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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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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)?
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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!
treris said:
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.
TNTPro said:
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?
TNTPro said:
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.
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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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:
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PhoenixOS-v1.1.3-32bit-Deodexed-SE-iso.zip:
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AndroidX86 Install Guide+Installer.zip:
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I have also mirrored the official release:
PhoenixOSInstaller-v1.1.3-226.iso:
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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.
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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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bg260 said:
I'm thinking your download was corrupted because I've got ramdisk.img in both stock and special edition.
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Here you go.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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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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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.
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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
So I currently have Win10 and Ubuntu installed each on a separate partition. I installed Phoenix OS through windows and it didn't add up on grub. I have to select Win10 through grub and then when Win10 boots up I have to start Phoenix OS through shortcut which reboots my system to Phoenix OS. What I want is to install Phoenix OS on Ubuntu's partition and add it to grub menu. Anyone kind enough to help me with this? Note that made a bootable Phoenix OS USB but it didn't work (didn't work as it doesn't boot at all, doesn't even detect it).
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So I currently have Win10 and Ubuntu installed each on a separate partition. I installed Phoenix OS through windows and it didn't add up on grub. I have to select Win10 through grub and then when Win10 boots up I have to start Phoenix OS through shortcut which reboots my system to Phoenix OS. What I want is to install Phoenix OS on Ubuntu's partition and add it to grub menu. Anyone kind enough to help me with this? Note that made a bootable Phoenix OS USB but it didn't work (didn't work as it doesn't boot at all, doesn't even detect it).
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Used Rufus ? If Rufus can't made live boot possible ,i doubt any other will make .For Ubuntu installation ,check there are various guides around to put Phoenix Os files on root of Ubuntu in seperate folder and edit 40custom to point kernel and initrd
Hi,
How to make a PC Triple Boot Android, Windows 7 and Windows 10?
Thanks
M. Al said:
Hi,
How to make a PC Triple Boot Android, Windows 7 and Windows 10?
Thanks
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You can use programs like Partition Magic
Maay gaad, I thought this is a tutorial thread
sure u have 3 hard disk with different Operating System (maybe)
Wondering
How it could be done.
zanodor said:
How it could be done.
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By partitioning your hard drive and then installing each operating system in each partition then use the Grub bootloader software to allow you to choose which of the 3 systems you want to boot when you power on.
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-install-Linux-with-Android-and-windows-10-dual-boot-easy-way
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Hi,
You can also use Virtualbox or other virtualization software to create multiple virtual machine and RUN them on a single machine.
If your computer has good amount of RAM, then you utilize this Virtualbox software. It really works fine. Instead of creating different partition, i think it will be much better option.
Thanks,
Hope it helsp
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sure u have 3 hard disk with different Operating System (maybe)
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I am curious how to do it?
Saenyu67 said:
I am curious how to do it?
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You can use 1 hard drive or 2 hard drives or 3 hard drives, it works the same regardless of how many you use. It's easily done with just 1 hard drive. If you look at my previous post a few posts back in this thread, you will see a link with instructions to partition your hard drive to create a partition for each of the OS's that you want to install, then you install each operating system in each separate partition that you choose to install them in.
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How to make a PC Triple Boot Android, Windows 7 and Windows 10
Windows booting is a simple process. You can easily boot your windows 7 OR Windows 10
you can useing some free tools for booting window 10 and windows 7.
I can explained here how to boot a drive easily. I think it will benefit you. For than messege me personally.
Thank you very much.
mdakashhossain said:
Windows booting is a simple process. You can easily boot your windows 7 OR Windows 10
you can useing some free tools for booting window 10 and windows 7.
I can explained here how to boot a drive easily. I think it will benefit you. For than messege me personally.
Thank you very much.
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You don't understand what they are trying to do.
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for android, you can use "bluestacks" on windows
So you want to use Windows 10, Windows 7 and Android on PC. For that first create 3 or 4 partitions one for windows 10, one for windows 7 and one for android. Install Windows 10 and Windows 7 on separate partitions and you will see that you have a option to boot into windows 7 or 10. now to install Android use a android based OS such as Prime OS and install it on a separate partition. You can use the pre installed grub or you can use grub2win to get all operating systems that you need
mdakashhossain said:
How to make a PC Triple Boot Android, Windows 7 and Windows 10
Windows booting is a simple process. You can easily boot your windows 7 OR Windows 10
you can useing some free tools for booting window 10 and windows 7.
I can explained here how to boot a drive easily. I think it will benefit you. For than messege me personally.
Thank you very much.
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Hey there I'm also interested in this I currently have garuda Linux and can't get Windows 10 on
I've done this for a while, my easiest solution is:
1. Make 3 or 4 partitions. Windows 10, windows 7, data partition, and a Linux partition. (There may more created e.g. a system partition). Dont touch the data partition throughout all of this except for storing your OS ISO, liveboot ISO, other program files etc.
2. Install windows 7 on windows 7 partition.
3. Install windows 10 on windows 10 partition. Can be installed from windows 7. Let windows handle making a windows bootloader which can now boot into windows 7 or 10.
4. Create a live USB in ine of your windows. I've been using Ubuntu but used Fedora for years prior. If you aren't sure if you need x64 then go woth the 32 bit x86 architecture (useful to be able to boot on 32 and 64 bit machines). Now boot up your live USB into Linux and install automatically onto Linux partition. You'll now have a GRUB bootloader which can boot into Linux or into your windows bootloader.
5. Install android emulator. I used Linux as I felt I would get better performance emulating android in Linux, this may or may not be true.
There will things that you might find as a nuisance, for example when I boot into windows 7 from windows 10, I need to boot into the GRUB to windows bootloader, select windows 7 and it reboots again back into GRUB and then into windows 7. Not a big deal unless you want to switch OS a lot. If this is the case, you may want to just emulate to begin with. I have a laptop with *ok* processor and RAM, not the best for emulating another OS.
There is many options - you could even install Linux within windows if you so choose. Ultimately the best path will be based on your knowledge, specs of your PC ( power, ram, disk space, disk type [fora mount of partitions], BIOS/UEFI, etc. The method I laid out is the most automated and easiest method I have come up with. Don't try installing windows on top of Linux, you'll cause a headache fixing everything for your Linux system. But then again, everything I've done in Linux the hard way has helped me to understand Linux better. I've just found that even laying out all of the partitions manually for Linux can be challenging, especially if you only have 1 computer and your data is not backed up elsewhere. Start with a blank machine if you can, and have another computer on hand, then you'll have an easy time starting over if necessary. Theres still so many more options of how to do what you are asking... good luck and happy tripple booting
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I've done this for a while, my easiest solution is:
1. Make 3 or 4 partitions. Windows 10, windows 7, data partition, and a Linux partition. (There may more created e.g. a system partition). Dont touch the data partition throughout all of this except for storing your OS ISO, liveboot ISO, other program files etc.
2. Install windows 7 on windows 7 partition.
3. Install windows 10 on windows 10 partition. Can be installed from windows 7. Let windows handle making a windows bootloader which can now boot into windows 7 or 10.
4. Create a live USB in ine of your windows. I've been using Ubuntu but used Fedora for years prior. If you aren't sure if you need x64 then go woth the 32 bit x86 architecture (useful to be able to boot on 32 and 64 bit machines). Now boot up your live USB into Linux and install automatically onto Linux partition. You'll now have a GRUB bootloader which can boot into Linux or into your windows bootloader.
5. Install android emulator. I used Linux as I felt I would get better performance emulating android in Linux, this may or may not be true.
There will things that you might find as a nuisance, for example when I boot into windows 7 from windows 10, I need to boot into the GRUB to windows bootloader, select windows 7 and it reboots again back into GRUB and then into windows 7. Not a big deal unless you want to switch OS a lot. If this is the case, you may want to just emulate to begin with. I have a laptop with *ok* processor and RAM, not the best for emulating another OS.
There is many options - you could even install Linux within windows if you so choose. Ultimately the best path will be based on your knowledge, specs of your PC ( power, ram, disk space, disk type [fora mount of partitions], BIOS/UEFI, etc. The method I laid out is the most automated and easiest method I have come up with. Don't try installing windows on top of Linux, you'll cause a headache fixing everything for your Linux system. But then again, everything I've done in Linux the hard way has helped me to understand Linux better. I've just found that even laying out all of the partitions manually for Linux can be challenging, especially if you only have 1 computer and your data is not backed up elsewhere. Start with a blank machine if you can, and have another computer on hand, then you'll have an easy time starting over if necessary. Theres still so many more options of how to do what you are asking... good luck and happy tripple booting
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Yes, exactly what I was indirectly suggesting. I've done it the way you describe before, but, alternatively, you can just create 2 partitions on your hard drive then install Win10 and Win7 in those partitions then create a Linux live USB or even install a full Linux distro on a fairly large USB flashdrive/external hard drive(preferably something that has solid state storage, this enables faster booting and performance and allows installing drivers and packages) and then go into BIOS and set your boot priority to boot from USB first, save changes and exit. Then, when you want to boot Linux you just connect your external drive/USB then reboot the device and it will automatically boot Linux without having to use grub and when the Linux drive isn't connected you will be able to boot 10 and 7 via windows bootloader. A little more round about but makes booting back and forth between operating systems.
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Yes, exactly what I was indirectly suggesting. I've done it the way you describe before, but, alternatively, you can just create 2 partitions on your hard drive then install Win10 and Win7 in those partitions then create a Linux live USB or even install a full Linux distro on a fairly large USB flashdrive/external hard drive(preferably something that has solid state storage, this enables faster booting and performance and allows installing drivers and packages) and then go into BIOS and set your boot priority to boot from USB first, save changes and exit. Then, when you want to boot Linux you just connect your external drive/USB then reboot the device and it will automatically boot Linux without having to use grub and when the Linux drive isn't connected you will be able to boot 10 and 7 via windows bootloader. A little more round about but makes booting back and forth between operating systems.
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I had a project to run Windoes 10 on an SD card, which proved to be more difficult than I tbought it would be. I didn't think it should have been difficult, but it seems software amd hard tales measures to prevent this from being possible / "easy". Linux is quite easy to use a live USB, so I've done that quite a bit (I'd keep a 32 bit live USB on my Keychain). I don't think I was ever able to update drivers or install updates to the live USB, however I didn't make much of an effort too. I basically used it as a save my ass tool, which it certainly did come in useful quite often in the course of my personal/school/work computer needs.
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I had a project to run Windoes 10 on an SD card, which proved to be more difficult than I tbought it would be. I didn't think it should have been difficult, but it seems software amd hard tales measures to prevent this from being possible / "easy". Linux is quite easy to use a live USB, so I've done that quite a bit (I'd keep a 32 bit live USB on my Keychain). I don't think I was ever able to update drivers or install updates to the live USB, however I didn't make much of an effort too. I basically used it as a save my ass tool, which it certainly did come in useful quite often in the course of my personal/school/work computer needs.
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Instead of installing Linux live on USB, you can do a full installation of Linux on the USB the same as you would when installing Linux on hard drive. A Live USB can be setup with a persist partition to provide a bit of storage on the USB but it isn't enough to do anything with that is useful, that is why it is better to just install the distro on USB instead of using USB to run Linux live.