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).
Stanwar said:
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
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Hi there,
I have being trying to boot into my Ubuntu 10.10 with WIndows 8 Developer Preview installed, and I have found a quick workaround (I think most of you will probably know it already, but I'll post it here anyway for those who don't )
Firstly, install the Linux distribution of your choice (I tested with Ubuntu 10.10, so I'm not sure about any other OS's!)
Next, grab a copy of Super Grub2 Disk off supergrubdisk.org (can't post links yet... too new! ;-) ) and burn it to CD/DVD/USB.
Then, reboot your PC with Super Grub2 Disk in and select your boot device from the boot menu (I pressed F12 on my Acer) and Super Grub2 Disk should load. Select "Detect Any OS" (the first option) and wait while it scans your partitions for operating systems.
It should then display something like "linux 3.0.0-12-generic", "linux 3.0.0-12-generic (single-user mode)" and "Windows Vista (bootmngr)" (I thought the Vista bootmngr was a bit strange - must be the same boot manager as in earlier versions, but with linux-crippling secureboot :-( ). Select linux 3.0.0-12-generic and you are done!
You can now safely remove the disk. For (nearly) seamless usage, burn Super Grub2 Disk to a USB drive and tweak the BIOS settings to boot off said USB drive!
Enjoy
Simpler: after doing this and booting into Ubuntu, reinstall grub via the terminal or software center, problem solved, no more CD needed. (I used this method to triple boot between Ubuntu 11.04, Win7, & Win8)
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NikolaiT said:
Simpler: after doing this and booting into Ubuntu, reinstall grub via the terminal or software center, problem solved, no more CD needed. (I used this method to triple boot between Ubuntu 11.04, Win7, & Win8)
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I hadn't thought of that - thanks!
Hi
Since a few days, I owned a new WeTab to play around with different tablet operating systems.
I'd like to install Windows 8, Android and Ubuntu in parallel and use the new GUI bootloader from Win8 to choose what to boot.
I started with installing Win8 and installed EasyBCD to modify the bootloader
A little test configuration shows the correct function of it.
When I start to intstall Android the fist time, everything was fine, but after installing ubunto the Windows 8 Bootloader turnd from GUI to text mode.
also
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
common Win8DVD repairoptions
can switch back to GUI mode
is there a trick to get the GUI back, because without Keyboard on the tablet it's quite hard to select an option
Ad. Info:
WeTab with 80GB SSD, 2GB RAM
Partition:
sda1 ntfs 350MB Windows Bootloader
sda2 ntfs 20GB Windows Partition
sda3 ext2 200MB /boot for Ubuntu
sda4 extended partition
sda5 swap 4GB /swap for Ubuntu
sda6 ext4 20GB / for Ubuntu
sda7 ext3 4GB / for Android
I don't have multiboot set up on my device, but apparently, setting Windows 8 as the default system in the bootloader will bring back the GUI bootloader, as that actually doesn't reside in the MBR, but is loaded after some very early parts of Windows 8 (presumably touchscreen support).
I don't think the MS bootloader will support doing that, but I'm not posative.
I have a triple boot working fine right now though.(Win8, vista, Ubuntu)
I had vista and Ubuntu installed, I resized my vista partition and used the free space to create an ntfs part, then installed win to the new part(sda2) Sda1 still has the MBR though. After installing windows 8 I lost grub(bootloader), so I used a live disk to boot up and run boot-repair which is a nice GUI to simplify reinstalling the bootloader, and also to configure it.
I left grub to default to Linux though you can tell it to default to win if you like in the options.
Now at boot I get menu from grub which allows me to choose to boot to either sda1, sda2, etc. If I want Ubuntu I choose it from grub, if I want win I choose the partition vista is on(cause that is the place win8 put it's loader. Once I select vita partition my system loads the win loader GUI that lets me choose between vista and windows 8. I would think you can do the same with grub.
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I left grub to default to Linux though you can tell it to default to win if you like in the options.
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you're missing the problem, without a GUI he cannot select a boot option because his tablet doesn't have an inbuilt keyboard!!
try installing windows and whatever else in a fashion that allows the GUI bootloader to stay, then install ubuntu to a partition but tell it to NOT install a bootloader, then try to setup "neogrub" from EasyBCD to boot it using the Windows 8 bootloader.
EDIT: in other words, don't add that "/boot" partition ubuntu loves so much, don't make an ubuntu boot partition, don't install grub, see if EasyBCD's Neogrub can work.
Thanks for the Reply's
I figured out that the light sensor on my tablet can be used as "Arrow Down"-Key so I'm able to use Texed based bootloaders.
However the Win8 GUI loader is nicer than the old school text based one. :-D
well, i had a quick look last night and you can indeed add the neogrub bootloader without losing the GUI loader, after installing neogrub using easyBCD you then just have to write a grub-ish bootscript that tells neogrub how to boot ubuntu, and then you can just touch Neogrub from the Gui bootloader and Neogrub will go straight to booting Ubuntu.
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I had the same problem and it got soleved by typing:
bcdboot C:\Windows
in an elevated command prompt, which will restore the default BCD settings for windows 8 and it will show the graphical GUI, you can then use bcdedit to do your required modifications because EasyBCD changes made me lose the GUI Boot...
Check this article for more info on restoring GUI Boot:
http://superuser.com/questions/4996...-8-gui-boot-loader-after-installing-windows-7
I need some input (help) on doing an install of Phoenix OS as a stand alone system on a Chromebook or Chromebox. I can't seem to find the information I need.
rahjer said:
I need some input (help) on doing an install of Phoenix OS as a stand alone system on a Chromebook or Chromebox. I can't seem to find the information I need.
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What kind of help
All I can find about Phoenix OS is making it a dual boot with Windows and Phoenix OS. I want it to be just a standalone single boot Phoenix OS.
rahjer said:
All I can find about Phoenix OS is making it a dual boot with Windows and Phoenix OS. I want it to be just a standalone single boot Phoenix OS.
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Extract iso to single parttition and let it boot
Let me clarify my previous post. I want to take an existing Windows machine totally wipe Windows off of it and only have one operating system on it which would be Phoenix OS. I have extracted the Phoenix iOS and create a bootable thumb drive. The only option that you get when you run that thumb drive is to install and it will install it to the thumb drive and make it a live installation off of the thumb drive not a single OS residing on the main hard drive.
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Let me clarify my previous post. I want to take an existing Windows machine totally wipe Windows off of it and only have one operating system on it which would be Phoenix OS. I have extracted the Phoenix iOS and create a bootable thumb drive. The only option that you get when you run that thumb drive is to install and it will install it to the thumb drive and make it a live installation off of the thumb drive not a single OS residing on the main hard drive.
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Just do what i did...haha
Take the hard drive out and slap it in an external enclosure.
Go to a windows machine and run your Phoenix OS installler and select the external hard drive letter and BOOM!!!
Hi! I was able to install Phoenix OS 2.5 on my HP Chromebook 11 G4.. everything works except for the audio..I've been searching the net for solution for a week now...
can someone help me? Thanks!
Hi guys
There is a way to run the phoenix OS within Windows? i tried to replace the system, data, kernel of the Remix Os player but cannot boot it
Maybe uses some kind of virtualization software like hyper-v or virtualbox. U can run phoenix os in virtualbox. U can google for some tutorials to install in virtualbox.
Why run Phoenix OS inside Windows?
Maybe your PC is powerful enough but it's better to dualboot Phoenix OS with Windows.
Make sure to backup phoenixldr file before upgrading to a newer version of Windows 10.
Triple boot Phoenix, Linux Mint, and Windows 10
I have a Windows 10 laptop. I was able to create a partition and install Linux Mint into it after Windows was already installed on it. I guess I was a little surprised because I had thought in the past that you needed to install Linux before Windows guess I was wrong.
So I'm wondering if I can now install an Android OS either Phoenix or prime and when it installs and creates a new bootloader assuming it does will it take care of the other operating systems or will this completely screw my laptop?