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[Q] Nexus 7 (2012) Ubuntu Touch Bricked

(Sorry for my bad English, I'm French)
Hi,
Today, i've installed the official ubuntu touch ROM on my Nexus 7 (Wifi). I didn't have any problem during the install. After it, it worked fine (but very instable). I connect my Nexus in my Ubuntu Desktop, I didn't make anything and the nexus reboot. The screen displays "Booting Failed". I can't start the ROM or the recovery mod.
Can you help me ? :/

Answer
I solved my problem ! ^_^
I've just start the devices in Fastboot mod (Power button + Sound button) and download the official rom in Google dev web site.
I've run "flash_all" script and it's works

Acer Switch 10 - How to boot Android?

I've wanted to boot and (later) install Android on my Acer Switch.
At first I thought that I can use Images from Android On Intel but it doesn't boot, because the Switch 10 has an 32 bit efi (Intel only supports 64 bit).
Then I've found this thread on xda-developers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46929905&postcount=16
So I prepared an Ubuntu Stick, but before I've copied the Androidx86 image to it, I wanted to test whether it boots Ubuntu.
And of course, I can boot Ubuntu so it's clear, that the Stick is 32bit efi compatible prepared.
Now I've copied all files from the "android-x86-4.4-r1.iso" to the new created "android"-folder and edited the grub as given.
Then I boot up the Acer Switch, selected the Android and it seems working. But it crashes to the command line as it was expected.
Now I have to type in "exit", but there is the issue. The Acer Keyboard Dock is not recognized by the command line.
After that I've rebooted and retry the same way but with an connected USB Keyboard. Same too. It''s still not recognized.
So, Is anyone there, who got it, to boot Androidx86 on the Acer Switch 10?
In addition. I've also changed the grub setting by deleting the command "DEBUG=1". Then Android boots up to "Detecting Android ...", some other logs and to the blinking curser, but nothing more. It freezes before the Android Boot logo would appear.

KN2014GE said:
I've wanted to boot and (later) install Android on my Acer Switch.
At first I thought that I can use Images from Android On Intel but it doesn't boot, because the Switch 10 has an 32 bit efi (Intel only supports 64 bit).
Then I've found this thread on xda-developers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46929905&postcount=16
So I prepared an Ubuntu Stick, but before I've copied the Androidx86 image to it, I wanted to test whether it boots Ubuntu.
And of course, I can boot Ubuntu so it's clear, that the Stick is 32bit efi compatible prepared.
Now I've copied all files from the "android-x86-4.4-r1.iso" to the new created "android"-folder and edited the grub as given.
Then I boot up the Acer Switch, selected the Android and it seems working. But it crashes to the command line as it was expected.
Now I have to type in "exit", but there is the issue. The Acer Keyboard Dock is not recognized by the command line.
After that I've rebooted and retry the same way but with an connected USB Keyboard. Same too. It''s still not recognized.
So, Is anyone there, who got it, to boot Androidx86 on the Acer Switch 10?
In addition. I've also changed the grub setting by deleting the command "DEBUG=1". Then Android boots up to "Detecting Android ...", some other logs and to the blinking curser, but nothing more. It freezes before the Android Boot logo would appear.
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Yo did you make any progression though? im stuck too i want to install android on it, on my pc its working flawlessly...

Any luck?
Anyone have any luck yet? best I could do was boot in to KitKat but touch screen did not work.

Problem with BIOS Tablet Onda v820w

I updated days ago with bad rom the Tablet Onda v820w with windows 10.
I found the correct Bios and now I have the correct file.
But now, I can´t access to windows to update the flash.
How to unbrick this tablet.
Some method to flash the bios outside windows?
The tablet power ON but screen is black, but microusb works It turns on the light of the hub that I have put
The BIOS brand is "Insyde".
If need moore details please ask me.
Very Thanks four your help.
Regards

can you access command prompt (CMD)?
or
can you access the bios and flash from there instead?
only ever flashed bios a few times (on desktop) but ive always done via the bios screens rather than in windows itself.
.

Hi
I can´t access to CMD, because the screen don´t turn on.
Only can put pendrive and Keyboard with MicroUsb hub. (This turn on the light when push the power button)
But I don´t know if tablet have some method to rescue the bios from Bad update.
Thanks

I have similar problem. Please help me anyone. I flash older bios to my v820w and i have now black lcd.
Also i unforunatelly delate windows partitions when flashing Android and now i can acces Android by HDMI output in my TV
is any way to flash bios by Android just like in x98 air 3g?

locoslaw said:
I have similar problem. Please help me anyone. I flash older bios to my v820w and i have now black lcd.
Also i unforunatelly delate windows partitions when flashing Android and now i can acces Android by HDMI output in my TV
is any way to flash bios by Android just like in x98 air 3g?
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Hi I have the same tablet, when it works it is perfect, but the screen scrambles and the console become Un usable and freezes, i thought that it might just be windows 8.1 so I managed to put windows 10 on it last night but today it is doing the same thing. Could some one offer some advice.

Well...
Hi, I was able to fix a v975i tablet that was completly dead, because of wrong bios update, in my case i use a programmer unit and pro skills to weld. Basically you will flash the bios and download the correct bios , but i had to desolder the chip from the motherboard.

Non stop booting - Help!

Hi,
I downloaded Phoenix OS 64 bit exe. Ran the app, and installed the OS on the same partition "C" on which I have Win 10. As the installation gets done, I restarted the laptop. It asks to boot in to Win 10 or Phoenix OS. I chose Phoenix, but the system rebooted to the same options to choose from Win or Phoenix.
Is there any fix

Hello?

Does grub give any errors after selecting Phoenix? Does any white on black text appear after selecting? Which version do you use and what kind of hardware (CPU/GPU)? Next time give more information from the beginning, maybe you could have gotten more help.

theflippa said:
Does grub give any errors after selecting Phoenix? Does any white on black text appear after selecting? Which version do you use and what kind of hardware (CPU/GPU)? Next time give more information from the beginning, maybe you could have gotten more help.
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No!
As the Phoenix OS installer finishes the installation, I restarted the Windows. It showed me a screen to select from Win 10 or Phoenix. I chose Phoenix, a white text appear with a black background. Screen kept flashing for 3 to 4 times, without any text. I kept waiting for the Phoenix OS, but it booted me again to the first step to choose from Win or Phoenix.
My BIOS setting is Legacy. I tried to change it to UEFI, it showed me some error that device missing or something.
Laptop Specs:
AMD A8 series APU, 6 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, Radeon Mobility R5.

BUMP!

I downloaded the ISO file and made a bootable USB with Rufus and it does the same thing just reboots after installation no errors even if I try to boot without installation from the USB it just keeps rebooting I'll try to find a different version tomorrow maybe it'll work

Same, I never got it to work with NTSF...

same thing happened to me.
in my case it shows language selection window and then agreement window, then right after it freezes and computer reboots.

same as me. my laptop is restarting into windows while choosing prime os or phoenix os( i tried both methods with exe file installation or iso for prime os)

the pheonix os i downloaded is the best it boots into the os then the caps lock starts blinking and it reboots back in the selection screen.. i looked online for fixes and everyones saying to turn off the wifi adaptor and use a lan cable. but whats the point of doing this. like honestly remix os does the job but it dosent have the proper keymapper for gaming other then that its great. lets just face it pheonic os is a piece of ****

Hey man, I just faced this issue and can't seem to find any solution so far, so if you've figured a solution for this can you please share it with me ... Thanks.

[MiPad2][GUIDE][PIE] Get Android 9.0 on Your tablet!

Android 9.0 on Your MiPad2!
We all hate that Xiaomi didn't update their MiPad 2 to latest Android. Or at least Marshmallow.. but! Today I found a way to get Android 9.0 to boot on our devices . As You know MiPad 2 uses x86_64 CPU which gives us HUGE possibilities. But it's not perfect. It's pretty buggy and booting most OS's is simply impossible. But today, I found a way to boot most likely any OS, INCLUDING ANDROID X86!
Guide:
1. Prepare: At least 8GB USB drive, USB Hub, Keyboard & Mouse, OTG Type C adapter. And make sure that You have at least 50% battery.
2. Download Rufus 2.18 or latest version.
3. Download Android x86_64 7.1 rc2.iso from android-x86.org UPDATE: Use this link for Pie! BlissOS 11.x Pie
4. Open Rufus and plug in Your USB drive.
5. Inside Rufus choose: Partition type GPT for UEFI.
Make sure that Quick Format is selected.
6. Change FreeDOS to ISO Image and choose Your ISO file.
7. Tap start.
8. Plug Your USB drive and keyboard & mouse into Your USB hub and then plug it into Your MiPad 2 through OTG adapter.
9. Turn off Your MiPad 2.
10. Quickly tap F2 button on Your keyboard multiple times and turn on Your MiPad 2.
11. Tap the F2 until You see bios.
12. Inside bios go to Device Management> Security/boot > Change GMIN to Windows and disable secure boot.
13. Tap F10 to save and then go to main BIOS menu and choose boot device.
14. Choose EFI USB drive.
15. When You see Android x86 GRUB menu tap "e" on Your keyboard and find androidboot.hardware=androidx86_64 edit it to make sure it looks like this androidboot.hardware=androidx86_64 nomodeset and then tap F10 to boot.
16. Wait for Android to boot. It will take around 5-15 minutes depending on Your USB drive speed.
17. Enjoy Your MiPad 2 running Latest Android!
Touch works. Yes! WiFi too.
Bugs:
Sound doesn't work in live mode(maybe after installing the Android it would fix the sound.)
Video playback is broken.
Brightness control is broken.
Probably other stuff too. But maybe installing it or trying Bliss OS or Remix OS would help .​

Can confirm that Bliss OS with 4.9 kernel boots and works fine too.
Also tried Remix OS 3.0 and it works fine, as well as Ubuntu 17.10. Touch works in all OS's.

ProtoDeVNan0 said:
Android 7.1.2 on Your MiPad2!
Enjoy Your MiPad 2 running Latest Android!
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@ProtoDeVNan0 Sounds very interesting but I have a few questions:
- what I understand is the MI PAD2 boots from USB and runs in Live mode. So does the USB need to be connected al the time?
- does it affect your current MI PAD2 ROM?
- same procedure every time you need to reboot?
- Can from live mode do an install on your tablet (confirmed to work)?
- how is the performance?
But thanks for sharing, sound prommissing ​
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@ProtoDeVNan0 Sounds very interesting but I have a few questions:
- what I understand is the MI PAD2 boots from USB and runs in Live mode. So does the USB need to be connected al the time?
- does it affect your current MI PAD2 ROM?
- same procedure every time you need to reboot?
- Can from live mode do an install on your tablet (confirmed to work)?
- how is the performance?
But thanks for sharing, sound prommissing

Edwin184 said:
@ProtoDeVNan0 Sounds very interesting but I have a few questions:
- what I understand is the MI PAD2 boots from USB and runs in Live mode. So does the USB need to be connected al the time?
- does it affect your current MI PAD2 ROM?
- same procedure every time you need to reboot?
- Can from live mode do an install on your tablet (confirmed to work)?
- how is the performance?
But thanks for sharing, sound prommissing
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It runs from live mode but can be installed as main OS. But then You will lose Android/MIUI.
If You run any of these OS's in Live mode then Your current rom won't be affected.
Depends on what You have installed. Android x86 aftet reboot will boot back to Android x86. And If You reboot from Live mode, it will boot back into GRUB or if You remove Your USB drive it will boot back to MIUI.
Yes. It can be installed. Haven't tried that yet because I was testing all Linux Distros and Android x86 versions but it should work just fine. Just make sure to edit grub to boot every time with nomodeset.
Performance.. it's a bit slower than MIUI. But then again. I used Live mode + extremely slow usb hub which is really bad and installing anything with it takes hours. Even on a high end desktop. But since the general stuff works quite decently. I'd say that if You installed it on Your tablet, then it would run pretty smoothly. And You would get similar Antutu score to MIUI(+/- 5-7k).
Also I tried a lot of linux distros and all of them had touch working. Native resolution worked too.
I might later try different kernels and install Android x86 on my MiPad 2 as default OS to see how it runs.

Do you try to install bliss os or remix os ?

Sounds Sweeeeet!
I am going to try it.
So I wondering now...
- If I try this with INSTALLING, not LIVE MODE, what happens to Recovery Mode and Fastboot Mode? Will they still exist? So that I can backup and restore with TWRP?
-Did you have any bugs with Remix OS 3.0? It would be cool if I can fully use it.

YeonsK said:
I am going to try it.
So I wondering now...
- If I try this with INSTALLING, not LIVE MODE, what happens to Recovery Mode and Fastboot Mode? Will they still exist? So that I can backup and restore with TWRP?
-Did you have any bugs with Remix OS 3.0? It would be cool if I can fully use it.
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I have tried installing Android x86 but messed up recovery and fastboot partitions really badly. But! Thanks to DNX Fastboot Mode I was able to
fastboot boot loader.efi
fastboot flash gpt gpt.bin
(And then flash all files inside images folder, including oemvars battery disabled or else Your battery will get stuck at 42%)
And my tablet was good again .
Bugs on all OS's are pretty much identical. Like a week ago Bliss OS released Oreo update but it's alpha and it didn't boot on my MP2. And there are bugs like: no sound, rotation not working, brightness doesn't work, etc.
I think some of these could be fixed but these x86 Android OS's are stuck inside .sfs files and repacking them usually makes the rom not boot anymore.
And if You want to try to install Android x86 then I'd recommend to first install Win10 on Your tablet(so that partitions will be changed from Android ones to Windows ones) and then format "C partition/windows partition" and try to install Ax86 into that partition.
Not sure how installation looks like on RemixOS though. It might be easier or the same.
And if You won't remove/format Fastboot or TWRP partition then it should stay there. But installing Win10 will remove them. So You can try manually installing Ax86 and see how it works. Just don't delete partitions that are called: ANDROID_BOOTLOADER or ANDROID_RECOVERY. These most likely contain Fastboot and TWRP.
And if You delete any of these and Your tablet will be dead, then just remove USB cable from Your tablet, hold vol up, vol down, power until You see DNX Fastboot and follow my guide above. And don't worry. MiPad 2 seems to be unbrickable.

Hey guys!
Maybe I'm the noob but anywhere I tried to find bliss rom or remix os 3.0 for mi pad 2 I had no luck with it. Can anyone help me with a link for these roms and a proper gude how to install them? I'm really interested in remix os 3.0 but curious about bliss os as well, cause I've not heard of it yet.
Thanks in advance.
Have a nice day you all

Hi all, I tried almost all recent distros and it works fine to boot in Live mode. All flavours of Mint, ubuntu. I booted up with "nomodeset" option. I did install and now, when I call grub with "Shift" and edit the installed system with nomodeset option, all I got is black screen. If someone installed any distro on MiPad 2, can someone tell me what should be done to boot into installed system? Thanks so much

is this work on Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 16gb variant?

Can I do this for Mi Pad 2 16 GB variant?

Are there any news? With Bliss Rom you can make daily use?

InfinityCore said:
is this work on Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 16gb variant?
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It should .

After several week research, my current Mi Pad 2 can install Windows 10 (woah!!).
But for this time I need several tools (like USB C OTG Y cable, also USB Hub) to help me installing another OS like Remix or Ubuntu.
By the way anyone succeed install Remix OS 3.0 in mi pad 2 tablet?
there is any bug?

I tried to install in my Mi Pad 2 16gb Phoenix Os, Android x86 and Bliss Os but none boot in live mode. I wait almost 30 minutes for each.

Anyone success installing Another OS to our Mi Pad 2?
I tried to install Ubuntu, it's installed, but I can't boot into it.
Need Help.....

How about remix os?

InfinityCore said:
Anyone success installing Another OS to our Mi Pad 2?
I tried to install Ubuntu, it's installed, but I can't boot into it.
Need Help.....
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You can boot to installed system by going to Advanced Option in Grub -> Recovery-> Resume boot

Good News! Today I found out that BlissOS 10.0 Oreo 8.1 works on Mi Pad 2!
Bugs are identical to earlier Android versions. But as You can see, Mi Pad 2 HW is capable of running Oreo