What's PhoenixOS you ask?
Phoenix OS, much like Remix OS is designed to run on x86 tablets or larger screen devices with features often found only within desktop OS's. These features include a comprehensive start menu, fully resizable multi-window support and keyboard shortcut functionality. Phoenix OS provides the desktop UI functionality, with the benefit of access to the vast array of games and applications available to the Android operating system.
http://www.phoenixos.com
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Phoenix OS v1.1.3 Bootable .iso
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Here is my newest creation. 32bit only. Root privileges need to be enabled in Developers Options.
DO NOT use the ArrowMod from previous editions. It will cause a Bootloop.
I have included 1 arrow for now. I need to test further.
Installation Guide and Rufus Installer included.
Thanks to @Chainfire @Mr.Robinson and the PhoenixOS Team
PhoenixOS-v1.1.3-32bit-Deodexed-Stock-iso.zip:
614MB Jan 12, 2017
md5 - e63f9197acaa48f3e704030a41c36f3a
PhoenixOS-v1.1.3-32bit-Deodexed-SE-iso.zip:
ArrowMod, Fonts, Integrated Ad Blocking, Terminal Emulator, 100+ HD Wallpapers and more. Please see README in Zip.
802.7MB Jan 11, 2017
md5 - 0fba3bf308ae6084c45c016834ba1da8
AndroidX86 Install Guide+Installer.zip:
3.5MB Oct 16, 2016
md5 - 354e23d628f5f46c62dde046f9571166
I have also mirrored the official release:
PhoenixOSInstaller-v1.1.3-226.iso:
644.8MB Dec 15, 2016
md5 - f95896eea172d2f6091396c470e37869
PhoenixOSInstaller-v1.1.3-226.exe.zip:
506.6MB Dec 14, 2016
md5 - 24587e19337229288bd53c476d385dc9
Do not click this button:
I am not responsible for your machine. Use with care.
bg260 said:
Hot off the press
Phoenix OS v1.1.0 Bootable .iso
For more instructions see my other thread.
Stock w/Rufus:
Special Edition:
AdAway, JMusic, Terminal Emulator and More......See README in Zip:
Installation Guide:
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Come and join Team PhoenixOS on Slack!
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Hi, how can I modify this .iso so that I can install ala Android x86 or Remix_OS (w/ "INSTALL=1). I`ve installed both x86 and Remix from a bootable USB with the stock .iso's. I`m comparing x86 compatible OS`es for a stand-alone system. I`m running Linux Mint on my main pc. Thanks.
dave157 said:
Hi, how can I modify this .iso so that I can install ala Android x86 or Remix_OS (w/ "INSTALL=1). I`ve installed both x86 and Remix from a bootable USB with the stock .iso's. I`m comparing x86 compatible OS`es for a stand-alone system. I`m running Linux Mint on my main pc. Thanks.
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With linux you can use Unetbootin to burn the iso. The Phoenix grub menu has the same option to install as Remix. Rufus has more options as far as install location, formatting. It even has a partition editor. Are you trying to instsll to an empty drive?
bg260 said:
With linux you can use Unetbootin to burn the iso. The Phoenix grub menu has the same option to install as Remix. Rufus has more options as far as install location, formatting. It even has a partition editor. Are you trying to instsll to an empty drive?
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Thanks for the quick reply, yes I`m installing the different x86 OS'es I`m trying out to an external HD that I have formatted at ext4. I plan to eventually install it as a stand-alone on a chromebox setup I`m putting together. I`ll give unetbootin a try. I haven`t tried Rufus yet, first because I assumed it would only run on a windows pc and second because I didn't want to touch my main pc's grub/bootloader.
dave157 said:
Thanks for the quick reply, yes I`m installing the different x86 OS'es I`m trying out to an external HD that I have formatted at ext4. I plan to eventually install it as a stand-alone on a chromebox setup I`m putting together. I`ll give unetbootin a try. I haven`t tried Rufus yet, first because I assumed it would only run on a windows pc and second because I didn't want to touch my main pc's grub/bootloader.
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With Linux you can just unpack the iso in the partition and invoke from the command line.
Try this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/how-to-install-remix-os-alongside-t3352890
Also, Rufus does not have a Linux version.
bg260 said:
With Linux you can just unpack the iso in the partition and invoke from the command line.
Try this tutorial:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/how-to-install-remix-os-alongside-t3352890
Also, Rufus does not have a Linux version.
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I tried unetbootin which did work as far as booting into the selection menu but then it gave an error after I selected "install to hard disk"...
....(sorry for the poor pic quality, lol). I`m hesitant to try the method you mentioned since I don`t want to touch my main pc`s grub / bootloader. Thanks again for all the help.
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I forgot to ask, should I try it with the "INSTALL=1" and/or debug boot options?
dave157 said:
I tried unetbootin which did work as far as booting into the selection menu but then it gave an error after I selected "install to hard disk"...
....(sorry for the poor pic quality, lol). I`m hesitant to try the method you mentioned since I don`t want to touch my main pc`s grub / bootloader. Thanks again for all the help.
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I forgot to ask, should I try it with the "INSTALL=1" and/or debug boot options?
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I'm starting to get lost. The problem is you can't get a Phoenix USB to install or you can't get it to boot after installation?
IF you can install to your external HD make sure to install grub on the external as well. When in Linux don't update-grub while external is attached. In the past I have used the Bootable cd to "Jump start" the partition I want. The probe will find the bootable Phoenix partition. Also Grub disk 2 has a feature to manually boot any partition as does Parted Magic. I'm a tad confused as to how you have Linux as your main OS but are worried about manipulating Grub. That's what it's for. :laugh:
When in Phoenix Grub menu at first boot. Hit Tab or "e" to edit commands. It will show the same INSTALL=1 command?
bg260 said:
I'm starting to get lost. The problem is you can't get a Phoenix USB to install or you can't get it to boot after installation?
IF you can install to your external HD make sure to install grub on the external as well. When in Linux don't update-grub while external is attached. In the past I have used the Bootable cd to "Jump start" the partition I want. The probe will find the bootable Phoenix partition. Also Grub disk 2 has a feature to manually boot any partition as does Parted Magic. I'm a tad confused as to how you have Linux as your main OS but are worried about manipulating Grub. That's what it's for. :laugh:
When in Phoenix Grub menu at first boot. Hit Tab or "e" to edit commands. It will show the same INSTALL=1 command?
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Look, It`s my fault, I should`ve just stated from the beginning that I wanted to make a Live USB with your PhoenixOS .iso so I could install it on a fresh hard-drive. The stock Android x86 .iso is capable of this and so is the extracted .iso of Remix when you invoke the "INSTALL=1' parameter at it`s grub. I`ve succesfully installed both of these on to an external hdd that I plug in to my main pc, whose BIOS I`ve set to boot off of a usb drive first. Then I can setup said OS`es like I want them and clone them to use on to a separate system I`m slowly putting together. Are we clear now? If not, forget it and I`ll stick with one of the other two.
I haven't downloaded this .iso, but are you guys @bg260 @dave157 sure that it has install.img included? According to @dave157 picture I may suspect that there is no such file in his Phoenix directory.
Vioner said:
I haven't downloaded this .iso, but are you guys @bg260 @dave157 sure that it has install.img included? According to @dave157 picture I may suspect that there is no such file in his Phoenix directory.
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dave157 said:
Look, It`s my fault, I should`ve just stated from the beginning that I wanted to make a Live USB with your PhoenixOS .iso so I could install it on a fresh hard-drive. The stock Android x86 .iso is capable of this and so is the extracted .iso of Remix when you invoke the "INSTALL=1' parameter at it`s grub. I`ve succesfully installed both of these on to an external hdd that I plug in to my main pc, whose BIOS I`ve set to boot off of a usb drive first. Then I can setup said OS`es like I want them and clone them to use on to a separate system I`m slowly putting together. Are we clear now? If not, forget it and I`ll stick with one of the other two.
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I've got an external HDD. I'm going to run some tests starting with the download from the link above.
I'll try to figure out what's up.. I think we can figure it out as long as I know what it is you are trying to do.
Also of note, the Remix installer works well with Phoenix.
Vioner said:
I haven't downloaded this .iso, but are you guys @bg260 @dave157 sure that it has install.img included? According to @dave157 picture I may suspect that there is no such file in his Phoenix directory.
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bg260 said:
I've got an external HDD. I'm going to run some tests starting with the download from the link above.
I'll try to figure out what's up.. I think we can figure it out as long as I know what it is you are trying to do.
Also of note, the Remix installer works well with Phoenix.
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I extracted all three .iso's and saw that Android x86 & RemixOS both have a boot folder which the PhoenixOS .iso doesn`t have...
...maybe that will help. Thanks again guys!
dave157 said:
I extracted all three .iso's and saw that Android x86 & RemixOS both have a boot folder which the PhoenixOS .iso doesn`t have...
...maybe that will help. Thanks again guys!
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Edited.
bg260 said:
I'm thinking your download was corrupted because I've got ramdisk.img in both stock and special edition.
View attachment 3892642
View attachment 3892643
Here you go.
View attachment 3892650
Did you check the MD5?
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There is a ramdisk.img in the extracted folder of the PhoenixOS .iso, what isn`t is the boot folder (the one right next to the efi folder in the screenshots of the stock .iso`s). I`m taking a guess here but wouldn`t that be needed for legacy (non-uefi) installs through live cd/usb?
dave157 said:
There is a ramdisk.img in the extracted folder of the PhoenixOS .iso, what isn`t is the boot folder (the one right next to the efi folder in the screenshots of the stock .iso`s). I`m taking a guess here but wouldn`t that be needed for legacy (non-uefi) installs through live cd/usb?
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The boot directory is located in the EFI directory. I have downloaded, and installed both versions successfully to my external HD. I have booted it successfully on three different machines. I used Unetbootin with Linux to accomplish this.
Here are my steps:
1. Formatted desired partition Ext4.
2. Burn iso using Unetbootin.
3. Reboot to BIOS boot selection menu.
4. Select Install PhoenixOS to hard drive.
5. Selected pre-formatted partition, chose do not format.
6. Grub2 - Skip
7. Grub - Yes
8. Rebooted to BIOS boot selection menu.
9. Chose external HD
10. JOY.
Don't know what more I can do to help, but I want to.
bg260 said:
The boot directory is located in the EFI directory. I have downloaded, and installed both versions successfully to my external HD. I have booted it successfully on three different machines. I used Unetbootin with Linux to accomplish this.
Here are my steps:
1. Formatted desired partition Ext4.
2. Burn iso using Unetbootin.
3. Reboot to BIOS boot selection menu.
4. Select Install PhoenixOS to hard drive.
5. Selected pre-formatted partition, chose do not format.
6. Grub2 - Skip
7. Grub - Yes
8. Rebooted to BIOS boot selection menu.
9. Chose external HD
10. JOY.
Don't know what more I can do to help, but I want to.
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That's ok, I'll stick with the stock RemixOS .iso for now. I do appreciate all the help.
dave157 said:
That's ok, I'll stick with the stock RemixOS .iso for now. I do appreciate all the help.
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Sorry to hear that as PhoenixOS is superior. IMO.
Thank you for this iso. i was able to install Phoenix OS on blank 160GB hard disk lying around gathering dust. My old netbook doesn't have any other OS except now Phoenix OS. I followed the instructions included in the download file from the OP and everything went smoothly. My netbook has legacy boot mode. I didn't encounter any problem installing to the hard disk. Now my Netbook is running solely Phoenix OS. My internal Storage is around 150GB!
And, oh, I also tried installing on an external usb hard drive using this iso and I was also successful. Tried booting from the external USB drive, and Phoenix OS booted successfully. I also tried the same external usb hard drive on another computer, and it booted successfully. (Both have legacy boot with option to boot from USB drvies from bios setup). Now i have my Phoenix OS on an external hard drive and I can use it on any computer (that allows booting from external usb drive)! Cool! Read/Write speed is only around 40Mbps, but it's ok for it's purpose.
Thank you @bg260 for this .iso!
complete usb boot and usb install
i have taken the boot grub from the android x86 6.0 and combined with pheonix or remix then use unetbootin to install go to install to hard drive and you get the option to install to usb. choose the ex4 part which is the enetbootin partition and the largest i have a 64 g flash and i end up with atleast 30 gb of storage. also its the only way ive gotten my hdmi output to work on my hp g62 with an amd
MASSTAHV91 said:
i have taken the boot grub from the android x86 6.0 and combined with pheonix or remix then use unetbootin to install go to install to hard drive and you get the option to install to usb. choose the ex4 part which is the enetbootin partition and the largest i have a 64 g flash and i end up with atleast 30 gb of storage. also its the only way ive gotten my hdmi output to work on my hp g62 with an amd
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Hey did you have a tutorial on this because i wanna also increase my pheonix Storage to 32gb or more but the installation only limits 4gb.
shegeloaf said:
Hey did you have a tutorial on this because i wanna also increase my pheonix Storage to 32gb or more but the installation only limits 4gb.
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Format the USB to EXT4 with a third party application, though NTSF might work as well. Fat32, the default for most USBs is limited to a 4gb block size. Therefore your data.img can only be 4gb.
Related
Android x86
there are several developers working on this project there is a source for what they have so far, that said ill link in a sec. this is a tutoral of how ive managed to get this far in android x86 ive got most of root working on various builds let me state that i am using a acer aspire one 532h 2588! i am currently running RC2.1 by314
For root you must be on ext3 to get it working although it will still run in ntfs and you will be able to read windows usb drives ext3 you cant the con to ext3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfWb_h96_-Q&feature=youtu.be
YouTube how to
-Dev Links-
http://source.android.com/
http://code.google.com/p/android-x86/
http://tabletsx86.org/
http://www.android-x86.org/
http://android-x86.sceners.org/en/
http://www.android-x86.info/
http://www.ceh-photo.de/blog/the ones here work for more computers, just saying! http://www.ceh-photo.de/blog/?p=562 BETA 4
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2g min usb for installation of iso
i used a external hdd, you can use a usb drive 4g min i would say, or you can install on os hdd but do not format it!
lili usb creator - http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/home
minitool partion wizard - www.partitionwizard.com
-steps for live testing-
1) use lili usb creator to install the iso onto a 2g min usb
a) select the RIGHT usb drive lol
b) then select the iso that your going to test
c) i personally only have format the usb selected but you can install the other crap but i dont lol
d) click the lighting bolt to start click the oks lol
2) insert the usb with iso on it, to your laptop with it off
3) start the laptop into the boot options (f12 for me) select the usb with iso
4) click run live...
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TEST EVERYTHING YOU CAN, root hardly works here and no data is saved...
-steps for installation-
1) format your usb or hhd partion with minitool partion wizard to either ext3 (most root availible) or ntfs (for use with usb drive ?music?)
2) use lili usb creator to install the iso onto a 2g min usb
a) select the RIGHT usb drive lol
b) then select the iso that your going to use after tested for the best one
c) i personally only have format the usb selected but you can install the other crap but i dont lol
d) click the lighting bolt to start click the oks lol
3) turn your laptop insert the usb with the iso and the usb or external or even the internal if you want to do something crazy but you will format your windows or stock os! i use a external hdd as in my vid..
4) start your laptop enter your boot options (f12 for me) select the usb with the iso
5) select to install
a) select the partion that you set up earlier (if you dont see it detect devices ext3 = linux)
b) choose to format (i format to the format i set it for you dont have to...)
c) yes install grub (if installing to external you dont have to install grub but i do for debugging and to get to windows without unpluging)
d) yes install windows if your installing on a windows hdd
e) reboot (as soon as you see your bios you can remove your usb if your dont you will get error 17)
And now your running android ics on your laptop/netbook/pc
I didnt develop any of this! just trying to get it out there for others
thanks button is nice but not nessary
Acer Aspire One 532h Android x86 ICS RC2.1...
Nice tutorial, thanks!
MEHH lol i thought there wasnt a comment yet lol oh well i need to modify it
Acer Aspire One 532h Android x86 ICS RC2.1...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973492
Android x86 tut
LOL awesome
XML
Nice man
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You should probably mention that the android x86 builds are generally limited in their hardware support.
lambstone said:
You should probably mention that the android x86 builds are generally limited in their hardware support.
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Thanks that's why I say test before you install it. The link with green next to it is Chris's blog his runs on more than the rest
Fascinating AOKP Jelly Bean Milestone 1 Devil 1.8.1...
I am confused.
I'm trying to download LiLi. I click on the download link here but it takes me here. Clicking the "Download LinuxLive USB Creator" in the second link takes me back to the first.
Am I not clicking the correct link?
Will this be Mac capable? Also, I am running Intel Centrino2, no support for us?
I am writing this from Andorid on my laptop.
Very cool.
sebouh00 said:
I am confused.
I'm trying to download LiLi. I click on the download link here but it takes me here. Clicking the "Download LinuxLive USB Creator" in the second link takes me back to the first.
Am I not clicking the correct link?
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Yes you are
BlueEditionE6 said:
Will this be Mac capable? Also, I am running Intel Centrino2, no support for us?
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On that I have no idea I'm trying to get as many developers as I can to help out I'm about to try to compile a newer version if I can get my PC you repo everything it lost net last night and can't get it to restart or catch up idk what to do
Try beta 4 its your best bet
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Thank you so much for this guide and these links, i have installed android on my dell laptop and its working perfect, haven't tested everything but everything i have tested so far seems to work great.
Nice job! Got it running on my laptop just fine. I wonder if it will work on my desktop?
shelby04861 said:
Nice job! Got it running on my laptop just fine. I wonder if it will work on my desktop?
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Beta 4 runs on my amd Asus machine but my wifi adapter doesnt. can anyone help me compile a recovery for computers
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The WiFi is kinda weird but I haven't really looked into it too deep. It will not connect to my home WiFi network but it will to my neighbors and my cell phone. Go figure. I have been trying out different iso images from the many downloads but I can't fins one yet that will boot on my old dell dimensions 2400 desktop. One of the error messages that pops up is for the computer model check and of course it fails, among other things. If anyone knows of a download for an iso that will work on at least dell desktop computers, let me know.
If it's broken...beat it into submission until it works!
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Android x86
there are several developers working on this project there is a source for what they have so far, that said ill link in a sec. this is a tutoral of how ive managed to get this far in android x86 ive got most of root working on various builds let me state that i am using a acer aspire one 532h 2588! i am currently running RC2.1 by314
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NEED HELP
I installed in the 5gb ext3 partition i created for the ICS, installed grub. But when I try to run it after installation, i end up with a static screen,
ok, linking youtube video doesnt work for me as well, so heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfH2zDcX0kA
anyone can help?
Also, it screwed up my Win7, wont allow me to boot, when i try to recover the Win7, the reboot process kept getting interrupted by GRUB, anyone can help me with that? Now I am without a computer.
Blue
Thanks for sharing Android x86 tutorial for every android developers for better solution. I appreciate your way.
BlueEditionE6 said:
NEED HELP
I installed in the 5gb ext3 partition i created for the ICS, installed grub. But when I try to run it after installation, i end up with a static screen,
ok, linking youtube video doesnt work for me as well, so heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfH2zDcX0kA
anyone can help?
Also, it screwed up my Win7, wont allow me to boot, when i try to recover the Win7, the reboot process kept getting interrupted by GRUB, anyone can help me with that? Now I am without a computer.
Blue
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Try booting a Win7 Setup DVD, then hit repair and proceed with following what shows your on screen.
white-energy said:
Try booting a Win7 Setup DVD, then hit repair and proceed with following what shows your on screen.
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It wont let me repair, since repair requires reboot, but then GRUB kicks in everytime i reboot, therefore stuck. I popped in the cd and reinstalled Windows.... but lost every program,
this is a bit off topic, but how can i restore everything from my old win7 to my new win7? I tried using the comand prompt in the recovery page, but the programs are still missing, tried just copy and pasting from windows.old folder to current windows folder, no luck.
Description:
This Installer will let you install Android x86 on your PC like any other application, no risk to Damage HDD Partitions, Boot Data or User Data. It’s like WUBI (ubuntu installer) NOT a WUBI Based Installer.
After installation you will got an option at boot to select Windows or Android.
Requirements:
Android x86 ISO
Windows Boot Manager/NTLDR is the default Boot Manager
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 32-bit or 64-bit
.NET Framework 4
Screenshot:
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Instructions:
Install:
Go to http://www.android-x86.org/download
Download any version of Android (i recommended eeepc version 4.0-RC2)
Launch the Installer (Installer Link below)
Select the downloaded ISO file
Select the partition which Android will be installed to.
Select “User Data Max. Size” which will store download Apps and User Settings
Click Install and wait about 5 min.
Note: Installation time depends on “User Data Max. Size” may be more than 10min with 32GB
Uninstall:
Start->Control Panel -> Programs and Features
Select Android and click on “Uninstall”
Just press any key and wait until screen disappear
Know Issues:
Not Work if GRUB is the default bootloader
EFI Not Supported
Change Log:
Version 1.2:
- Support Windows 2000/XP [waiting for Users Reports]
- Logging Installation Process
Version 1.1: automatically detect if VGA Card require xforcevesa nomodeset, no more android black screen
Version 1.0: initial version
Some Notes:
you can install Android on "USB Disk" or "SD Card"
you can install Android on Windows partition (Drive C: ), no problems at all
Windows 8 and UEFI-Enabled Devices Note:
Most of Windows 8 Devices which use UEFI and GPT Disk is not supported till Now.
Check the new Version: [http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/winapp-android-x86-installer-uefi-t3222483]
Download:
Version 1.2: Installer Version 1.2
Hitting Thanks button encourage me
How to change Android Screen DPI ?
open C:\menu.lst
add DPI=120 or any value at the end of kernel line.
I'm waiting too much time and installation still not completed, what's going on?
installation time based on "User Data max. size" value it will take about 10min with 32GB
with 1GB it will take about 1min or 2min
Installer window not responding?
during installation installer may appear like not responding but it's still working. don't worry
Can it be installed with Windows 7 and ubuntu (installed with WUBI) ?
Yes,it won't mess up anything
What about UEFI Devices ?
I'm trying in my free time to find a solution for these devices
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iam on netbook ACER ASPIRE ONE 722 running windows 8 , What can I install android x86?? and which iso file one should I download, because too many choices
Re: [WinApp] Android x86 Easy Installer
I'm on company presario CQ42
I download the one for HP pavallion series and it installed but not booting to android..
I can see only a black screen.....
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sandyworsnop said:
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iam on netbook ACER ASPIRE ONE 722 running windows 8 , What can I install android x86?? and which iso file one should I download, because too many choices
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Latest Stable Release is Android-x86-4.0-RC2
i'm using eeepc version on my PC and my Netbook MSI U123
Thank you
glsnjoseph said:
I'm on company presario CQ42
I download the one for HP pavallion series and it installed but not booting to android..
I can see only a black screen.....
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This issue because of incompatible Graphics Card
tell me your graphics card model
and i will try to find a solution to work with all Graphics Cards
Thank you
New Version 1.1: add xforcevesa, nomodeset for Intel HD, ATI,Nvidia
ExtremeGTX said:
How to change Android Screen DPI ?
open C:\menu.lst
add DPI=120 or any value at the end of kernel line.
I'm waiting too much time and installation still not completed, what's going on?
installation time based on "User Data max. size" value it will take about 10min with 32GB
with 1GB it will take about 1min or 2min
Installer window not responding?
during installation installer may appear like not responding but it's still working. don't worry
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Another question here, can it be installed with Windows 8 and ubuntu (installed with WUBI), it won't mess anything right?
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mikevillarroel said:
Another question here, can it be installed with Windows 8 and ubuntu (installed with WUBI), it won't mess anything right?
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Nevermind, it worked like a champ! thanks!
Android_*^ Easy Installer
Finally, an alternative installer. I am having difficulty in installing my android_x86. The installer won't detect my local hard drives even if the grub menu says "Install to Harddrive". I only get endless dots after the "Detecting Android_86". The installer only detects flash drives and SD cards and is willing to install the system onto the SD card. I tried various .iso images that are compatible with my machine and they all have the same story. Then I thought of tricking my PC. So I installed Android_x86 onto my SD card. Then using Gparted, I copied the partition (where I installed Android) onto my local harddrive. Afterwhich I edited my Ubuntu grub menu to be able to boot the partition. It worked! But not fully. I am again stuck with the "Detecting Android_x86..............(endless)". Same story, it will not detect my local harddrives even the very partition where the kernel and initrd files were succesfully loaded from.
I next experimented with VirtualBox. They all worked and detected the virtual hard disks just fine. Its just that the jellybean system runs slowly. However I am still keen on running Android alongside my other operating systems without virtual machines.
So I was very happy to have heard this easy installer. I just need help. when I first ran the Android Easy Installer, it went looking for grldr(grub4dos). So I downloaded and decompressed Grub4dos. I ran the installer again and it copied the necessary files to C:\. But this time, it came looking for "menu_VESA.lst". I looked everywhere including the internet but I do not know how to provide this file. How do I generate it? Please Help, Thanks.
joarrafe said:
So I was very happy to have heard this easy installer. I just need help. when I first ran the Android Easy Installer, it went looking for grldr(grub4dos). So I downloaded and decompressed Grub4dos. I ran the installer again and it copied the necessary files to C:\. But this time, it came looking for "menu_VESA.lst". I looked everywhere including the internet but I do not know how to provide this file. How do I generate it? Please Help, Thanks.
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OK, I don't know what's happened in your PC but this is the first time i see result like this.
I tested installer with (PC/Laptop/Netbook) with different Version of Windows but this is new to me.
I think you are using GRUB as bootloader or something like that.
FYI, The Installer packaged with All Files Required including GRUB.
menu_VESA.lst is grub config file, i created it for devices which use Intel HD, Nvidia or ATI Graphics Cards (you will not find this on the net )
menu_VESA.lst (Attached)
1. extract menu_VESA.zip
2. copy menu_VESA.lst to root of C:
3. Rename it to menu.lst
I hope this fixed your problem
waiting for your feedback
Thank you very much
HELLO
I don't know why when i press Install Now
it appears a window
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Error Occured:
StartIndex 不可以小於零。
參數名稱: startIndex
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what is it??
But i am not able to boot it when starting my pc it's giving me the option to boot android or windows 7 ,when i try to boot android a black screen appears and then same options.i installed latest android x86 4.2.2 pls help
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Thank you for the file.
Yes I am using GRUB. Actually, Windows XP occupies my first partition. My other partitions are populated by Ubuntu, Pear 6, Zorin 6, and Fedora 17. (in that order) We all know that these operating systems use GRUB2 and I installed each operating system's own grub in their own respective partitions (as you will see why later). The next partition is DATA. After that dwells Oracle Solaris 11 which uses GRUB 0.79. Since Oracle uses the ZFS filesystem, I thought that its not a good idea to have Linux GRUB2 boot Solaris partition since it does not recognize ZFS. In fact these systems cannot find the ZFS partition. So I decided to install Oracle last. Oracle's GRUB 0.79 on the other hand can readily "see" the Windows partition but also cannot see the Linux operating systems. However I found a way to boot them all using Oracle's GRUB 0.79. I chainloaded all of them from my Solaris menu.lst. And since I installed each Linux's own GRUB2 in their local partition, GRUB 0.79 simply chainloads booting to the GRUB2 of whichever Linux OS I choose. As I mentioned in my previous post, from GRUB2 I found a way to boot Android_x86 (on the hard drive partition copied from an SD card partition) and it worked. However, Android's kernel won't continue loading after the kernel and initrd, since it does not detect any of my hard drives. (I think) It only continues loading if it detects a flash drive or an SD card inserted. (and android is installed on that removable disk)
I am yet to try reinstalling using the Easy Installer. I will update you. Thank you very much
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Okay I tried over again. I followed your instructions and just to be safe, I also put a copy of menu_VESA.lst to the folder where the installer is located. (There is already a menu.lst in that folder from the Grub4dos package that I downloaded). Good news...it is no longer looking for menu_VESA.lst, so that satisfies it. Now however at the point where status says "Creating Android boot" an error window pops up: "System cannot find the file specified" and then halts installation. This time I do not know which file it is looking for. I have the iso image properly selected, the install destination has been selected (drive G:\ - a newly formatted 30GB NTFS partition) and User Data was set to 10GB. Now I do not know what file it is looking for. By the way, I downloaded and unzipped in the same directory of the Easy Installer a Grub4dos package since it was looking for these files. What do you think? Thanks for any help you could extend me.
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Okay I tried over again. I followed your instructions and just to be safe, I also put a copy of menu_VESA.lst to the folder where the installer is located. (There is already a menu.lst in that folder from the Grub4dos package that I downloaded). Good news...it is no longer looking for menu_VESA.lst, so that satisfies it. Now however at the point where status says "Creating Android boot" an error window pops up: "System cannot find the file specified" and then halts installation. This time I do not know which file it is looking for. I have the iso image properly selected, the install destination has been selected (drive G:\ - a newly formatted 30GB NTFS partition) and User Data was set to 10GB. Now I do not know what file it is looking for. By the way, I downloaded and unzipped in the same directory of the Easy Installer a Grub4dos package since it was looking for these files. What do you think? Thanks for any help you could extend me.
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I think i have to add Logging feature to the Installer, this will help alot
akshay.mehta9 said:
But i am not able to boot it when starting my pc it's giving me the option to boot android or windows 7 ,when i try to boot android a black screen appears and then same options.i installed latest android x86 4.2.2 pls help
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Can you tell me model of your Graphics Card ? or if you have kind of switchable graphics.
Thank you All
This method is not worked in my desktop and i used android x86 .org method android is working but my Windows 7 is not booting bootmgr missing
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joarrafe said:
Thank you for the file.
Yes I am using GRUB. Actually, Windows XP occupies my first partition.
Now however at the point where status says "Creating Android boot" an error window pops up: "System cannot find the file specified" and then halts installation.
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That's True, the file is: bcdedit.exe which isn't included in Windows XP because it uses NTLDR not Windows Boot Manager.
The Installer Works with Windows Vista/7/8
Thank you
akshay.mehta9 said:
This method is not worked in my desktop and i used android x86 .org method android is working but my Windows 7 is not booting bootmgr missing
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i never used androidx86.org method before, but for my installer it can't mess up any boot data.
xiao23704955 said:
HELLO
I don't know why when i press Install Now
it appears a window
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Error Occured:
StartIndex 不可以小於零。
參數名稱: startIndex
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確定
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what is it??
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sorry i don't know about this problem
EDIT: After using Google Translator
there is a problem with bcdedit.exe
can you give more info about OS, Android ISO etc.
Thank you
I will try to get this working on linux, ive installed android x86 on my laptop/tablet next to linux mint but when booting android it said something about the kernel not loading, hopefully this fixes it
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ExtremeGTX said:
That's True, the file is: bcdedit.exe which isn't included in Windows XP because it uses NTLDR not Windows Boot Manager.
The Installer Works with Windows Vista/7/8
Thank you
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Okay, so does this mean that the installer works only with Windows Boot Manager and not with NTLDR? The way I understand it, the installer also invokes grub4dos to boot android_x86. From what I know, boot.ini can be edited to accommodate alternate booting with grub4dos and this is compatible with NTLDR right? What my Oracle Solaris GRUB 0.79 does is that it chainloads to the Windows partition thereby transferring control to NTLDR. Then, NTLDR via boot.ini, can boot grub4dos which in turn could boot Android_x86. I think this could work.
However, I want to know if simply supplying the bcdedit.exe will continue the installation of Android_x86 and afterwards I can just manually edit grub4dos' menu.lst? Also, what other files (not included in your installer) should I have on hand to satisfy a complete install? Thanks for your reply.
matgras said:
I will try to get this working on linux, ive installed android x86 on my laptop/tablet next to linux mint but when booting android it said something about the kernel not loading, hopefully this fixes it
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Can you give more info please, what is the main Boot Manager (NTLDR/WindowsBootMan/GRUB), what is the version of Windows ?
joarrafe said:
Okay, so does this mean that the installer works only with Windows Boot Manager and not with NTLDR? The way I understand it, the installer also invokes grub4dos to boot android_x86. From what I know, boot.ini can be edited to accommodate alternate booting with grub4dos and this is compatible with NTLDR right? What my Oracle Solaris GRUB 0.79 does is that it chainloads to the Windows partition thereby transferring control to NTLDR. Then, NTLDR via boot.ini, can boot grub4dos which in turn could boot Android_x86. I think this could work.
However, I want to know if simply supplying the bcdedit.exe will continue the installation of Android_x86 and afterwards I can just manually edit grub4dos' menu.lst? Also, what other files (not included in your installer) should I have on hand to satisfy a complete install? Thanks for your reply.
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thanks for this info.
I wasn't implement support of NTLDR, because i think a lot of people are using new Versions like Vista/7/8
just copying bcdedit.exe will not solve the problem, because bcdedit.exe is just boot config editor not the Boot Manager itself
Thank you
I can't install Windows 10 Technical Preview on my Samsung RV509 laptop (Core i5 and 6Gigs of RAM). I tried doing a clean install, and once I boot from the flash stick It gets stuck on the Windows logo and the loading dots doesn't appear, so I tried to do an upgrade from Windows 7 and once it restarts it gets stuck on the windows logo and doesn't load after that (I tried both 32 and 64bit versions) then i get the error 0xC1900101-0x20017. So I tried to install it inside a virtual machine and i tried another machine,and it did install just fine. I tried everything I can from trying to launch the setup from the command prompt but still once it restarts it gets stuck on the windows logo. I'm not sure what do I need to do to get it to install and boot. I've tried with every single build since the insider program started till 9926.
I would really appreciate any help in this matter. Thank you.
I think you didn't really tried a clean install, since you wrote that you've tried to upgrade later. Clean install means you erase all traces of previous system installation. Also, it's good to delete all partitions. Maybe you're hard disk is MBR formatted and Windows 10 requires GPT (just a suggestion, I'm not sure about that).
Secondly, are you trying an UEFI install? I've had Win10 for a couple of months now but I remember having problems with starting UEFI installation from USB stick. To do this, you have to change partition layout on usb stick to GPT, then make new primary partition, format it to FAT32 and copy all files from install iso to usb stick. Then you can start your install in UEFI mode and I think this will help you. Just remember to delete all partitions and let Windows create new partition layout for you, this way it will create EFI partition.
If the installer says it can't create partitions in UEFI mode, you will have to change partition layout to GPT by yourselft. You can put your hdd in a PC and use a Windows based tool (search google) or maybe some Linux LiveCD will let you do that without removing your hdd.
All I did was just use demon tools and install over my w7. It installed as Uefi. Don't like it and w10 gave me an option on restart to roll back my system. I did and went back to w7.
You shouldn't use Daemon Tools to install Windows from an ISO. If Windows needs to reference a file inside the Install.wim folder on the disc for any reason, that copy will fail as the disc it's using is not a physical disc, but a virtual one that the new installation has no knowledge of. The best way to install Windows from an ISO is to copy the ISO to a flash drive or to the local hard disk and run setup that way, or use Rufus to create a bootable USB media for installing. That could be related to your error codes.
Thank you sanshinron for your reply. I always do a clean install for windows, the only reason that i tried to upgrade is that the setup didn't even load when booting from a USB stick (stuck on the windows logo). The USB stick was created using Microsoft's "Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool". The same stick loads fine on other PCs. I will try to do what you suggested with the USB stick and give it another try.
sanshinron said:
I think you didn't really tried a clean install, since you wrote that you've tried to upgrade later. Clean install means you erase all traces of previous system installation. Also, it's good to delete all partitions. Maybe you're hard disk is MBR formatted and Windows 10 requires GPT (just a suggestion, I'm not sure about that).
Secondly, are you trying an UEFI install? I've had Win10 for a couple of months now but I remember having problems with starting UEFI installation from USB stick. To do this, you have to change partition layout on usb stick to GPT, then make new primary partition, format it to FAT32 and copy all files from install iso to usb stick. Then you can start your install in UEFI mode and I think this will help you. Just remember to delete all partitions and let Windows create new partition layout for you, this way it will create EFI partition.
If the installer says it can't create partitions in UEFI mode, you will have to change partition layout to GPT by yourselft. You can put your hdd in a PC and use a Windows based tool (search google) or maybe some Linux LiveCD will let you do that without removing your hdd.
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try https://rufus.akeo.ie/ for the usb install
onebyside said:
try https://rufus.akeo.ie/ for the usb install
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I tried both Rufus and ISO2Disk to make the USB stick GPT, but still i'm having the same issue with the setup not loading.
toulan said:
I tried both Rufus and ISO2Disk to make the USB stick GPT, but still i'm having the same issue with the setup not loading.
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I installed UEFI without a problem, is there a reason your set on GPT?
I tried everything with the USB drive and it just installs fine on other pcs. I guess this could be because of hardware not supported yet by Microsoft in the current windows 10 builds. I found many people having the same issue. I just hoped there could be a fix to get the installer to start
I encountered same boot-hang problem when clean installing Win 8.1, and Win 10 shouldn't be different. My solutions:
Post-install boot-hang: The hang at logo boot happens when I don't format the install-to partitition with Win 8.1 installer (I normally partition/format using another tool, to skip the redundant WinRE partition that Win creates). Formatting with the installer allows the boot to complete (you can still keep the original partitioning).
Pre-install boot-hang: Some PCs are idiosyncratic with USB boot; likewise, some USB sticks are "different" from others. I found that using DiskPart to partition & format the USB stick (like a HDD) works when Rufus & straight formatting wouldn't. This, admittedly from a small sample set of one particular problematic combo. Simpler is just try to use different USB sticks.
toulan said:
then i get the error 0xC1900101-0x20017
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This error indicates an update issue.
Try this:
- Ingersoll mini tool partition wizard
- check your disk type
If it's GPT,
- download minitool portable ISO and burn on USB with UUI.
- boot to the application and convert GPT to MBR
- Format the C: partition or wherever the previous windows was installed
- then overwrite it with win10
If it's UEFI change it from the bios. Turn off secure boot and everything.
Try and let me know.
Is there Windows 10 for Nokia Lumia 625?
Tiash420 said:
This error indicates an update issue.
Try this:
- Ingersoll mini tool partition wizard
- check your disk type
If it's GPT,
- download minitool portable ISO and burn on USB with UUI.
- boot to the application and convert GPT to MBR
- Format the C: partition or wherever the previous windows was installed
- then overwrite it with win10
If it's UEFI change it from the bios. Turn off secure boot and everything.
Try and let me know.
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After using the minitool partition wizard i found out that it was already MBR.
feherneoh said:
Does that pc have Win8.1 installed with UEFI?
If so, connect installer drive, go to shutdown menu, hold shift, press restart
Then select Use device => UEFI USB
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Tried it, but still the same issue.
Then turn off safe boot and try format the whole disk and start Windows installation from scratch?
Only if you want Windows 10 badly and are ready to sacrifice your data.
Caution: This 'might' work. No guarantees.
Tiash420 said:
Then turn off safe boot and try format the whole disk and start Windows installation from scratch?
Only if you want Windows 10 badly and are ready to sacrifice your data.
Caution: This 'might' work. No guarantees.
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Tried it, but it didn't work. I think this could be an issue with a hardware that is not supported yet by the preview. I guess i'll have to wait for that to change in next builds.
toulan said:
Tried it, but it didn't work. I think this could be an issue with a hardware that is not supported yet by the preview. I guess i'll have to wait for that to change in next builds.
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That might be it cause it's a preview and they sure are known for this kinda issue
Tried build 10041 and still same issue.
toulan said:
Tried build 10041 and still same issue.
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My Laptop is SAMSUNG RV509 but with intel core i3 1st Generation and 2 GB of RAM inside
And I have the same problem with you when trying to install Windows 10 Technical Preview even with it's latest version just like you, get stuck at begin of instalation process, Windows logo appear without any waiting animation (circle of dots), and nothing happen after that.
Just like you, I'm trying install it so many time and so many way such as update latest version of BIOS, but nothing change.
So, if you have a solution for our laptop, please take your time to guide me.
"Sorry if any inconvenience come to your attention with my English writing skill"
shinstar123 said:
My Laptop is SAMSUNG RV509 but with intel core i3 1st Generation and 2 GB of RAM inside
And I have the same problem with you when trying to install Windows 10 Technical Preview even with it's latest version just like you, get stuck at begin of instalation process, Windows logo appear without any waiting animation (circle of dots), and nothing happen after that.
Just like you, I'm trying install it so many time and so many way such as update latest version of BIOS, but nothing change.
So, if you have a solution for our laptop, please take your time to guide me.
"Sorry if any inconvenience come to your attention with my English writing skill"
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Of course, once i find a solution i will post it here, so far no luck.
Hello
I'm using Phoenix OS on dual boot with windows but I would like to single boot with Phoenix OS.
Anybody has an idea please
Thanks for attention and sorry, I'm better in french [emoji6]
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Hello. We are here now.
Phoenix OS [USB]
I have Linux,I've downloaded The iso of PhoenixOS (both version 1.1.3 & 1.2.1),Created a LiveUsb(USB*) installation
But when the installation is done,The USB** won't boot ,The PC skips it and boots from the Hard drive
Idk whether it's a grub error or not
Note:I've tried the grub 2 (Created a partition for it in the USB**),and I've skipped it the second time but the result was the same)
I accepted the Grub Boot loader option Both times
USB* = The Live USB
USB** = The USB where I want Phoenix OS To be installed
I had similar problems with the installation program, however, I solved it by downloading the iso file and "burning" that onto a USB stick with the help of another piece of software cold Rufus.
After that things went well, now writing this on my old HP Probook single booting PhoenixOS.
Hymn said:
I have Linux,I've downloaded The iso of PhoenixOS (both version 1.1.3 & 1.2.1),Created a LiveUsb(USB*) installation
But when the installation is done,The USB** won't boot ,The PC skips it and boots from the Hard drive
Idk whether it's a grub error or not
Note:I've tried the grub 2 (Created a partition for it in the USB**),and I've skipped it the second time but the result was the same)
I accepted the Grub Boot loader option Both times
USB* = The Live USB
USB** = The USB where I want Phoenix OS To be installed
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treris said:
I had similar problems with the installation program, however, I solved it by downloading the iso file and "burning" that onto a USB stick with the help of another piece of software cold Rufus.
After that things went well, now writing this on my old HP Probook single booting PhoenixOS.
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Ik Ik
I did the same thing,but when all is done,I get the "No Operating system found" error
Hymn said:
Ik Ik
I did the same thing,but when all is done,I get the "No Operating system found" error
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By all is done, do you mean after single boot installation onto the hard drive or after installation of the iso onto the usb?
If it's after installation onto the usb, then perhaps you should check whether rufus is formatting the usb to vfat format.
If it's after single boot installation onto the hard drive, had that problem as well, found out that in order for grub2 to work on single boot machines you actually have to make a boot/grub partition next to the normal partition. I was not used to that from other linux installations so I didn't do that as first and got nowhere. After reading somewhere that grub2 needs a separate partition in this case, I reformatted the hard drive in my laptop into two partitions:
sda1: size 350 MB, bootable and vfat -> basically just for grub, the size may be overkill, but on today's hard drives, who cares right?
sda2: size (the rest of the hard drive), ext4 ->all other files and personal data
Then during install use both the grub2 and grub installation option (to sda1) and things should work I think.
Hope this helps!
treris said:
By all is done, do you mean after single boot installation onto the hard drive or after installation of the iso onto the usb?
If it's after installation onto the usb, then perhaps you should check whether rufus is formatting the usb to vfat format.
If it's after single boot installation onto the hard drive, had that problem as well, found out that in order for grub2 to work on single boot machines you actually have to make a boot/grub partition next to the normal partition. I was not used to that from other linux installations so I didn't do that as first and got nowhere. After reading somewhere that grub2 needs a separate partition in this case, I reformatted the hard drive in my laptop into two partitions:
sda1: size 350 MB, bootable and vfat -> basically just for grub, the size may be overkill, but on today's hard drives, who cares right?
sda2: size (the rest of the hard drive), ext4 ->all other files and personal data
Then during install use both the grub2 and grub installation option (to sda1) and things should work I think.
Hope this helps!
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thanks man it really works!!
Still Missing OS
Hey treris,
First of all, thanks for the excellent info that you've been providing for the single boot Phoenix OS install.
I'm just comfortable enough with computers to get into trouble, but I'm still having an issue with getting Phoenix to boot despite following the steps you indicated. No apparent probs with using rufus. I used Gparted to create 2 partitions on the comp, a 350MB for grub (used manage flags to set it as boot) and the other partition in ext 4. Ran through the install process and while the USB was inserted, no problem, but rebooting without it resulted in the MISSING OS error.
Now, in Gparted I noticed that the 350MB partition (sda20) name is showing as ROOT-B and the ext4 partition (sda23) is named GRUB. As a demonstration of my lack of knowledge in this, it seems that the drive with grub on it should be named grub by the system and not root-b.
Any idea as to where I screwed this up?
Thanks for any help!
treris said:
By all is done, do you mean after single boot installation onto the hard drive or after installation of the iso onto the usb?
If it's after installation onto the usb, then perhaps you should check whether rufus is formatting the usb to vfat format.
If it's after single boot installation onto the hard drive, had that problem as well, found out that in order for grub2 to work on single boot machines you actually have to make a boot/grub partition next to the normal partition. I was not used to that from other linux installations so I didn't do that as first and got nowhere. After reading somewhere that grub2 needs a separate partition in this case, I reformatted the hard drive in my laptop into two partitions:
sda1: size 350 MB, bootable and vfat -> basically just for grub, the size may be overkill, but on today's hard drives, who cares right?
sda2: size (the rest of the hard drive), ext4 ->all other files and personal data
Then during install use both the grub2 and grub installation option (to sda1) and things should work I think.
Hope this helps!
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Hi SWAMPISH,
It seems like Grub is installed in both partitions, not just in the one dedicated to it. How many partitions do you have in total on that hard drive that you end up with partitions called sda20 and sda23?
My guess would be that somewhere during installation things got mixed up and Grub was installed to the wrong partition meaning it cannot find the boot image. The fact that the partition meant for Grub is now called ROOT and the partition meant for the OS is now GRUB kinda indicates that as well.
I would advise to reinstall PhoenixOS using the installer, you'll wont need gparted for this, and then make sure you reformat both sda20 and sda23 and double check whether Grub goes to sda20 and Phoenix is installed on sda23.
Let me know if this helps.
PS are you installing the current stable version of PhoenixOS (with Android 5.1) or the beta version of PhoenixOS (with Android 7.1)?
SWAMPISH said:
Hey treris,
First of all, thanks for the excellent info that you've been providing for the single boot Phoenix OS install.
I'm just comfortable enough with computers to get into trouble, but I'm still having an issue with getting Phoenix to boot despite following the steps you indicated. No apparent probs with using rufus. I used Gparted to create 2 partitions on the comp, a 350MB for grub (used manage flags to set it as boot) and the other partition in ext 4. Ran through the install process and while the USB was inserted, no problem, but rebooting without it resulted in the MISSING OS error.
Now, in Gparted I noticed that the 350MB partition (sda20) name is showing as ROOT-B and the ext4 partition (sda23) is named GRUB. As a demonstration of my lack of knowledge in this, it seems that the drive with grub on it should be named grub by the system and not root-b.
Any idea as to where I screwed this up?
Thanks for any help!
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Eureka!
Well, I used the below suggestions and ran into similar issues. So I focused on the partition set up. I removed all partitions, used Gparted to create a partition directory as I BELIEVE that there was an MBR issue. Created 2 partitions (sda1 and sda2 set up exactly as you had indicated in earlier posts), installed both grubs on sda1 and all else on sda2 and BOOM! After installation, removal of USB and restart, got the prompt to run Phoenix OS at startup and it works! I'm so happy!
While frustrating at times, I learned a whole lot more than I bargained for about partitions, booting processes and more!
And Phoenix is so clean and fast on my crappy Aspire One netbook with just 1 GB of RAM!!!
Mega thanks for your help!
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Hi SWAMPISH,
It seems like Grub is installed in both partitions, not just in the one dedicated to it. How many partitions do you have in total on that hard drive that you end up with partitions called sda20 and sda23?
My guess would be that somewhere during installation things got mixed up and Grub was installed to the wrong partition meaning it cannot find the boot image. The fact that the partition meant for Grub is now called ROOT and the partition meant for the OS is now GRUB kinda indicates that as well.
I would advise to reinstall PhoenixOS using the installer, you'll wont need gparted for this, and then make sure you reformat both sda20 and sda23 and double check whether Grub goes to sda20 and Phoenix is installed on sda23.
Let me know if this helps.
PS are you installing the current stable version of PhoenixOS (with Android 5.1) or the beta version of PhoenixOS (with Android 7.1)?
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Glad you have it working now! Yes, it's quite amazing how fast old(er) laptops can be when they're using Phoenix OS. They really become useful again.
SWAMPISH said:
Well, I used the below suggestions and ran into similar issues. So I focused on the partition set up. I removed all partitions, used Gparted to create a partition directory as I BELIEVE that there was an MBR issue. Created 2 partitions (sda1 and sda2 set up exactly as you had indicated in earlier posts), installed both grubs on sda1 and all else on sda2 and BOOM! After installation, removal of USB and restart, got the prompt to run Phoenix OS at startup and it works! I'm so happy!
While frustrating at times, I learned a whole lot more than I bargained for about partitions, booting processes and more!
And Phoenix is so clean and fast on my crappy Aspire One netbook with just 1 GB of RAM!!!
Mega thanks for your help!
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I have been reading through these posts about single boot install. I have tried various ways to install phoenix os. I have a lenovo yoga 900 wiht 16gbs of ram. I tried messing with different partion setups, trying where to install grub and grub 2. everytime I install it after reboot, a blank screen comes up with tGrub on it. Everything runs fine when I run it off a usb flash drive. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Could someone enlighten me on this?
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I made the phoneix os installation and the system turned on. However, when the PC is turned off and then back on, the bios screen is turned on and not loaded. I could not understand the problem. (Single boot)
SyriuS1 said:
I made the phoneix os installation and the system turned on. However, when the PC is turned off and then back on, the bios screen is turned on and not loaded. I could not understand the problem. (Single boot)
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Are you sure you installed Grub correctly? It sounds like Grub may be missing.
Did you set up a separate partition for Grub?
Hello. I'm sorry for possibly taking over an existing thread but this is an install to the hard drive. I should preface and say I'm a noob. I've rooted a few phones and used a few mods on Skyrim (from PC to my PS3). Reading through the thread though I realize how much I am clueless of. So I downloaded from the website, it created a 32gb image and then rebooted. Here my problems are the same as I had with trying (and failing at RemixOS). First if left to it's own devices my laptop will simply not load any OS. It goes to what looks like DOS maybe? However while the _ thingie is blinking it accepts no input. Hard rebooting and going into boot manager, if I touch anything it freezes. Meaning I can't select Phoenix OS from the options. I'm at a loss.
this should be my computer info https://ibb.co/hKsXSv
And this should be the screen i can't get past https://ibb.co/hOM3Za except instead of RemixOS it's Phoenix OS
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Hello. I'm sorry for possibly taking over an existing thread but this is an install to the hard drive. I should preface and say I'm a noob. I've rooted a few phones and used a few mods on Skyrim (from PC to my PS3). Reading through the thread though I realize how much I am clueless of. So I downloaded from the website, it created a 32gb image and then rebooted. Here my problems are the same as I had with trying (and failing at RemixOS). First if left to it's own devices my laptop will simply not load any OS. It goes to what looks like DOS maybe? However while the _ thingie is blinking it accepts no input. Hard rebooting and going into boot manager, if I touch anything it freezes. Meaning I can't select Phoenix OS from the options. I'm at a loss.
this should be my computer info https://ibb.co/hKsXSv
And this should be the screen i can't get past https://ibb.co/hOM3Za except instead of RemixOS it's Phoenix OS
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Try a USB keyboard, if you have one.
bg260 said:
Try a USB keyboard, if you have one.
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Check. For a second I thought I had something but alas the boot menu screen freezes with any keystroke... Well tab or the arrow keys...or f6/f5
TgirlValentine said:
Hello. I'm sorry for possibly taking over an existing thread but this is an install to the hard drive. I should preface and say I'm a noob. I've rooted a few phones and used a few mods on Skyrim (from PC to my PS3). Reading through the thread though I realize how much I am clueless of. So I downloaded from the website, it created a 32gb image and then rebooted. Here my problems are the same as I had with trying (and failing at RemixOS). First if left to it's own devices my laptop will simply not load any OS. It goes to what looks like DOS maybe? However while the _ thingie is blinking it accepts no input. Hard rebooting and going into boot manager, if I touch anything it freezes. Meaning I can't select Phoenix OS from the options. I'm at a loss.
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I found that some machines (especially older ones) won't boot the 64bit version, even though they are 64bit machines, but they will boot the 32bit version.
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I found that some machines (especially older ones) won't boot the 64bit version, even though they are 64bit machines, but they will boot the 32bit version.
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I'm pretty sure I've got the 32bit though I suppose it won't hurt to remove what I have and ensure I did indeed click on 32. I'm pretty grated with the whole thing. I'm trying to decide if I blame windows or Compaq lol. I noticed when going through the stuff about my machine that it shipped with Vista. Now I currently have windows 7 but could that be an issue?
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I found that some machines (especially older ones) won't boot the 64bit version, even though they are 64bit machines, but they will boot the 32bit version.
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I redownloaded the 32bit version using the downloader tool, saved to hard drive. When I pull up the boot manager after rebooting it still freezes when I press a key. It will still lost windows 7 if I don't touch anything.
1. Download Android Nougat 7.0 ISO file[Developed by Android x86].
2. Download Rufus win App to Create Bootable/Live USB.
3. Insert USB with Minimum 4GB and select Downloaded ISO file and finally start.
4. After Finishing, Create New/ Separate Partition in PC for Android to be Installed with Minimum of 16GB Disk Size and Format it as FAT32.
5. After formatting, Reboot PC.
6. Boot PC from USB.
7. Select Install android x86 to HDD.
8. Now In bluescreen Select the Separate Fat32 formatted Partition to Install.
9. Do not Format.( I didn't formatted and it works fine).
10. Install Boot Loader GRUB.( It will replaces default Windows Bootloader).
12. Next it shows up that your are having Windows Partition and asked to create boot item for windows. Select Yes for that else you won't be able to boot into Windows next time.
13. Next Select Skip for EFI GRUB2.(I Skipped and worked for me, I think because I'm having Legacy PC).
14. Then Select Yes to Create Read/Write enabled system directory.
15. Now To create data.img, select yes and then Enter the Size you need for System Memory in MBs (1GB-1024MB).
16. Now Accept Reboot and then Boot Android from GRUB Menu.
17. Thats all . You have Successfully installed Android 7.0 nougat in your PC HDD.
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Wow thanx mate, will give it a try and will give a feed back.
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silverrum said:
Wow thanx mate, will give it a try and will give a feed back.
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Yeah.. You are welcome and we must Appreciate the Developer who developed Android Nougat x86..
Don't work for me((( Laptop wan't boot after installation...
gmikes said:
Don't work for me((( Laptop wan't boot after installation...
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Its because of EFI/UEFI Computers
Why not work
Shanmukarajan said:
Its because of EFI/UEFI Computers
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Why not Work ?
If I install it on my PC, do I access google play store like normal?
successfully installed on Z3735F Bay Trail-T windows 10 tablet. I don't need windows 10 OS anymore, so made one partition and install Android 7. It books OK, WIFI works fine. BUT!!!!! All the physical buttons don't work. Power button doesn't work, so there is no way to turn off the system. Volume Up and Down button also doesn''t work. But touch screen works fine. How to solve this problem? any idea? My tablet is Unbranded Tablet 10.1 from Best Buy
hey,
i got it up & running on my uefi windows 10 lenovo yoga (after some struggle i also have dual-boot). my question - how do i get gapps and supersu? it's not like you could simply flash some zips, as there is no recovery
No Playstore!! Browser does not download files!!!
So after wasting 400mb of data and roughly 30 minutes of my time, I discover that there is no preinstalled PlayStore, the preinstalled browser will not download APKs and trying to install apps from the online MarketPlace only discovers devises that the email used to Sign In with is associated to, not the device this is installed on.
These things SHOULD by all ethical means be stated in the description to prevent others from wasting both their time as well as their data.
I want to see a solution to these problems Shanmukarajan. Should you decide to neglect this issue, I won't hesitate to have this post reported to the moderators.
Thank you in advance for your prompt support on the matter.
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there is just one issue.
you can not create a data.img file that is larger than 4GB on a fat32 partition...
how do we fix that?
It’s installs fine but when restarts windows is just starting every time and it’s not coming up with step 12 asking me about windows partition and creating boot item
I performed the installation process about 10 times with different settings but none of them seem to install Android on my HDD. The live version works and there are no errors whatsoever, but even after installation there is never an option to boot the installed Android. Only live, debug or again option to install the OS. Does anyone know the solution?
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Godecki said:
I performed the installation process about 10 times with different settings but none of them seem to install Android on my HDD. The live version works and there are no errors whatsoever, but even after installation there is never an option to boot the installed Android. Only live, debug or again option to install the OS. Does anyone know the solution?
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Have you tried selecting yes to GRUB 2 during installation? It's been a little while since I went through the process, but I believe that was what I had to do to get it up and running.
Godecki said:
I performed the installation process about 10 times with different settings but none of them seem to install Android on my HDD. The live version works and there are no errors whatsoever, but even after installation there is never an option to boot the installed Android. Only live, debug or again option to install the OS. Does anyone know the solution?
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Yeah I have the same issue with my Sony VAIO Duo 11. To start from power off I have to hit the special Duo Assist button, then F11 to boot from usb, then go thru the (re) install every time, so boot takes a couple of minutes, but it always bring me back to the same great working Android with all apps and setting unchanged. I don't understand, but I just happened onto it. Be sure to not format or install any grub (not really sure about grub or grub2), but yes to make it writeable. Then you get an awesomely fast Android.
I don't even want Windows on that machine, but I'm afraid to kill all the partitions and start from scratch as the Duo has some weird builtin Windows boot stuff hard wired. I'm not sure if Android could boot without the Windows partitions.
When I am creating a new partition with 16 GB of space does it mean that Android is going to use just this partition and 16 GB or is it just for the installation files and Android will see my whole HDD as the internal storage?
Could you please let me know how you got it up and running? I am on a UEFI yoga as well, but after the installation,
grub doesn't show up and my computer boots automatically into Windows
Thanks in advance
bombaglad said:
hey,
i got it up & running on my uefi windows 10 lenovo yoga (after some struggle i also have dual-boot). my question - how do i get gapps and supersu? it's not like you could simply flash some zips, as there is no recovery
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ZOOMA7997 said:
Could you please let me know how you got it up and running? I am on a UEFI yoga as well, but after the installation,
grub doesn't show up and my computer boots automatically into Windows
Thanks in advance
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Did you change the boot sequence in bios? Select android to boot 1st, then Grub should ask you which os you want to launch. I installed grub 2. I also went with the triple boot. My laptop is an Asus x401a with windows 7. Along with ubuntu and android. x86 Nougat.
A little help here mates,
I installed it alongside a windows 7 ultimate.
Gave it an 80gb Partition (fat32)
So I'm planning a dual boot here.
Here's my Steps:
used rufus to create bootable from android-x86-8.1-r1.iso
booted to Flash drive
installed android to 80gb partition (with grub/windows boot entry/ and data image of 2048MB)
after installation, Reboot to test boot options
grub didn't show up, booted directly to win7
Did some researches, and from those researches I should disable SECURE BOOT, but bios don't have that option.
Also tried EasyUEFI Tool which didn't even work in windows 7
Also, no settings for UEFI or Legacy.
Boot Order doesn't show Windows bootmanager or grub too, only HDD....
I installed android in ASUS Eee Notebook Laptop 1201b
I think the only problem here is grub cant load, but I run out of solutions, so here I am asking for help.
every android on work fine in my tablet(z3735f) but there is a bug in every os no sound in headphone any one tell me how to fix it