort of HD installation of Remix.
Have you tried this method of installation?
If yes, how is the structure of the directory, what files are in there, is it using data.img?
Cheers...
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The hard drive installation will create a folder called "RemixOS" and add a boot entry for it in the Windows boot loader. In that folder is the kernel, initrd.img, system.img, menu.lst and some other files. An 8 GB data.img will be created on first boot. Those who have problems with booting are typically using a third-party method to install it.
putr4s said:
The hard drive installation will create a folder called "RemixOS" and add a boot entry for it in the Windows boot loader. In that folder is the kernel, initrd.img, system.img, menu.lst and some other files. An 8 GB data.img will be created on first boot. Those who have problems with booting are typically using a third-party method to install it.
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Thanks for the "encouraging" answer..
So it seems like a safe method....!?
But damn, stuff like this: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/remix-os-for-pc/vAIwtc8QuOw are a nightmare....
Cheers....
Regnas said:
Thanks for the "encouraging" answer..
So it seems like a safe method....!?
But damn, stuff like this: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/remix-os-for-pc/vAIwtc8QuOw are a nightmare....
Cheers....
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It appears that for the issue mentioned in the link you posted the solution is to simply disable Secure Boot. I don't have much experience with UEFI myself, but on a BIOS system the installer worked perfectly, it didn't break either Windows or Linux Mint.
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Regnas said:
Thanks for the "encouraging" answer..
So it seems like a safe method....!?
But damn, stuff like this: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/remix-os-for-pc/vAIwtc8QuOw are a nightmare....
Cheers....
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it also happened to me, i had to use lenovo's one click recovery...
now i installed remix on my d drive and it's fine, last time it went wrong, just because i tried to root it.. so just don't try to root and you'll be fine
this is what the folder looks like:
putr4s said:
It appears that for the issue mentioned in the link you posted the solution is to simply disable Secure Boot. I don't have much experience with UEFI myself, but on a BIOS system the installer worked perfectly, it didn't break either Windows or Linux Mint.
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Thanks for the support.
Fortunately (I hope) I'm on BIOS as well, cause I heard somewhere that disabling secure boot prevents Windows to boot. I don't know if it's a Windows requirement on UEFI machines...
Now it's time to build courage to install it....
Cheers..
bombaglad said:
it also happened to me, i had to use lenovo's one click recovery...
now i installed remix on my d drive and it's fine, last time it went wrong, just because i tried to root it.. so just don't try to root and you'll be fine
this is what the folder looks like:
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Thanks for the reply.
So trying to root it cause your PC to not be able to boot into Remix and Windows? Whoa, that's scary man...
In your screenshot everything seems fine, and I can see that you have a bigger data than standard 8GB, did you expanded it using third part tools?
Cheers.
Regnas said:
Thanks for the reply.
So trying to root it cause your PC to not be able to boot into Remix and Windows? Whoa, that's scary man...
In your screenshot everything seems fine, and I can see that you have a bigger data than standard 8GB, did you expanded it using third part tools?
Cheers.
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I expanded the data.img using this tutorial (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/android-tp2/138623-how-get-bigger-data-img.html). Don't mind the fact that it was originally made for Windows Mobile devices running Android on SD card, the concept is the same (add zeros to the end of data.img, then expand the partition table in the data.img to cover the extra space).
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I expanded the data.img using this tutorial (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/android-tp2/138623-how-get-bigger-data-img.html). Don't mind the fact that it was originally made for Windows Mobile devices running Android on SD card, the concept is the same (add zeros to the end of data.img, then expand the partition table in the data.img to cover the extra space).
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Interesting method...
Thanks for sharing..
Regnas said:
Thanks for the reply.
So trying to root it cause your PC to not be able to boot into Remix and Windows? Whoa, that's scary man...
In your screenshot everything seems fine, and I can see that you have a bigger data than standard 8GB, did you expanded it using third part tools?
Cheers.
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no need to expand at all, you can choose between 8, 16 and 32GB
bombaglad said:
no need to expand at all, you can choose between 8, 16 and 32GB
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Thank you Sir.
Hmm, interesting...
Where I can choose this, in the installation tool?
And does it take too long to boot? I'm asking this because I expanded the data.img of Phoenix OS, and since then it takes a lot more time to boot.
Cheers..
Regnas said:
Thank you Sir.
Hmm, interesting...
Where I can choose this, in the installation tool?
And does it take too long to boot? I'm asking this because I expanded the data.img of Phoenix OS, and since then it takes a lot more time to boot.
Cheers..
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nope, as long as your data.img is much smaller than your actual harddisk, you will have no problems with speed.
yes, the instalation tool asks you what size you want to use, either 8, 16 or 32 GB can be chosen
bombaglad said:
nope, as long as your data.img is much smaller than your actual harddisk, you will have no problems with speed.
yes, the instalation tool asks you what size you want to use, either 8, 16 or 32 GB can be chosen
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Thank you Sir.
Cheers.
So.....the problem solved [emoji16]
kretex said:
So.....the problem solved [emoji16]
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We're getting there........
Finally I installed it on my Hard Drive... Everything seems to be working fine...
Thank you guys for all the info, help, support and whatnot...
Cheers..
By mistake, I installed REMIX OS on a full HD partition of 500GB...
Everything runs fine but would like to migrate to a smaller HD.
Is there a way either to:
- clone my HD on another smaller HD, or
- to reduce my installation size on this HD in order to be able to use some free space GB for Windows storage?
Thanks!
dsl25 said:
By mistake, I installed REMIX OS on a full HD partition of 500GB...
Everything runs fine but would like to migrate to a smaller HD.
Is there a way either to:
- clone my HD on another smaller HD, or
- to reduce my installation size on this HD in order to be able to use some free space GB for Windows storage?
Thanks!
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You can run a live usb Linux, and resize the partition with tools like gparted.
vampirexhunter said:
You can run a live usb Linux, and resize the partition with tools like gparted.
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Thanks for this but I'm not familiar with Linux...
Any further instructions welcome!
dsl25 said:
Thanks for this but I'm not familiar with Linux...
Any further instructions welcome!
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Unfortunately, I only know how to do it with linux.
Personally, its the easiest way to do it without paying for additional software.
Best of Luck.
Yep, I understand but there are some portable free Windows applications for that also.
I only wonder whether I may use Windows programmes for doing this.
What sort of partition is usually Android installed on? FAT32?
dsl25 said:
Yep, I understand but there are some portable free Windows applications for that also.
I only wonder whether I may use Windows programmes for doing this.
What sort of partition is usually Android installed on? FAT32?
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If you want the best compatibility, it should be installed on EXT4 partition.
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If you want the best compatibility, it should be installed on EXT4 partition.
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Yep, I finally managed to run the graphic mode of gparted (magic) and everything seems to be easier from there.
Many thanks for your patience and help!