operating system not found - Shift General

hello all..well tried loading winxp onto the extremely slow shift we all have been suckered into buying thinking it was a good thing..anywho
partitioned off part my c drive..fired up winxp..everything went ok..it went into its first restart and then i get an error "operating system not found" it doesnt give me the option at startup to select fista or xp just gives this error..
tried loading fista on using f3..still returned with the same error
so..what did i do wrong besides the obvious and buy one of these things !!

My god; what is this trend with asking for help while bashing the product you bought. I'm getting tired of this. Just do your homework, and buy product based on what you need, not what you read on forums, and sell your shift if you are unhappy.
On the technical side, XP cannot be installed after vista. It will not make a proper dual boot. And you might have fried your recovery partition in the process too.
If you don't have a bootable usb key, I suggest you to find an USB cd or DVD drive, and to use the xp setup from there.
Using a usb key, you can try to use bart's USB bootable CD at nu2.nu
You can find tutorial on how to setup a dual boot on www.lifehacker.com

thaihugo said:
On the technical side, XP cannot be installed after vista. It will not make a proper dual boot.
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I installed XP after Vista without any problems, leaving me with a working dual boot system. Simply repair the mbr using a Vista disc, then setup the dual boot menu using VistaBootPro.
Edit - If you don't have access to a Vista CD, you can download the Vista Recovery Disc from various places - try here - http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

Yes, that what I mean in "XP cannot be installed after vista, it will not make a proper boot". Of course you can repair that situation with a boot cd.

thaihugo said:
My god; what is this trend with asking for help while bashing the product you bought. I'm getting tired of this. Just do your homework, and buy product based on what you need, not what you read on forums, and sell your shift if you are unhappy.
On the technical side, XP cannot be installed after vista. It will not make a proper dual boot. And you might have fried your recovery partition in the process too.
If you don't have a bootable usb key, I suggest you to find an USB cd or DVD drive, and to use the xp setup from there.
Using a usb key, you can try to use bart's USB bootable CD at nu2.nu
You can find tutorial on how to setup a dual boot on www.lifehacker.com
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well silly me i thought i had bought a unit that i need..it fitted all my requirements..but then i didnt count on a unit so useless it couldnt pull a greased stick out a pigs butt !!

Only trolls get sticks out of pig butts. Maybe you should concentrate on solving your problem if you want to get some help.

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[Q] A500 acer logo screen, Yes, I searched

I'm having some trouble understanding how to get my CPUID. I tried to reply to some of the relevant threads but was not allowed due to some kind of missing "Approval". I'm hoping this gets through. My Acer A500 froze about a week ago while running the clock program. It was used mostly as a night stand toy. I've tried lots of stuff here including trying to install the Acer default roms.
SD_PB_G100W_1.007.03_COM_GEN1.zip and Acer_AV041_A500_1.031.00_WW_GEN1-FULL-ROOT.zip and Acer_AV041_A500_1.054.00_WW_GEN1-FULL-ROOT.zip. I copied these to my SD card one at a time then renamed them update.zip. None worked. I tried several others without success.
I cannot get passed the CPUID thing. I tried the A500 manager and I got nowhere. My windows 7 PC does see this tablet in APX mode "Hold power and reset buttons "and so did the A500 manager. Now the strange part, the A500 manager did not reveal any text on the program for any of the buttons. I used a screenshot found on the forum to blindly use it. Of course, it did not give me the info I need "CPUID" to do much of anything else. The A500 boots to the Acer logo and that all it does. I tried hardware and software reset, Power + -volume and power + + volume move the orientation lock button. The first ends up showing Android guy dead with red exclamation and the second shows erasing and clearing message, reboots back to Acer logo screen and that's it.
If I could get the CPUID from this thing, I would try the other tools from the forum. I have nothing to lose at this point. I read the CPUID forum threads over the last few days and I'm beginning to lose hope. Can someone tell a noob step by step how to get my CPUID? I have never hooked this tab up to a PC before and I do not have access to an XP machine. If this is a clue, if I just power the tab up to the Acer logo screen, the driver fails but in APX mode, the machine sees the tab.
Please let me know if you need any other info. I'm a PC guy and know nothing about any form of linux/ubuntu.
You have a couple of options...
If you've got a nandroid backup you'll find it in a txt file.
If you've previously had it plugged into yr pc use usbfeview.
Use Linux to retrieve it.
Also if yr pc does not recognise yr tab you won't get very far at all. Ensure u have them installed correctly, both the Acer ones and the usb ones
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dibb_nz said:
You have a couple of options...
If you've got a nandroid backup you'll find it in a txt file.
I've never backed up this tab. Where would I find this text file?
If you've previously had it plugged into yr pc use usbfeview.
I've never had it hooked up to a PC before it died.
Use Linux to retrieve it.
I have no clue how to use Linux.
Also if yr pc does not recognise yr tab you won't get very far at all. Ensure u have them installed correctly, both the Acer ones and the usb ones
My PC installs the USB driver correctly in APX mode. When I boot to the Acer logo screen, the driver install fails. I installed the drivers found on the forum before I hooked the tab up to my PC.
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At this point I would pay someone who knows Linux to get this working again. I had planned to use it at a relatives wedding to take pics for them and play music at the reception. Looks like I wont be doing that now. Can you tell me step by step how to get the CPUID? I'm willing to try anything other than using it for target practice.
See the sticky in general forum by srbeen
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See the sticky in general forum by srbeen
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That is much too involved for me. A programmer I am not. Thanks for trying. I have a new target this weekend. :silly:
dibb_nz said:
See the sticky in general forum by srbeen
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Quick question, I have the original retail box, will this help? Will the numbers on the box be my CPUID?
No
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BigJohn15906 said:
That is much too involved for me. A programmer I am not. Thanks for trying. I have a new target this weekend. :silly:
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It is a step by step instruction so no need to be a programmer.
Which part of it is giving you trouble?
eppeP said:
It is a step by step instruction so no need to be a programmer.
Which part of it is giving you trouble?
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I know nothing about Linux. Most guys are telling me I need a Linux machine to fix the tab.
BigJohn15906 said:
I know nothing about Linux. Most guys are telling me I need a Linux machine to fix the tab.
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You don't have to have a linux machine per say. There are 3 ways to install Ubuntu (most popular linux OS) on a normal windows pc.
1) Install Cygwin. This creates a virtual window to run an ubuntu installation
2) VMWare. Again, creates a virtual window to run Ubuntu
3. Install Ubuntu on top of Windows to have a dual boot system (easiest and more efficient method).
The big difference between 1 & 2, and option 3, is that the first 2 options share resources with both Ubuntu and Windows. This can be a little buggy if you don't have a pretty powerful system (i5 and i7 with lots of RAM).
Where as option 3 gives 100% of the system resources as you boot straight to Ubuntu.
The advantage to options 1 & 2, is that it's easy to uninstall when you no longer need Ubuntu.
Just Google "install ubuntu on windows" and several links to do it. It's actually pretty easy.
Another thing to try first is to download these full ICS Update files for the A500 (501 owners can try this also, but you'll have a 500, but that might can be changed later)
These files are already "decrypted" and are named differently as to keep them separate. Download them all to a folder.
Now, select one of them, rename it to "update" (end result is a file called update.zip) copy it to SD card, boot tab and see if it installs. If it hangs on the install, delete it from SD card, and do the same with the next. Hopefully one of them might take. You may have to try all 4 of them before one works. It's hit and miss.
http://d-h.st/Zf8
http://d-h.st/2cm
http://d-h.st/gw8
http://d-h.st/KXl
Hope this gets you going.
MD
And a Big Hello to @dibb_nz glad to see you still helping!
Moscow Desire said:
You don't have to have a linux machine per say. There are 3 ways to install Ubuntu (most popular linux OS) on a normal windows pc.
1) Install Cygwin. This creates a virtual window to run an ubuntu installation
2) VMWare. Again, creates a virtual window to run Ubuntu
3. Install Ubuntu on top of Windows to have a dual boot system (easiest and more efficient method).
The big difference between 1 & 2, and option 3, is that the first 2 options share resources with both Ubuntu and Windows. This can be a little buggy if you don't have a pretty powerful system (i5 and i7 with lots of RAM).
Where as option 3 gives 100% of the system resources as you boot straight to Ubuntu.
The advantage to options 1 & 2, is that it's easy to uninstall when you no longer need Ubuntu.
Just Google "install ubuntu on windows" and several links to do it. It's actually pretty easy.
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I tried a few times to install Ubuntu on my Dell 8400. It's a good PC but I do not understand how to "Compile" or install the drivers needed. Can I do this with "Live CD" or a USB boot of Ubuntu without trying to install drivers? The drivers I need for Ubuntu on my Dell are video and on board sound card drivers. Everything else works from the start. I'm very lost when it comes to any flavor of Linux. I've been asking people on several boards for a few years now if they have a working image for the Dell 8400 they could ship to me but haven't got one yet. I would love to get this tablet up and running again. I saw a few listings for Acer A500 repair on Ebay. I wonder if this might be the best route to take? They are charging $50.00 for software repairs and $130.00 for hardware replacement (Motherboard). The hardware replacement is a little steep as I see some used A500s listed starting at $150.00. I would hate to end up buying someone else headache.
Moscow Desire said:
Another thing to try first is to download these full ICS Update files for the A500 (501 owners can try this also, but you'll have a 500, but that might can be changed later)
These files are already "decrypted" and are named differently as to keep them separate. Download them all to a folder.
Now, select one of them, rename it to "update" (end result is a file called update.zip) copy it to SD card, boot tab and see if it installs. If it hangs on the install, delete it from SD card, and do the same with the next. Hopefully one of them might take. You may have to try all 4 of them before one works. It's hit and miss.
http://d-h.st/Zf8
http://d-h.st/2cm
http://d-h.st/gw8
http://d-h.st/KXl
Hope this gets you going.
MD
And a Big Hello to @dibb_nz glad to see you still helping!
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I tried all of these just the way you said without success. The tab does not see the update zip. It ends up either with dead Android guy with red ! or stuck on the Acer logo screen. :crying:
BigJohn15906 said:
I tried a few times to install Ubuntu on my Dell 8400. It's a good PC but I do not understand how to "Compile" or install the drivers needed. Can I do this with "Live CD" or a USB boot of Ubuntu without trying to install drivers? The drivers I need for Ubuntu on my Dell are video and on board sound card drivers. Everything else works from the start. I'm very lost when it comes to any flavor of Linux. I've been asking people on several boards for a few years now if they have a working image for the Dell 8400 they could ship to me but haven't got one yet. I would love to get this tablet up and running again. I saw a few listings for Acer A500 repair on Ebay. I wonder if this might be the best route to take? They are charging $50.00 for software repairs and $130.00 for hardware replacement (Motherboard). The hardware replacement is a little steep as I see some used A500s listed starting at $150.00. I would hate to end up buying someone else headache.
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If you install, its with a recent "Live CD" (or USB Stick, which I have never used) I prefer the CD version.
I don't have a dell, or know much about them. But if Ubuntu starts up, regardless of sound or perhaps video drivers, there should be no issues in making things work.
As for getting replacement parts, I would think you can almost a better deal with a new device rather than paying for replacement parts.
A working A500/501 goes for about 100-150$ these days,
If the updates I linked you to, didn't work, then it's probably a bad memory block. But you'll have to use Ubuntu, for a couple of reasons, an really no way to avoid it.
1) babsector (although it can be run through windows)
2) UID
Can't help you with your dell Mate, don't own one.
MD
Moscow Desire said:
If you install, its with a recent "Live CD" (or USB Stick, which I have never used) I prefer the CD version.
I don't have a dell, or know much about them. But if Ubuntu starts up, regardless of sound or perhaps video drivers, there should be no issues in making things work.
As for getting replacement parts, I would think you can almost a better deal with a new device rather than paying for replacement parts.
A working A500/501 goes for about 100-150$ these days,
If the updates I linked you to, didn't work, then it's probably a bad memory block. But you'll have to use Ubuntu, for a couple of reasons, an really no way to avoid it.
1) babsector (although it can be run through windows)
2) UID
Can't help you with your dell Mate, don't own one.
MD
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I have an old live CD, Ubuntu 10.X I can try. The Dell 8400 is a business class PC I used in my DJ business. I have 5 of them. I'll just install on one of the idle ones and be done with it. Then I'll stop back to get the files. Thanks for trying Moscow Desire.

Something interesting?

So after flashing the new lollipop update I found myself stuck in a bootloop unable to get into the android operating system at all. I used flashboot and the intel flash tool to try and restore to an older ROM. It forze at 91% with an "error:unable to mount /data" I then used the root tool to try and sideload and install the update.zip from adb shell. No luck. When I rebooted I got to a strange efi menu. Looked around, and it gives me the option to install with with windows?
Anyone have any ideas. I'm waiting for radio shack to open, its the only local place that sells USB otg cables locally.
Here are the photos
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njking25 said:
So after flashing the new lollipop update I found myself stuck in a bootloop unable to get into the android operating system at all. I used flashboot and the intel flash tool to try and restore to an older ROM. It forze at 91% with an "error:unable to mount /data" I then used the root tool to try and sideload and install the update.zip from adb shell. No luck. When I rebooted I got to a strange efi menu. Looked around, and it gives me the option to install with with windows?
Anyone have any ideas. I'm waiting for radio shack to open, its the only local place that sells USB otg cables locally.
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That is something interesting. It is asking which os to boot to, not install.
I'd like to know how you got into the bios? I am looking for a way to install Linux....
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njking25 said:
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Did you get this figured out?
I can see "fast boot" enabled. Have You tried to switch it off? any other menu is displayed?
Have You tried to "power+vol down" on it?
I've tried a few ways to get into the BIOS shown... all failed.
Maybe the only way to trigger the BIOS to show is to fully wipe/format the internal storage so the BIOS can't pick up droidboot or anything else. Quite risky though if it isn't the way.
I'm in no way telling anyone to do this and I have not tried it myself. I'd be curious to hear from any advanced users if they have ever completely wiped the internal memory and what options would be available to restore if things did go wrong.
zach181 said:
I've tried a few ways to get into the BIOS shown... all failed.
Maybe the only way to trigger the BIOS to show is to fully wipe/format the internal storage so the BIOS can't pick up droidboot or anything else. Quite risky though if it isn't the way.
I'm in no way telling anyone to do this and I have not tried it myself. I'd be curious to hear from any advanced users if they have ever completely wiped the internal memory and what options would be available to restore if things did go wrong.
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This guy seems to have stumbled on it also. I flashed the stock kk firmware and I am trying to do it but can't get Lollipop update to work. But it won't boot after it fails so I am reflashing KK again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60490907&postcount=578
Thanks for the link workdowg,
I'm still trying to work out how they did it. Could do with a step by step and whatever files needed uploaded and linked to. Also the bit about not using windows startup programs.
zach181 said:
Thanks for the link workdowg,
I'm still trying to work out how they did it. Could do with a step by step and whatever files needed uploaded and linked to. Also the bit about not using windows startup programs.
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If you try it do let me know. I need to get into the bios to get started on a dual boot to Linux on this bad boy...
I will let you know.
I just asked for the OP to clarify a few things before I go ahead. I may try Linux first with Windows 8/10 being the final install.
So... conclusion. we have to damage firmware to boot efi...
If we could swap img file before upload to tab (during this 25 second wait) we could make windows installation possible. Am i right?
zach181 said:
I will let you know.
I just asked for the OP to clarify a few things before I go ahead. I may try Linux first with Windows 8/10 being the final install.
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@social-design-concepts suggested we should try to change the boot order using efibootmgr. I've been communicating with him. Here is the post in the Venue thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=2083
Links giving 404
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Links giving 404
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here it is again... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61108700&postcount=2083 it got truncated.
Thanks workdowg.
It seems it's not as clear cut as first thought. Mind you, I didn't expect it to be. I did try a HP keyboard with OTG in Android and that got picked up ok (No lights on keyboard)
I'm a bit in the same mind as Social-Design. I'd rather have a definite way to restore Android from a totally blank internal drive before I have a go. Just up to page 214 in the thread so it may be covered later.
UEFI soft brick?
Hi guys,
I accidentely tried to use the firmware on my 1050 as described in this thread. I can indeed load the UEFI BIOS with all its settings (even though most don't do anything). But unfortunately, I cannot load any OS. I always get the error "EFI Harddrive failed" - meaning it cannot boot fomr hardrive.
I have used an externally powered USB-HUB with mouse, keyboard and USB-Stick and connected to the 1050 via OTG-cable. If the stick is bootabnle with GPT x64 then it will boot from that stick. All 64bit windows versions that I tried failed to install with "ACPI_BIOS_ERROR". 32bit windows would not start, because the GPT is 32bit and the BIOS does not recognise it.
The best success I had so far was to copy a ISO from android-x86 on the usb stick. It will boot in live-mode from the USB. Not so suprisignly, mouse and keyboard are working, touch isn't. WiFI is working and the SD card is detected. I tried to install this version of android on the harddrive which works, but it installs the EFI GRUB bootloader which is not recognised by the BIOS.
I can also access the UEFI shell.
Unfortunately, I am running a bit out of ideas of what to do in order to get a normal system (or firmware) back. ADB-drivers obviously don't work (the Intel SoC driver is installed as well), so I cannot use the Phone Flash Tool.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Yosha1 said:
Hi guys,
I accidentely tried to use the firmware on my 1050 as described in this thread. I can indeed load the UEFI BIOS with all its settings (even though most don't do anything). But unfortunately, I cannot load any OS. I always get the error "EFI Harddrive failed" - meaning it cannot boot fomr hardrive.
I have used an externally powered USB-HUB with mouse, keyboard and USB-Stick and connected to the 1050 via OTG-cable. If the stick is bootabnle with GPT x64 then it will boot from that stick. All 64bit windows versions that I tried failed to install with "ACPI_BIOS_ERROR". 32bit windows would not start, because the GPT is 32bit and the BIOS does not recognise it.
The best success I had so far was to copy a ISO from android-x86 on the usb stick. It will boot in live-mode from the USB. Not so suprisignly, mouse and keyboard are working, touch isn't. WiFI is working and the SD card is detected. I tried to install this version of android on the harddrive which works, but it installs the EFI GRUB bootloader which is not recognised by the BIOS.
I can also access the UEFI shell.
Unfortunately, I am running a bit out of ideas of what to do in order to get a normal system (or firmware) back. ADB-drivers obviously don't work (the Intel SoC driver is installed as well), so I cannot use the Phone Flash Tool.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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You can get it to boot from USB? Get someone with to use tethered twrp and get a backup of the esp and fastboot partitions.
I have 2 things you can try if the goal is getting back to booting stock Android.
Yosha1 said:
The best success I had so far was to copy a ISO from android-x86 on the usb stick. It will boot in live-mode from the USB. Not so suprisignly, mouse and keyboard are working, touch isn't. WiFI is working and the SD card is detected. I tried to install this version of android on the harddrive which works, but it installs the EFI GRUB bootloader which is not recognised by the BIOS.
I can also access the UEFI shell.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Have You tried booting any x64 linux iso from flash drive?
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Have You tried booting any x64 linux iso from flash drive?
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Thank you for your fast reply.
I just tried that with an Ubuntu Desktop Distro. It boots up from teh USB drive, keyboard and mouse are present. Wifi, sound, touch don't work but I can see the internal Harddrive and the sdcard in the file exsplorer.
Yosha1 said:
Thank you for your fast reply.
I just tried that with an Ubuntu Desktop Distro. It boots up from teh USB drive, keyboard and mouse are present. Wifi, sound, touch don't work but I can see the internal Harddrive and the sdcard in the file exsplorer.
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extract and dd this to a usb drive and see if it is able to boot it View attachment 3415895 if it successfully boots replace the fastboot.img thats on the thumbrive with one for your devices and see if it boots. if your fastboot.img is named droidboot.img rename it to fastboot.img.
If you can successfully get your devices droidboot/fastboot.img to load you can then disconnect the usb-otg cable and reconnect it to your PC and use the phone flash tools to restore your device completely.

Trio PRO-8, Windows 8.1 to 10 Botched upgrade

So, I know I botched the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and when I boot the Trio PRO-8 it automatically goes to a Windows error screen with "press the Windows key to enter UEFI firmware settings. Error Code: 0x0000225"
There are several places to go, that tell you how to factory reset, enter boot mode on the Trio Stealth, but I have yet to find anything for the Trio PRO-8
Has anyone used or modified this device? I've contacted Trio, but I keep getting the run around because I mentioned Windows 10, they think I am still trying to install Windows 10 and keep telling me to call Microsoft. Microsoft can't help me with this issue, or I would have already known about it. There is no "Windows Key" on this tablet. All I want to do is figure out how to re-load either the Factory installed OS and start from the beginning, or install a fresh copy from the SD card.
The tablet itself, before I botched the upgrade WAS a decent little table especially getting it on sale on top of it being low cost, up until this point I had been using it regularly for the last 6 or 7 months without issue, maybe longer, can't remember how long I've had it now.
At any rate, I appreciate your time for reading this, and would be grateful to any help to get this thing back up and running before my Grandson comes up to visit next month, when he's here to visit, it is his movie player
With an adapter, I was able to hook up a USB keyboard, even pressing the Windows key did nothing. However, after trying every F key at boot, and a few others, I found that the [Esc] will get you in to the system's UEFI bios. I've been experimenting with settings. I left my card reader at work, but tomorrow I'm going to make the SD card bootable and put a LiNUX distro on it and install that over Windows. Since I don't know what my Windows 8.1 key was for this device.
Going this route because the keyboard has to be hooked up with an adapter and there is only one port. I may try a powered USB hub and see if I can boot from USB with the keyboard installed and a flash drive.
Das Faust said:
With an adapter, I was able to hook up a USB keyboard, even pressing the Windows key did nothing. However, after trying every F key at boot, and a few others, I found that the [Esc] will get you in to the system's UEFI bios. I've been experimenting with settings. I left my card reader at work, but tomorrow I'm going to make the SD card bootable and put a LiNUX distro on it and install that over Windows. Since I don't know what my Windows 8.1 key was for this device.
Going this route because the keyboard has to be hooked up with an adapter and there is only one port. I may try a powered USB hub and see if I can boot from USB with the keyboard installed and a flash drive.
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This post is probably no longer in the right forum now, especially if I outline the procedure I used to get LiNUX on to this Intel based tablet.
Das Faust said:
This post is probably no longer in the right forum now, especially if I outline the procedure I used to get LiNUX on to this Intel based tablet.
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No luck as of yet:
- Can't get it to boot off of USB
- Can't get it to boot of the Micro SD card
- Will only boot to the Windows error message
- will keep trying
hi
Amigo gets a multi USB otg, a mini keyboard with pad and usb wireless connector. I have the same tablet trio pro 8 upgrade to windows 10 as well. I have another problem with the various touch screen controllers. I can not make it work. I am using it with the keyboard but I would like to use it free without loading keyboard.
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Question Cant install fresh copy of xp

So I had this old ass desktop donated to me and the hdd was filled with so much crap I couldn't even install rufus to burn an xp iso to a USB drive. So I finally get to my PC, which is not easy to get over to use, and burn an a supposed untouched xp iso with sp3. So I boot up from USB everything seems to be going smoothly I format the entire drive because there were a few partitions on the hdd I figured I didn't need all that crap, if I remember back to around 2003 multiple partitions weren't needed to install xp. Anyways the drive formats fine, I hit install, and run out the door to handle a few errands as I was late meeting with a friend. I get home and I can't remember the exact error it threw at me when I walked in the door but basically I started a reinstall. Except now, everything from my USB drive loads normally but before the installation screee. Actually starts up it tells me that there is no valid xp operating installed on the hd and that I need to insert a windows xp cd to verify that my installation is legit or something like that. So it's either f3 to quit or enter to continue. I hit enter hoping it will read from my USB but that didn't work. So I'm a little stuck here because the only PC I have that can burn cd or DVDs is this desktop.my laptop doesn't have a rw drive.
bigrooster88 said:
So I had this old ass desktop donated to me and the hdd was filled with so much crap I couldn't even install rufus to burn an xp iso to a USB drive. So I finally get to my PC, which is not easy to get over to use, and burn an a supposed untouched xp iso with sp3. So I boot up from USB everything seems to be going smoothly I format the entire drive because there were a few partitions on the hdd I figured I didn't need all that crap, if I remember back to around 2003 multiple partitions weren't needed to install xp. Anyways the drive formats fine, I hit install, and run out the door to handle a few errands as I was late meeting with a friend. I get home and I can't remember the exact error it threw at me when I walked in the door but basically I started a reinstall. Except now, everything from my USB drive loads normally but before the installation screee. Actually starts up it tells me that there is no valid xp operating installed on the hd and that I need to insert a windows xp cd to verify that my installation is legit or something like that. So it's either f3 to quit or enter to continue. I hit enter hoping it will read from my USB but that didn't work. So I'm a little stuck here because the only PC I have that can burn cd or DVDs is this desktop.my laptop doesn't have a rw drive.
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Your assumption that multiple partitions are not required is incorrect. Windows requires an MBR parition that occupies the first 512 bytes of your hard disk. This acts as a loader to start Windows.
You should be able to simply remove all partitions on the drive when you start the Windows installation process; Windows will then automatically configure the necessary partitions for you. This article should provide the information you need.
Also, don't forget to enable legacy boot in your BIOS, assuming the BIOS supports UEFI.
Yes, I am aware of the mbr but like you said the installation media should have no problem creating that after formatting the whole drive and starting install. I'll check the bios settings thanks for the tip. I'm leaning towards running one of the android os compatible with x86 arch. Anyone have any experience with those. I have bliss and prime downloading right now.
*EDIT*
I turned USB legacy mode from auto to enabled but no dice. I would think that once I hit enter it would recognize the USB I have plugged in as the CD ROM. What if I disabled the CD ROM drive for the time being?

Unable to install widows on new pc build

Hey guys,
I build a new pc, first new build in 20 years.
I’m using an ASUs tug gaming x670e plus WiFi motherboard with and 7800x3d cpu.
I’m stuck with the windows installation from usb.
First attempt I used a SanDisk 8gb stick and windows media creator. That’s right load, but looking back that was probably because of bios settings.
second attempt I used a leef 16gb stick. Art the verify stage at 99% it failed.
Third attempt save stick same method created the usb successfully. Had to pay around a lot with bios settings to get the stick seen as bootable. But during the windows installation it reported a file inaccessible or missing. Soo I put the stick in another machine to check but the file in question was there.
Soo I tried again, but now it cannot start up from the usb stick.
I’m in progress of creating an iso usb using the 8gb SanDisk drive, but I think I’m missing something significant.
I’ve attached my bios settings for booting.
If anyone can give some clarification, that would be greatly appreciated! If I can’t die this tonight I’ll bring it in a shop this weekend (just for a windows installation, sigh)
This... happy hunting.
Make a cloned copy of the disk once loaded and configured but before adding data, antivirus or trashware with Acronis to a spare hdd for easy OS restore.
*Redundantly backup critical data, first*
Separate data drives + OS drive are best plus the backup drives that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC.
Managed to get an install.
Had to change a few bios settings (apparently one of the videos I watched for the right bios settings was the exact opposite of what was needed). Agassi used an iso stick.
That seemed to do the trick.
Thanks for the suggestions. It’s much appreciated.
I managed to get things installed. My issues were a combination of bad luck with my usb drives (and how the bootable stick was generated), as well as some poor advice on YouTube that told me the opposite of what was needed.
I also had problems obtaining an activation key legally, but that got resolved as well, so I finally managed to get my pc up and running.
Thanks again for the suggestions!

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