Hi, I have a little problem with my Acer Iconia W3. Can anybody hack the UEFI of this Acer Tab so that I am able to install android on it? Thanks a lot!!
passie99 said:
Hi, I have a little problem with my Acer Iconia W3. Can anybody hack the UEFI of this Acer Tab so that I am able to install android on it? Thanks a lot!!
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So you could get into UEFI,could you find launch CSM?
Or it just write UEFI: (Device)?
on this tablet, you are not able to disable the secure boot option. This option blocks android.
Microsoft's Windows licensing terms for Win8 require (or did, at the time on Win8's release at least) that Secure Boot either allow the user to disable it or allow the user to install their own root certificates to enable signing and installing other OSes. Unless the W3 is an ARM (Windows RT) device, there absolutely *should* be a way to get past Secure Boot.
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I actually really like the A500 as is (better than the w500 and Viewpad), but I really need something I can run Linux on, and has the portability of a tablet.
Is there a way to boot these from a flash-drive, or to otherwise install an O/S on the, er, drive?
Anyone? Bueller?
You would need a custom bootloader, and since we don't really have direct access for a custom recovery, there's not a whole lot you can do. On top of that, you would need all the right drivers for the hardware, which you probably won't find in any off-the-shelf distro.
Android is based on the Linux kernel, is there something you really need Linux for that Android can't do?
There is probably a Chroot option - there usually is for Android devices. This means that the distro will use the existing Linux kernel and its modules. However, this will of course mean that resource will still be used by Android as well as your distro and that you will access it via an Android VNC client. Check the Xoom forums, I am sure there is a tutorial there which should work here.
I really want a native dual boot setup. I really hope this bootloader gets hacked to pieces.
EDIT - You could get the W500 and hope that the ANDROID x86 crowd get Honeycomb up 'n' running. However, since the sourcecode still hasn't been released a tablet worthy build may be some time away. I doubt Honeycomb source will ever be released. They will probably just skip it and release Icecream Sandwich!
EDIT EDIT - follow this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987740&page=7. This should work on all Tegra SOC based devices.
Hi there,
my English is not the best, but I want to try to ask my question.
It's about the ASUS Transformer AIO. He runs
in Desktop-Mode with Windows,
in Remote Desktop-Mode with Windows and
in Tablet-Mode with Android.
Is it somehow possible on the tablet (32 GB eMMC flash memory) to delete Android and install Windows?
Please use easy English to reply me. Thanks for your help!
StephanFranz said:
Is it somehow possible on the tablet (32 GB eMMC flash memory) to delete Android and install Windows?
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In simple english: no
In complex english: the keyboard portion uses an intel processor capable of running windows. The tablet portion uses an ARM processor which cannot run windows except windows RT, but RT cannot be installed to random devices and needs drivers specific to each device, only ASUS and microsoft can work together to do this. So for now, the tablet portion can only run android.
Too bad that it does not works.
However, thank you for your answer!
I have Lenovo Yoga 2 Tablet 10" with windows 8.1 (1051L)
its hard to use windows 8.1 on a tablet.
can i install Android on my tablet or even better ... dual boot with windows and android possible on this tablet?
it' fantastic. I have yoga 2 10 with android 1050L. It's very speed. but i think the problem is bootloader mods.
I think I would rath:cyclops:er run Android as the primary OS and the run Windows as a VM.
pateken said:
it' fantastic. I have yoga 2 10 with android 1050L. It's very speed. but i think the problem is bootloader mods.
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How do you do that ? I need WM for a private app.
Successfully booted Android 4.4 R3 X86 from USB...
Hey all,
I have successfully managed to boot the 4.4 R3 efi img file from Android X86 on my 1051F. It's working pretty well, very smooth, but pretty much none of the hardware works (GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, rotation, sound, etc).
Anyone have any idea how we could fix that? The process for getting it to boot is actually pretty easy. You download the img file from the android x86 site, use Rufus to create a bootable USB key (being sure to set it to GPT for EFI). You then need to disable secure boot on the tablet (instructions found various places on the net if you don't know how), shutdown the tablet, connect the USB key via OTG cable to the tablet, hold the volume up and power on. You will get into the NOVO menu. Once there, select boot menu and boot from the USB key (if it's not listed you probably didn't create the USB key in GPT, or it was detected when you powered on).
In order for it to boot into Android, you'll need a USB keyboard connected to select the android option. Alternately, you can just modify grub.cfg to set a default option and a timeout (which is what I did).
I'd really love it if anyone can provide some input on how to fix the missing drivers. Since the 1050 tablet is basically the identical hardware, I would think it should be easy to get the drivers over to this image, but I just don't know how.
Any help greatly appreciated!
mantatia said:
Hey all,
I'd really love it if anyone can provide some input on how to fix the missing drivers. Since the 1050 tablet is basically the identical hardware, I would think it should be easy to get the drivers over to this image, but I just don't know how.
Any help greatly appreciated!
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I know it sounds basic, but have you tried getting the drivers from here: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/tablets/yoga-series/yoga-tablet-2-1051
I wanted to do a fresh install of Windows 10 and I got the drivers from this place.
tejaswy said:
I know it sounds basic, but have you tried getting the drivers from here:
I wanted to do a fresh install of Windows 10 and I got the drivers from this place.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm pretty sure they only provide Windows drivers there. From my experience, Android drivers tend to need to be part of the image you install from, though I'm sure more advanced users could probably add drivers to a live install.
I'll take a look anyway, just to make sure, though.
EDIT: Just checked and, as I thought, only Windows 8 and 10 drivers. Realistically Lenovo don't support running Android on the 1051F, so it's pretty unlikely that they'd ever post drivers like that, unfortunately.
mantatia said:
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm pretty sure they only provide Windows drivers there. From my experience, Android drivers tend to need to be part of the image you install from, though I'm sure more advanced users could probably add drivers to a live install.
I'll take a look anyway, just to make sure, though.
EDIT: Just checked and, as I thought, only Windows 8 and 10 drivers. Realistically Lenovo don't support running Android on the 1051F, so it's pretty unlikely that they'd ever post drivers like that, unfortunately.
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My apologies. I misread the post. I thought you were looking for the windows drivers. I am sorry to have given you unnecessary hope!
What's this got to do with the Tab S?
wanted modified grub.cfg, please share
wanted modified grub.cfg, please share
mantatia said:
Hey all,
I have successfully managed to boot the 4.4 R3 efi img file from Android X86 on my 1051F. It's working pretty well, very smooth, but pretty much none of the hardware works (GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, rotation, sound, etc).
Anyone have any idea how we could fix that? The process for getting it to boot is actually pretty easy. You download the img file from the android x86 site, use Rufus to create a bootable USB key (being sure to set it to GPT for EFI). You then need to disable secure boot on the tablet (instructions found various places on the net if you don't know how), shutdown the tablet, connect the USB key via OTG cable to the tablet, hold the volume up and power on. You will get into the NOVO menu. Once there, select boot menu and boot from the USB key (if it's not listed you probably didn't create the USB key in GPT, or it was detected when you powered on).
In order for it to boot into Android, you'll need a USB keyboard connected to select the android option. Alternately, you can just modify grub.cfg to set a default option and a timeout (which is what I did).
I'd really love it if anyone can provide some input on how to fix the missing drivers. Since the 1050 tablet is basically the identical hardware, I would think it should be easy to get the drivers over to this image, but I just don't know how.
Any help greatly appreciated!
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There seems to be a way to instal a uefi bios in the zenfone 2, this seems to be possible with intel manufacturing flash tool. Did anyone try this yet on a zenfone 2?
In a few weeks I will give it a try aswell unless there are negative results already. This may be the way to instal linux or windows without the android system and a vm.
Don_prince said:
There seems to be a way to instal a uefi bios in the zenfone 2, this seems to be possible with intel manufacturing flash tool. Did anyone try this yet on a zenfone 2?
In a few weeks I will give it a try aswell unless there are negative results already. This may be the way to instal linux or windows without the android system and a vm.
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You have any links for this? Am very interested.........
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no video drivers for windows afaik
UEFI bios
Well the idea originated from here:
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toms guide: install-windows-android-intel-tablet
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Yes,you can(but it is windows 8.1 with bing).find roms on web.I find one.You need:intel manufacturing flash tool to1.12,then find a windows 8.1 rom,an OTG usb,ADB tools(can use 15 seconds adb installer),and UEFI BIOS.
steps:
1:use intel manufacturing flash tool to flash to 1.12
2:install UEFI to your android tablet.
3ut your windows 8.1 rom to OTG usb
4:wait
5ONE!
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this IS possible especially now that there is more and more INTEL CPU (baytrail / atom) for android tablets and all in one pcs, look:
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the tool: cant post link
The problem is, the instructions are not very well organized and put out.
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That one is not related to the zenfone 2 but for a similair device, however its mentioned in the thread. Problem is the brazilian source of the tool is down. thats where my research till now stopped.
The gpu is not directly a concern. I think first goal is to get uefi on it at all.
I believe there is drivers from other tablets and phones, I believe someone mentioned a dell tablet but I can be wrong.
What's the difference between UEFI and old method of installing Windows in dual-boot mode?
Zhabishe said:
What's the difference between UEFI and old method of installing Windows in dual-boot mode?
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As I know, there is no old way of dual booting. In the UEFI you can possibly create a seccond instance to boot to with gnu grub. The only other way I know is via a VM, this has the disability with the drivers and no direct access to the hardware. This makes use of the gpu near impossible and will always leave resources to android wich has to run in the background.
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As I know, there is no old way of dual booting. In the UEFI you can possibly create a seccond instance to boot to with gnu grub. The only other way I know is via a VM, this has the disability with the drivers and no direct access to the hardware. This makes use of the gpu near impossible and will always leave resources to android wich has to run in the background.
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Thanks for clarification here. Yeah, I thought about KVM from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/zf2-running-windows-7-using-kvm-t3153299 which seemed a bit overcomplicated and more proof-of-concept thing, sort of similiar to running Windows 9x via DosBox on Symbian smartphones years ago. They also run into problem with unobtainable gpu drivers.
I believe there is drivers from other tablets and phones, I believe someone mentioned a dell tablet but I can be wrong.
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As I mentioned above and keeping mind those news about Intel not being happy with their SoCs perfomance on market it could possibly become a problem to get support on their side. Correct me if I am wrong, that's just my thoughts
I have cracked open a android, how do you call it, bios and am compiling a uefi bios now with the information from the droidbios and another uefi bios, Well see how this ends, This will take a lot of time.
Curious, any headway on this yet?
Progress is slow, I am working beyond my knowledge, so every step needs to be researched. Next to that at this point (rounding off university) my time is quit limmited.
Verry interesting! But I feel like it ended bad
Other options are coreboot or libreboot.
Man what happened u very-hard-briked it ?
Been too bussy to spend more time on it, and since my other cellphone died, my zf2 is my daily driver again...
Oh ok.
I think that the hard-brick is the biggest problem. We need a way to hard-flash a boot firmware if we hard-brick. To try many times
xdaxuser said:
Oh ok.
I think that the hard-brick is the biggest problem. We need a way to hard-flash a boot firmware if we hard-brick. To try many times
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so why did nobody code an UEFI bios as a part of a modded twrp with some failsafe measures (for early builds) zenfone 2 with a full windows would be amazing
News from the other tread.
On the asus web there is the kernel sources!
Look like zf2 uses Bootstub.
My final goal is to install Linux desktop on a YB1-X90L android version.
I'm a linux guy but not familiar with android bootloader / storage. Can I assume that it's still a x86/x64 PC, and all stuff (bootloader etc) is storaged in normal disk?
(That means if I can boot into a normal Linux, there is a chance to dump everything or overwrite them with normal Linux installation.)
The biggest problem is that I cannot boot into a Linux liveusb: I can't find a place to change boot device order. It always starts with pre-installed linux even if a USB drive is attached.
Any idea will be welcome. :cyclops:
spoke to customer support on the same. The Bios for windows tablets and android ones are different. Windows tablets comes with secureboot and TPM built in. What you're looking for can be done on a windows tablet by switching off secureboot to boot from USB. But assured, the touch screen wont work, nor the bluetooth keyboard. Basically we're stuck with whatever OS the book is shipped with. Do not try to change it by yourself. Lenovo offers no support for such.
You could try this at your own risk.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/th.../ubuntu-yoga-tab-3-pro-proof-concept-t3565366
I have no confirmation yet of this working on the yogabook but saw a post where a fella had messed up his yogabook and could only get to the bios, his bios looked the same as mine on my yoga tab 3 pro.
joesnose said:
You could try this at your own risk.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/th.../ubuntu-yoga-tab-3-pro-proof-concept-t3565366
I have no confirmation yet of this working on the yogabook but saw a post where a fella had messed up his yogabook and could only get to the bios, his bios looked the same as mine on my yoga tab 3 pro.
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Thanks to @danjac this method is confirmed as working on yogabook.
He did say he had to enter the adb commands it twrp terminal under advanced settings.
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Anything that's not function after installation?
configrmed working my eye
most computer past 2010 have tpm chips. They do more than secure boot and well, the boots not secure anyway. Things which are confirmed working have youtube videos and guides. They are also titled properly. I understand that the lenova book is also a cherry trail but seeing how there is no proof this works on a yoga book can we delete the guys conjecture about the tab3. Thats pretty ignorant. Out side of claiming some thing works that you obviously havn't tried, this android device comes with its own bios ( not legacy insyde) try china proprietary . Which is software fwi. It is what would be loaded on the efi partition for windows to manually load uefi boot menu off. They do not load off tpm chips, they are verified there. They load directly off your esp partition so without it, there is no way in hell you are getting dual boot to work via bios methods. Look into multi boot tassadar, compiling from source, doing research on not listening to that guy who just posts random links as if it means some thing. Your ability to re post others work does not make your smart. Get a job and stop misleading people