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[GUIDE] win 8 bootable from usb disk

hello everyone,
I'm not used to post here but I thought i could share what i've done.
(excuse my english, i'm french)
i tried to install the win 8 dev preview on my packardbell OneTwo M3770, that is to say, a pc with a touch screen. I tried the virtualbox method, both with 32B and 64B editions but it didn't work. i just obtained a black screen displaying en error code and asking to reboot.
so i managed to plug a USB disk to install it.
I found a method to use an usb stick (i installed myself on an usb HD 140Go)
just type "developper preview boot vhd" in Google and take the first link.
there is descritpions with command lines using diskpart
it's in french but easy to understand i think
you just have to mind the drive letters in the different command line and it's all done. (my H: drive in win7 became an E: in win 8)
now i can use the metro interface with a 23" touchscreen and it's awesome.
some bugs in the metro IE10 (especially with xda dev! )
need time to get used to commands, it took me a few minutes to uderstand how it works.
Using a win phone 7 too i found my way.
Now i can say that the touchscreen is usefull, that was not the case with win7, too many "finger inviting" program existing.
i hope this can be usefull for someone.
Franck

LOL i have a simple method : Format your usb disk from windows(fat 32),download from internet Magic ISO, with this program select the image and extract it to your usb disk.Done

khrisstyan said:
LOL i have a simple method : Format your usb disk from windows(fat 32),download from internet Magic ISO, with this program select the image and extract it to your usb disk.Done
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Edit: my bad, that's what I get for skimming.

Won't work if you don't have the bootmgr files found that out...
Sent from my always rooted never bricked SPH-D700...

You guys might not know that Microsoft USB DVD Tool from MS can also get the ISO of Windows 8 to USB easily.

fuyooo... wanna try this...
thank

Easy way to install windows 8 to a usb device :
You need imagex from waik for this to work.
Extract the windows 8 developer preview iso to c:\win8
Plug a usb device in, either a mem stick of 16 gig or higher, or a usb hd.
Lets assume usb drive is h:\
Open cmd as administrator.
If you installed waik, you have imagex.
Use following cmd :-
Imagex /apply c:\win8\sources\install.wim 1 h:
Wait for the image to apply.
When done, install the boot files.
Bcdboot h:\windows /s h:
Once completed, select your boot device at bios boot menu, and watch windows 8 continue installation.
Once installed, it should also boot on other pcs too.
If imagex didnt work, be sure to be in folder where imagex file is located when u run the command.
Hope this helps some people. Sorry, its a pretty concise post, as im on my galaxy cheers.
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qwerty warrior said:
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and this means ?

Strike_Eagle said:
You guys might not know that Microsoft USB DVD Tool from MS can also get the ISO of Windows 8 to USB easily.
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Agreed!!!!!!
I use a 8gig sdcard and it works a charm on my asus n i can now dual boot only thing is can't load any of the apps
EDIT: Blue poison 2.2 takes care of everything. Loving it Looks like will be booting into 8 instead of 7 for the time being n c how it goes for daily tasks.

Method without the need of an extra tool:
run cmd as admin
type "list disk" - lookup the number of your stick
type "select disk [nr]" - replace [nr]
type "clean"
type "create partition primary"
type "active"
type "format fs=fat32 quick"
type "assign"
type "exit"
Now mount image and simply copy all files from image to the stick.. You could also use WinRAR to extract the image to the stick..
Oh I just noticed that you also need third party tools like Daemon Tools or WinRAR but imho everyone has to have them installed already You can also use this method when you have a physical medium..

after this I will be able to boot windows 8 from usb stick right leaving host os of my laptop untouched?
thanks

when i get my slate 7, i think i might try to make it boot windows 8 from microSD card.

ndmuni said:
Agreed!!!!!!
I use a 8gig sdcard and it works a charm on my asus n i can now dual boot only thing is can't load any of the apps
EDIT: Blue poison 2.2 takes care of everything. Loving it Looks like will be booting into 8 instead of 7 for the time being n c how it goes for daily tasks.
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I never seen pc computer with bios can boot on sdcard, maybe you talk about slate then its great think !!!

[Guide]Samsung Ativ SmartPC Pro XE700T1C MultiBoot Windows/Android(A-IA/X86)/Ubuntu

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Android on Intel® Architecture (Android-IA) is an open source project based on the*Android Open Source Project*(AOSP). Intel is a contributor to the AOSP and provides code for enabling Android on Intel Architecture platforms. (read more: About A-IA )
this is a thread for installing, exploring, discussing dual boot Win 8-8.1 and Android for XE700T1C, and I have XE700T1C-A01AE which is one of many variants of XE700T1C, in the official site of A-IA only XE700T ( for installation see These instructions )is supported which is a whole different model, the XE700T1C comes with a keyboard dock that transfer it to laptop style, so the installation will be much easier because we don't need USB hub and USB keuboard.
I tried this on my own risk on both Windows 8 and 8.1 preview. so by doing so you accept any risk from this procedure ... be patient and read carefully before you start
Update: XE700T1C-A01US confirmed working ... Thanks to p0k3y...
Update: Also See another great guide by @Adrian DC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57941649&postcount=134[/COLOR]
Before you Start ...
It is highly recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS firmware from Samsung while you still have windows on the device. The installer requires windows to run, and recent versions provide significant improvements.
Full Back up your PC using the Samsung recovery ( if it is pre installed ) or any back up program. And you should create recovery USB drive
HOW TO MAKE RECOVERY USB DRIVE: ------>>> Microsoft Windows 8 Support
What you need ...
1- USB thumb drive 1 Gb at least.
2- Download the latest build for Samsung XE700T installer from A-IA site ( https://01.org/android-ia/downloads )
3- Download "Image Writer for Windows" from https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/
4- A space on your PC for Android (more details in the installation)
Preparing the USB thumb drive
1- Back up the content in the USB drive because it will be erased ...
2- Extract Samsung XE700T installer
3- Extract windows image writer tool and run Win32DiskImager.exe
4- Browse for the image you extracted from the Samsung XE700T installer
5- Select your USB drive letter and hit "Write"
6- Done
Installing .....
1- Restart your PC with the USB drive inserted and as soon as it start press "F2" or you can follow the other way which is:
A- swipe from right and enter settings from the charm bar and choose "change PC settings
B- go to general and scroll down to advance start up and press restart now
C- after restart choose "Troubleshoot"
D- then "Advance options"
E- then "UEFI firmware"
F- then "Settings"
2- After going into settings ... go to " Boot " and set " Secure boot to OFF "
3- Then from the first option select Boot device priority and put your USB in the first place.
4- Choose "Save"
5- After restart the installer begin you will get five options. select run interactive installer
6- It will ask you " do you want to reserve windows and dual boot " Type: Y
7- Then " Do you want to resize windows to make more space " Type: Y
8- You will be asked " Enter the size in Mib for Windows " and the installer calculate the minimum and maximum size and it recommends the maximum size ... if you choose that value you will get about 350 MiB internal memory for android and it is too small if you want to install large apps. so the trick is to subtract the amount you need from the maximum value for ex: if you have 116000 Mib maximum then if you type 110000 you will have a 6000 MiB for the internal memory for Android.
9- After that you will be asked " Install GummiBoot bootloader " Type: Y
10- Then set the boot menu timeout ...
11- After the installation is completed remove your USB drive and press any key to restart.
12- Done.
Note:
1- When the PC start you got options, use down key or volume down to navigate. up key or volume up key to select.
2- After the first boot of windows you may be asked to do disc check...
Things you may need in Android:
Google services framework and Google Play store. Download and extract (Zip in the attachment)
And this how to install it
After connecting to Wi-Fi, open the browser and download a file manager with root capability for ex: search for ES File manager, download, install, open the file manager and then root explorer then Mount R/W and set all the options to RW.
copy Google services and play store to: system/app ... then change their permission to rw- r-- r--
image
Exit the file manager and pull the quick setting toggles area from the upper right corner and select power off " this is how to turn off Android "
Turn on the PC again and enter android and open play store and enter your user name and password .... because adding account from setting will not work and force close it...
In play store there are many apps that set to be not compatible but it may work and if I remember for example angry birds space free is working fine after I transfer and install it. so you can try...
Another thing you must try ... Is the Xposed framework by @rovo89 thanks to him for x86 support...
Link to original post ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
Xposed installer 2.3.1 in the attachments... And scrennshots in the second post ...
Known Bugs:
1- Auto brightness is working by default even if disabled
2- If you want to use the on screen keyboard you have to disable the hardware keyboard after each reboot.(shortcut found in the notification area)
3- Battery left percentage is ok at start up ... but then it is not updating ...
4- Tell me to add if i forget something

Useful info
keyboard shortcuts:
ESC = Back
Windows home = Android Home
Alt+Tab =switch between opened background applications
Ctrl+P = settings
Ctrl+M = settings/all applications
Ctrl+N = Nova launcher settings (if installed)
Ctrl+S = play store (in Nova launcher if installed)
Ctrl+W = select wallpaper for home screen
Ctrl+Alt+Delete = kill android and restart ( don't do it because you may lose data )
Fn + (F6 or F7 or F8) = mute, volume down , volume up ---- respectively
Fn+ F4 =home ( so pressing windows home button is easier )
In home screen , typing any letter will trigger search
i will add more if i find or remember
Screenshots
With Xposed framework installed...
Added benchmark screenshots... In the attachments
Will add videos as soon as I can...

amazing!! do you think it will hurt if i download a copy and try it on the xe500t (Atom processor)?

edmondt said:
amazing!! do you think it will hurt if i download a copy and try it on the xe500t (Atom processor)?
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How many times does it have to be said, it wont work.
AndroidIA is custom tailored for intel core series processors not atom. Clovertrail as in the xe500t is also hardware locked to windows 8 (no idea why).

edmondt said:
amazing!! do you think it will hurt if i download a copy and try it on the xe500t (Atom processor)?
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SixSixSevenSeven said:
How many times does it have to be said, it wont work.
AndroidIA is custom tailored for intel core series processors not atom. Clovertrail as in the xe500t is also hardware locked to windows 8 (no idea why).
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Sorry but it's the truth...
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salahmed said:
Sorry but it's the truth...
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awww.... thanks for the quick reply guys ?

Sharing files
I just wanted to know if android is installed will it be able to access files such as documents pdf pics etc from windows 8
if not how can we make this work

That would require NTFS drivers installed in Android; I know how to do it in "normal" Linux but have never attempted with Android.

I use the micro SD card slot as a shared storage... So everything there can be accessed from both operating systems...
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uninstall
How can i uninstall this and return back to just windows

This looks very cool and I want to try it on my XE700T. But don't want to screw it up and brick the thing. Has anyone else tried it successfully? Also, will this affect the ability to apply Samsung updates or Windows upgrades later?
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bdroid said:
How can i uninstall this and return back to just windows
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So did you install it? Don't care for it? If so, what don't you like?

p0k3y said:
This looks very cool and I want to try it on my XE700T. But don't want to screw it up and brick the thing. Has anyone else tried it successfully? Also, will this affect the ability to apply Samsung updates or Windows upgrades later?
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So did you install it? Don't care for it? If so, what don't you like?
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Its a regular x86 machine, you can't just brick them. You can seriously bugger up windows, but get a fresh windows install USB (can buy them I think, or you can make one from an install DVD) and you can reinstall windows from scratch, but it will cost you. Or you could be logical and make a recovery USB for your system first which would then allow you to restore anyway, if you own a windows 8 system you should make a recovery USB anyway.
Having android wont effect your windows partition at all. Presuming you dont just go over-writing your windows partition, which would be a dumb idea, and is also why you dont try this guide unless you know what your doing.

SixSixSevenSeven said:
Its a regular x86 machine, you can't just brick them. You can seriously bugger up windows, but get a fresh windows install USB (can buy them I think, or you can make one from an install DVD) and you can reinstall windows from scratch, but it will cost you. Or you could be logical and make a recovery USB for your system first which would then allow you to restore anyway, if you own a windows 8 system you should make a recovery USB anyway.
Having android wont effect your windows partition at all. Presuming you dont just go over-writing your windows partition, which would be a dumb idea, and is also why you dont try this guide unless you know what your doing.
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Thanks. I just made a recovery USB. Am going to try out the recovery feature and make sure I know what to do before taking the plunge. So I take it you got this installed? Do you like it? Other than the bugs listed on OP, are there any other issues? Does it perform well? I hope so with the all-powerful Core i5...

p0k3y said:
This looks very cool and I want to try it on my XE700T. But don't want to screw it up and brick the thing. Has anyone else tried it successfully? Also, will this affect the ability to apply Samsung updates or Windows upgrades later?
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So did you install it? Don't care for it? If so, what don't you like?
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@p0k3y ... if you have XE700T ... not the XE700T1C then follow these instructions from A-IA site:
Android on Intel ArchitectureSamsung XE700T
The Samsung XE700T Slate is a PC-compatible SandyBridge platform with touch-screen, USB host port, world facing camera, and Wi-Fi. The device also includes orientation and acceleration sensors, but they are non-functional in Android-IA due to the fact that they communicate using a proprietary protocol.
BIOS Update
It is highly recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS firmware from Samsung while you still have windows on the device. The installer requires windows to run, and recent versions provide significant improvements.
Setting the device to boot from USB thumb drive:
1.Grab an USB keyboard and plug it into a device USB port
2.Power on the device
3.After the power led is on, press the Home button and keep it pressed until the BIOS screen appears
4.Go to Boot menu using right/left arrow keys
5.Select Boot Device Priority using the Enter key
6.Go to USB KEY and press F6 until it becomes the top-most list item
7.Exit the Boot menu using the ESC key
8.Go to the Exit menu and select Save Changes and Reset using Enter
9.Power off the device and then power it on again
10.After the power led is on, press the Home button and keep it pressed until the BIOS screen appears (we need to enter the BIOS again to check the Legacy USB Support, sometimes it is disabled, after the first change in the BIOS)
11.Go to the Advanced menu using the right/left arrows
12.If the UEFI Boot Support is Disabled, change it to Enabled
13.Exit BIOS with Save Changes and Reset, as described above
14.Power off the device
15.Unplug the USB keyboard
Samsung XE700T Machine Check Error
Several users ran into a situation (when experimenting with a different kernel) that the machine would just get a "Machine Check Error" when trying to boot, either with or without the USB stick. This occurred after booting from the USB stick both with and without install-to-disk. Recovery procedure:
1.Power-on the machine while holding down the upper volume button on the left-hand side. This goes into the the Windows Boot Manager as in the "Gotcha" section above.
2.Let it go ahead and attempt to boot. This fails, however the failure mode is different because it is now trying to boot off of hard-disk, and gets a "Boot error" in the upper-left corner of the screen, instead of "machine check error".
3.Reset the system and power-on while holding the "windows" button at middle-bottom. This enters BIOS setup screen.
4.Re-enable "legacy USB", if needed.
5.Change boot-order to boot from the USB-stick first, hard-disk second.
6.Reboot from the USB stick.
7.Re-install a working OS to hard-disk.
Samsung XE700T touchscreen anomalies
Occasional users find that the touchscreen is not working with a Samsung device. This can be caused by some unknown compatibility issues with some USB hubs. If you run into this, a workaround is to unplug all USB device including the hub and just plug in the keyboard directly. Similar issues have been seen with oddball USB network adapters.
Samsung XE700T Restore Procedure
As mentioned in the Quick Start, it is important to back up any user data on the device before erasing it and over-writing it with Android. In addition, it is important to retain the original OS installation media, in case you want to restore the originally installed OS. These are referenced in the following restoration procedure.
To restore the Samsung XE700T to its factory default state you will need the following items:
•USB hub with at least three ports available
•USB keyboard
•USB mouse
•Samsung System Recovery Media (shipped with your slate PC)
•Samsung System Software Media (shipped with your slate PC)
•If restoring directly from a DVD ◦USB DVD-ROM Optical Drive (if restoring directly from DVD)
•If restoring from USB thumb drive ◦DVD-ROM Optical Drive on a separate PC (instructions provided for Windows and Ubuntu)
◦USB thumb drive -- 8GB or larger
System Recovery Media Prep -- USB thumb drive (Ubuntu Linux)
1.Install gettext (sudo apt-get install gettext).
2.Install gparted (sudo apt-get install gparted), it's a GUI tool that we'll use to format the thumb drive.
3.Download the latest stable version of ms-sys from http://ms-sys.sourceforge.net/#Download
4.Unpack the ms-sys***.tar.gz, cd to it in the terminal, then execute the following commands:
5.make
6.sudo make install
7.Launch gparted, select your thumb drive in the upper right corner.
8.Delete all partitions on the thumb drive, if any are present.
9.Go to Device -> Create Partition Table , in the dialog that appears click "Advanced" and select ms-dos partition table.
10.Go to Partition -> New and select NTFS, select all available drive space.
11.After the formatting is over, go to Partition -> Manage flags and check the "boot" flag.
12.Copy all files and folders from the Samsung recovery DVD to the thumb drive.
13.Open your terminal and create Win 7 MBR by executing the following command(replace /dev/sdX with your thumb drive's path):
14.ms-sys -7 /dev/sdX
System Recovery Media Prep -- USB thumb drive (Windows)
Note: These steps are not necessary if you plan to use a USB optical drive and the System Recovery Media DVD for the restore.
1.If necessary, download and install a program that will rip DVD discs to an ISO file. We use LC ISOCreator, which can be found at http://lc-iso-creator.en.softonic.com/.
2.If necessary, download and install a program that will burn ISO images to the thumb drive. We use the tool at http://www.isotousb.com/.
3.Format your thumb drive with a FAT32 file system.
4.Rip the Samsung Recovery Media DVD into an ISO file with ISOCreator.
5.Burn the Samsung Recovery Media ISO onto the thumb drive with isotousb.
Restore Steps
1.Power down the XE700T.
2.Connect the USB hub to the USB port on the XE700T.
3.Connect the keyboard, mouse, and recovery media (using either an optical drive or a USB thumb drive) to the USB hub.
4.Insert the System Recovery Media DVD into the optical drive if using the optical drive.
5.Hold down the center button (Windows key) and power on the device. Continue holding the Windows button until the BIOS setup screen appears.
6.Hold down the rotate button (right edge of tablet below the power button) until the Advanced section of the BIOS UI is highlighted.
7.Select 'Legacy USB Support' and make sure it is set to 'Enabled.'
8.Hold down the rotate button and use the volume up or volume down buttons until the Boot section of the BIOS UI is highlighted.
9.Select 'Boot Device Priority', making changes so that the recovery media (DVD drive or thumb drive) is the primary boot device.
10.Make sure that the UEFI Boot option in the BIOS is also set to 'Enabled.'
11.Press the Windows key once, and then hold down the rotate button and use the volume up or volume down buttons, until the Exit section of the BIOS UI is highlighted and then select 'Save Changes and Reset.' The XE700T should now boot off of the recovery media and the Windows installer should start.
12.Select your language and go through the setup process, until it asks you for the type of install. Select 'Custom' and then delete all existing partitions.
13.Select the available disk space after deleting all of the partitions as the install location for Windows.
14.At this point, the Windows installation should proceed.
15.(Optional) Install the Samsung System Software packages from DVD-ROM or USB key by connecting your media and running SecSWMgrGuide.exe from the media and following the prompts.
Samsung XE700T Gotcha!
Take care, when powering-up the unit, that you don't accidentally press the Volume-Up button (for example, if grip the tablet with your left hand) at the same time as you press the Power button, or the unit will go into "Samsung Recovery Mode" (that is, to the Windows Boot Manager, which is looking for the Windows installation disc). After that, the unit will never boot Android, instead displaying the words "Boot error" in the upper-left corner of the screen. (You will need to install Android again.)
This problem will probably not be observed in images downloaded and built since 5/24/2012, when a patch fixing this issue was integrated.
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as I mentioned in the OP the XE700T is officially supported ... link to the site https://01.org/android-ia/documentation/samsung-xe700t
@bdroid ... use a recovery USB to roll back to windows only...
if you accidently lost recovery ... here is the link for XE700T1C-A01US reocovery image zip ... just unzip it to USB then boot using it and follow the onscreen instructions...
BTW this Recovery zip is not mine ... but I tried it and it is 100% working ...
https://mega.co.nz/#!0FYGCA5T!YoITKE30U5l-O0UQGnJIslhx1f4uYiAKFbqnrB1FcbA
credit to (peterf) from another forum...

salahmed said:
@p0k3y ... if you have XE700T ... not the XE700T1C then follow these instructions from A-IA site:
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I actually have the XE700T1C-A01US. So should I use the instructions from the OP or from your link? Thanks!

p0k3y said:
I actually have the XE700T1C-A01US. So should I use the instructions from the OP or from your link? Thanks!
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From the First post...
And I added a third bug... Please check it...
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salahmed said:
From the First post...
And I added a third bug... Please check it...
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Battery indicator? That's not a show-stopper. Back to my question - safe to use your original instruction for my model? Thanks!

p0k3y said:
Thanks. I just made a recovery USB. Am going to try out the recovery feature and make sure I know what to do before taking the plunge. So I take it you got this installed? Do you like it? Other than the bugs listed on OP, are there any other issues? Does it perform well? I hope so with the all-powerful Core i5...
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I dont own a windows tablet no.
From what I have heard though, core i5 systems benchmark damn well for android but have 2 notable issues.
Firstly they don't use full hardware acceleration, I dont know if thats a thing being worked on or what, but for now the sheer CPU power just hammers its way through that.
Secondly its an x86 processor. Android apps use what is called a virtual machine (its called dalvik, alot of people claim its java, but its not) which allows them to run on any hardware. However some apps use what is known as the android NDK, or native code running outside of the virtual machine. Reasons for this are code re-use (android ports of some iOS apps take this approach) or performance. The android NDK is platform specific, with the default settings if you create an app using the NDK, it will throw the little dalvik bit in needed to start the app and then it will compile the native parts for ARMv7 (most android devices). Changing the settings allows for x86, ARMv6 and MIPS but not everyone changes that, especially as it leads to its own problems in either distributing separate x86 and ARMv7 apps (possible) or it will let you throw both x86 and ARM versions in one app but this leads to an app double the size it needs to be. So nice and simple, many developers ignore it entirely and leave it at ARM only.
So you may come across certain apps which don't function on your device. The x86 devices sold to consumers such as the galaxy tab 3, do include an ARM emulator to help avoid some of the above issues, sadly android-ia and androidx86 dont do that.
Have fun. And yeah, test that you can get into your recovery first, always a good idea.

p0k3y said:
Battery indicator? That's not a show-stopper. Back to my question - safe to use your original instruction for my model? Thanks!
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You made a backup... And you have a recovery... And I give you a link to a working recovery image in case you need it...
Please try it... So it can be added to the OP...
It is not hard to recover your PC...
The long story:
I was running windows 8 then installed 8.1 preview to try it then installed android... Everything was OK... Then I was trying to play unlucky game with the partitions and corrupt them... But I used the recovery USB ... Back to windows 8 then installed android again...
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salahmed said:
You made a backup... And you have a recovery... And I give you a link to a working recovery image in case you need it...
Please try it... So it can be added to the OP...
It is not hard to recover your PC...
The long story:
I was running windows 8 then installed 8.1 preview to try it then installed android... Everything was OK... Then I was trying to play unlucky game with the partitions and corrupt them... But I used the recovery USB ... Back to windows 8 then installed android again...
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Thanks, I will try it soon. What I meant by "safe" was whether your instruction applies to my model XE700T1C-A01US. I think it does. But let me know if it doesn't.

Linux & Heimdall

Just want to flash TWRP and root sm-t700 using linux anyone tried this?
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Want this also. No Windows available here at home nor at work.
Thanks All

I'm also a Linux only PC user but have concluded that l have two options. One is a Windows Virtualbox environment using an old Windows OS (e.g. XP, Vista) that I own. My concern with this option is the reliability of the VM's USB connection. I have used it successfully to update firmware on a TV remote but would be more cautious in an activity which may brick an expensive device.
The more reliable option is to use a USB Hard drive bay and an old unused 30-40GB hard drive (Sata or IDE) or a 32-64GB bootable USB flash drive to install a Windows OS and boot off it just when up need Odin or KIES 3.
All of my research and reading conclude that Heidelberg and/or the Java alternative combined with recent Samsung devices are not ready yet so these other options are safer and faster to set up and use at this time.
If you do not presently have a copy of a Windows OS you likely can find a friend who has a old unused XP CD lying around.
Up to a week ago when I bought my Tab S I only had Nexus devices (10 and 5) so their Linux ADB capability made any firmware changes a breeze. Too bad Google does not enforcement ADB as a standard. Let OEM's put out their own KIES equivalents, as much of that functionality can be worked around anyway (e.g. network shares).
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3DSammy said:
I'm also a Linux only PC user but have concluded that l have two options. One is a Windows Virtualbox environment using an old Windows OS (e.g. XP, Vista) that I own. My concern with this option is the reliability of the VM's USB connection. I have used it successfully to update firmware on a TV remote but would be more cautious in an activity which may brick an expensive device.
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The way I understand it (I might be horribly wrong is that you should be ok if all you're going to do is to flash a custom recovery, not an entire ROM since only the recovery partition would be affected.
If you do not presently have a copy of a Windows OS you likely can find a friend who has a old unused XP CD lying around.
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There are actually legal ways of downloading Windows for free. One is to download a copy from Microsoft itself. Google for "Windows evaluation copy". This will get you a perfectly free copy of Windows 8.1. The only catch, besides the need to register and give some personal info, is that your Windows installation will time out after 30 days, which should be more than enough time to flash a custom recovery onto your Android device.
I've also heard of a probably legal way to download a copy of Windows 7 from a licensed online distributor. This was supposed to be a backup copy of the OEM version (for those who lost or damaged their Windows installer), which needs to be activated with a valid key. However, you can run your Windows install without activation also for 30 days.
Speaking of legal, I'm actually more concerned about the legality of Odin. Does anybody have any idea who authored the software?

Odin is samsungs official software.

Microsoft also has VM images for download, which are meant for testing Internet Explorer versions... They also have limited lifetime, but if you want a VM it's a faster option.
Too lazy to Google for the url, cause I'm on the phone and all
EDIT: http://dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/

Real or virtual Windows is the only way to go. Heimdall or anything that uses its code doesn't work on the tab s.

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Microsoft also has VM images for download, which are meant for testing Internet Explorer versions... They also have limited lifetime, but if you want a VM it's a faster option.
Too lazy to Google for the url, cause I'm on the phone and all
EDIT: http://dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/
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Seems to be the better option if you don't want to bother with the process of virtual disk setup and OS installation. Like you said it's also a much smaller download if you choose the IE6 on XP VM (1GB vs. the 3GB+ needed for Windows 7/8). But does the VM copy actually provide USB access? I'm asking because I usually use KVM/QEMU rather than VirtualBox, which is quite hard to set up from the command line compared to KVM.

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But does the VM copy actually provide USB access?
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I don't know. I guess that's depends more on the features of the VM player software (VMware, kvm, VirtualBox, ..) than on the VM. I've never tried using USB within a VM.

fred_be9300 said:
I don't know. I guess that's depends more on the features of the VM player software (VMware, kvm, VirtualBox, ..) than on the VM. I've never tried using USB within a VM.
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USB's working fine. I just checked with the IE8 on WinXP image for Virtualbox, which I ran under KVM! Tip for KVM users the zip archive contains a file with an .ova extension. This appears to be a standard Unix tar archive that in turn contains two files with .vdmk and .ovf extensions. The .vdmk file is the Virtualbox image that you can run through KVM in read-only mode. If you want to save changes, you need to convert the image to KVM's native qcow2 format. Note: I only tested if Odin can recognize a Samsung device is connected. I haven't actually tried flashing an image, yet.

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... Note: I only tested if Odin can recognize a Samsung device is connected. I haven't actually tried flashing an image, yet.
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If you attempt to flash please post your results either way, thanks.
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Successful Odin flashing from a Virtualbox VM
I have successfully flashed Samsung stock firmware to a SM-T800 from a Virtualbox Windows 7 VM guest with Odin v3.10 and a Ubuntu 14.04 host. The guide is general to Windows VMs. I set up both an XP and Windows 7 which had both KIES3 and Odin v3.10 access to the SM-T800 but only flashed with the Win7 VM.
[How-To] Linux, Virtualbox and ODIN for your Samsung device
Also I rooted without tripping KNOX using this guide:
[GUIDE] How to root without tripping knox - Kitkat and Lollipop, Locked bootloader

It's also quite easy to create a bootable version of Windows on a usb drive.

Use Heimdall, worked for me
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Just want to flash TWRP and root sm-t700 using linux anyone tried this?
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I just installed TWRP 3.1.1; then Lineage 14.1
Here's my setup:
Target: SM-T700
Workstation: Arch Linux, system update 2011-11-11
Heimdall 1.4.2
Run heimdall command line as root, one command per boot works and if I got an error I needed to unplug the battery to get another successful command
Try
Code:
#heimdall print-pit
and if that works and reboots your device then
Code:
#heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.1.1-0-klimtwifi.img --no-reboot
Then unplug the battery, boot straight to recovery; failing recovery boot on first try overwrites your TWRP recovery image.
Good luck!

Unplug the battery? On a T700? Interesting lol.

Nextbook Flexx 11 how to dual boot android and 8.1/10

ok! where to even start...
I like many got this 2in1 at wal-mart and I live it. unfortunately I like many am not yet familiar with the new UEFI bootloader bios SOC stuff
heres what I do know and please correct me if im wrong. also please tell me if this 2 in 1 is and can be flashed the same as the asus t100
ok the Flexx11 has a bayntrail-t CR quad core processor 1.33-1.83ghz model Z3735F the t100 is3740
11.6" screen ips touchscreen at 1366x768 res
Efun is the corp and yifang vers.NX1106.1.02.008\139
THE BIOS IS YFG0315009112
it is a 32bit EFI bootloader
the reason I mention all of this is I have tried several times to dualboot androoid and each time ruined the computer and had to return it and I simply no longer wish to return it and love it to much to get something else
the first try the time began to lag and was unfixable for some reason the second time i somehow lost the keys booting and formatted wrong or something and the tablet bricked it would remain black with keyboard lit and no button combo could get it back no boot at all.
I am currently using AMIDUOS to run android kitkat and I love it but from what I understand it isnt compatible with win10 and really still isnt the same as the full android being on the tablet although really really close and awesome
but honestly I have been doing this stuff for years and now with this new windows secure boot and system on a chip stuff im lost

ever get anywhere with this?

I'm curious as well.
It has to be possible. I say that because I recently owned a ChuWi dual-boot device with the same Baytrail processor and SOC.
I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to take a system dump from one of the chuwi dualboot devices and flash it to the nextbook.
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I'm also interested in doing this. It appears that the Nextbook Ares has the same hardware (minus 1GB RAM) but has Android. I contacted Nextbook to see if I could get a copy of the Ares Android firmware but was denied. If someone with the Ares could upload a backup that would be helpful.

I was finally able to get this working using this method...
https://hitricks.com/guide-how-to-dual-boot-remix-os-with-windows-uefi-legacy
So far I was able to get it to boot from a partition on the main drive as a test. In the process of installing to a secondary partition on my sd card. We'll see how it goes.
I wasnt able to get the boot menu that he shows but after going through the steps I then had an Android OS boot option in the bios boot menu. Pretty awesome! Runs great. Tried running Dead Trigger 2 as a test with full graphics. Ran perfectly.

I just bought one of these yesterday, and it shipped with Windows 10 Home 32-bit. I'm trying to install the 64-bit version but it won't boot from USB. Turns out it doesn't support 64-bit OSes. Where can I find recovery images for this? I messed up and now I don't have audio or touchscreen drivers.

64 bit processor?
I just bought one of these yesterday, and it shipped with Windows 10 Home 32-bit. I'm trying to install the 64-bit version but it won't boot from USB. Turns out it doesn't support 64-bit OSes. Where can I find recovery images for this? I messed up and now I don't have audio or touchscreen drivers.
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Alright, I'm slightly confused now. Looking at system specs for mine it says it has an x64 based processor. Doesn't that mean it should be able to handle 64-bit OS? Even though it comes with 32-bit? If possible I would like to put 64-bit on it as well, but I'd like to be sure that that's not going to break it.

GeneticJulia said:
Alright, I'm slightly confused now. Looking at system specs for mine it says it has an x64 based processor. Doesn't that mean it should be able to handle 64-bit OS? Even though it comes with 32-bit? If possible I would like to put 64-bit on it as well, but I'd like to be sure that that's not going to break it.
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It just won't boot the USB. At all. Unless it's 32-bit.

rowdyrocket said:
I was finally able to get this working using this method...
https://hitricks.com/guide-how-to-dual-boot-remix-os-with-windows-uefi-legacy
So far I was able to get it to boot from a partition on the main drive as a test. In the process of installing to a secondary partition on my sd card. We'll see how it goes.
I wasnt able to get the boot menu that he shows but after going through the steps I then had an Android OS boot option in the bios boot menu. Pretty awesome! Runs great. Tried running Dead Trigger 2 as a test with full graphics. Ran perfectly.
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I'm loving Remix OS on here with dual boot. Having some issues though and I really want this to work.
Main and I mean main issue is no sound at all, no rotation is next in line and Bluetooth isn't working. Everything else works great.
This is so awesome its like Android lollipop with windows desktop functionality. Now if I can get the bugs fixed I will be in android hog heaven.
GREAT FIND BRO!!!!! EXACTLY what I was looking for maybe even better than.
for those interested here is the XDA section for all things REMIX OS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix
By the way for those who may want to know I installed dual boot onto the hard drive it went with no issues.Here's some tips for flexx 11
1. I used a partition manager such as easy partition manager to partition the C: drive regardless of what the tutorial said. Couldn't use windows disk management. I deleted the recovery for an extra 5 gigs (make a backup if you do) I used about 19 gigs from the C: drive and made an E: NTFS.
2.Also do not use the remix files from that tutorial use the ones here from the main site http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-pc they are newer and the ones from the other post where incomplete. Also the newer ones on the site now include OTA updating which is totally awesome.
3. I'm hoping this will help someone..... After I was all finished I expected it to dual boot as any other dual boot restart and then i would see options for the OS's not the case here I got stuck on this I was using easy BCD and trying all sorts of stuff, once I looked at the tut a little closer I realized you don't need any of that. Once your all done do a restart and it will go back to windows as usual. Now go to settings, then recovery, then advanced startup and choose from devices I think its the second option on the left list. There you will find Android OS click that and it will take you to your dual boot options. Sounds a lot more complicated than it really is. But believe me once you know this your better off.
And that's all I've got please and I mean please post here with any fixes especially for sound and if you have questions I will try to help.
Thanks
PS: I AM GETTING OCASIONAL LOCK UPS, MEANING THE OS FREEZES AND I HAVE TO RESTART BY HOLDING POWER.

Im not sure if this is good news or not...
Using the methos outlined I was not able to get audio bluetooth autorotate and other things to work but after a bit of digging I found out that remix os has an image specifically for nextbook baaytrail (Our PC) here: http://www.jide.com/remixos/devices
click other upper left.....
I cannot find instructions to install this though and using the other install instructions from here fail because the only part of the file to replace is the system image.
I also attempted the other install methods and easy BCD does not work for this PC
So if anyone can help to install this file specifically for our computer as well as verify that it works and what works and how you installed would be great

OK this is really cool I have made headway sort of.
I have installed kit kat android-x86-4.4-r3.img using the Androidx86-Installv24-5800.exe installer and i have rotation, root and it works pretty good for the most part wifi works great so far no bluetooth, it freezes during shut down and the major issue as in most cases is the sound. Im not sure about the camera now that I think about but i will check and report back here.
I really want the sound working on this and I woud be bigtime happy this forum could be solved as far as im concerned
From what I understand there is a bug with baytrail and linux where the spp port is pointed automatically to the usb or something. but for the life of me after weeks of scouring the internet cannot find a laymens guide to a simple fix for this. I'm really not even sure there is one because I'm yet find a rock solid confirmation of a solution

Update: camera doesn't work either
So far the 4.4.3 port is the best. I just can't seem to find any help whatsoever so its looking like so close yet so far away. Its a pure shame that audio and a few other major bugs are the only things in the way of this being a fully working and easy dual boot method.

I have bought a nextbook flexx10 but am unable to install remix OS. I have followed all the steps highlighted before.
1. partitioned the drive with gparted to make a 10G NTFS drive
2. downloaded android x86 5.1.1 iso and remix iso from jide website.
3. used android installer and android 5.1.1 iso to install the image
4. used 7zip to uncompress the remix iso
5. then copied over the 4 necessary files from remix to the drive to the android drive
6. copied over grub.cfg
Now, I do see the entry for androidOS but when I select that, I just get a message at the center of my screen that says "AndroidOS boot failed" and a blue OK button in DOS like font. thats it.. I am interested in knowing if any additional BIOS settings needs to be tweaked.
furthermore, I have tried installing android x86 6.0 by formating the same partition as ext4. All proceeded well and i got to the last screen that said "Run android-x86 now" or reboot. I removed the USB and was able to get into android. (some missing functionality). But when i reboot into windows and try to boot into androis, I get the same message of Andoid boot failed..
Thus I need to know if there's some BIOS settings related to permissions or sorts that i'm missing.
thanks

murlig123 said:
I have bought a nextbook flexx10 but am unable to install remix OS. I have followed all the steps highlighted before.
1. partitioned the drive with gparted to make a 10G NTFS drive
2. downloaded android x86 5.1.1 iso and remix iso from jide website.
3. used android installer and android 5.1.1 iso to install the image
4. used 7zip to uncompress the remix iso
5. then copied over the 4 necessary files from remix to the drive to the android drive
6. copied over grub.cfg
Now, I do see the entry for androidOS but when I select that, I just get a message at the center of my screen that says "AndroidOS boot failed" and a blue OK button in DOS like font. thats it.. I am interested in knowing if any additional BIOS settings needs to be tweaked.
furthermore, I have tried installing android x86 6.0 by formating the same partition as ext4. All proceeded well and i got to the last screen that said "Run android-x86 now" or reboot. I removed the USB and was able to get into android. (some missing functionality). But when i reboot into windows and try to boot into androis, I get the same message of Andoid boot failed..
Thus I need to know if there's some BIOS settings related to permissions or sorts that i'm missing.
thanks
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Sorry for the late reply, use the installer and create a separate drive using C: like a D: or E: and get android 4.4 the .IMG that should work for you and the installer should do everything for you.
So use the uefi android installer after you partition a drive to load android 4.4 the uefi IMG
Its just going to piss you off though because there's no audio and seemingly no way to fix it, which is a crying shame ��
P.S. typically secure boot is off in the bios on this machine, but if by any chance you turned it on or the newer ones come that way make sure it is off or this will not work.

UEFI Settings
So I can get to a menu with 6 icons (2 rows and 3 columns) by running the "shutdown.exe /r /o" command and then going to Troubleshoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware Settings and clicking restart. The problem is that when I get to this menu the touchscreen and keyboard do not work, and I can only move the highlighter up and down, not left and right. Hopefully one you guys have figured this out. I contacted the Nextbook support desk and they were no help at all.

korycooper said:
So I can get to a menu with 6 icons (2 rows and 3 columns) by running the "shutdown.exe /r /o" command and then going to Troubleshoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware Settings and clicking restart. The problem is that when I get to this menu the touchscreen and keyboard do not work, and I can only move the highlighter up and down, not left and right. Hopefully one you guys have figured this out. I contacted the Nextbook support desk and they were no help at all.
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Okay. So I was able to test this one of my co workers Nextbook and it seems like its a problem with mine.

This might be beneficial for us Flexx 11 users. It's a full port of Remix 2.0 to the Ares 8 with everything working except the camera rotation issue. Very promising. I've heard the hardware is similar. Working on attempting to install on mine. Anyone else tried it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/supported-devices/port-remix-os-2-0-nextbook-ares-8-t3498015

Hey guys,
NextBook Flexx 11, 64Gb, NXW116QC264, Windows 10
I'm really interested in trying to install Remix OS in Dual boot. However, in my trials, I goofed up my tablet. I found an image, but it turned out to be a Windows 8.1 image, and it wiped everything from my tablet. I had originally had Windows 10 on it.
Could someone perhaps be able to send me the recovery partition of their Nextbook; as long as they had Win10 installed. Maybe if I dump a Win10 recovery partition, I can do a repair on it and restore Win10 to the system.
I can't find the stock/factory rom for the Win10 version of the Flexx.
Thanks in advance,
Kori

KorishanTalshin said:
Hey guys,
NextBook Flexx 11, 64Gb, NXW116QC264, Windows 10
I'm really interested in trying to install Remix OS in Dual boot. However, in my trials, I goofed up my tablet. I found an image, but it turned out to be a Windows 8.1 image, and it wiped everything from my tablet. I had originally had Windows 10 on it.
Could someone perhaps be able to send me the recovery partition of their Nextbook; as long as they had Win10 installed. Maybe if I dump a Win10 recovery partition, I can do a repair on it and restore Win10 to the system.
I can't find the stock/factory rom for the Win10 version of the Flexx.
Thanks in advance,
Kori
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Just to be clear...(and this goes for everyone wondering in the future) it was windows 10, from the factory??? Last i checked
they only shipped with windows 8.1 or android, depending on the model...If not and you put windows 10 on there, back when it was free, you just use the media creation tool from Microsoft to update windows 8.1 to Windows 10 (after restoring windows 8.1)... it can do this because most tablets have unchangeable hardware, so no cd key is required...it's like how your md5 hash verifies your downloaded files, Windows provides Microsoft with your hardwares md5 hash signature and if it is in the list, then it activates the pc/tablet... but, it only works if you got it free, not if you bought it... if you bought win10 then you will need your cd-key when you re-install, while the other steps are same as above... just note, that for the free upgrade there was NO cd-key, therefore in that instance, if it asked you for a key, you would leave it blank, which you can do in any case, and add your key in from Windows if needed...
And... as for the others having sound issues in Android, I read something about a reason for that having to do with something called an... 'audio stack', I think it was??? Not 100% sure what it meant, but basically, it is designed so the audio hardware only works in windows, I think... (so they can make more money, by making you buy the android tablet separately...)
hope this helps someone who stumbles upon this thread...

Wiebenor said:
Just to be clear...(and this goes for everyone wondering in the future) it was windows 10, from the factory??? Last i checked
they only shipped with windows 8.1 or android, depending on the model...If not and you put windows 10 on there, back when it was free, you just use the media creation tool from Microsoft to update windows 8.1 to Windows 10 (after restoring windows 8.1)... it can do this because most tablets have unchangeable hardware, so no cd key is required...it's like how your md5 hash verifies your downloaded files, Windows provides Microsoft with your hardwares md5 hash signature and if it is in the list, then it activates the pc/tablet... but, it only works if you got it free, not if you bought it... if you bought win10 then you will need your cd-key when you re-install, while the other steps are same as above... just note, that for the free upgrade there was NO cd-key, therefore in that instance, if it asked you for a key, you would leave it blank, which you can do in any case, and add your key in from Windows if needed...
And... as for the others having sound issues in Android, I read something about a reason for that having to do with something called an... 'audio stack', I think it was??? Not 100% sure what it meant, but basically, it is designed so the audio hardware only works in windows, I think... (so they can make more money, by making you buy the android tablet separately...)
hope this helps someone who stumbles upon this thread...
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I realize this is a dead thread, but I had to chime in... I bought my NextBook Flexx 11 from Walmart 3 or 4 years ago and it shipped with Windows 10 Home, not Windows 8.1... However, IMHO, Windows 10 is a resource hog on this little device. I'm currently looking in to installing Linux...

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S

Hello,
I just tried to install Remix OS 2.0.205 64-bit UEFI boot on my brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S. The procedure went well and I could boot ok. Unfortunately the touch screen and the wireless are both not working. Rest seems to be ok, but without wireless, there is not much I can do...

Hello....we're you ever able to get this running on your tabpro s? I'm contemplating buying a tabpro.
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I just bought this tablet and I would like to know too. I feel like remix on this would be amazing...

Hey, I've confirmed that Remix OS 3.0 does boot on my Galaxy Tab Pro S and the touch screen does work along with the keyboard! Wi-Fi, screen brightness control, and the touchpad is not working though.

mrDmola said:
Hey, I've confirmed that Remix OS 3.0 does boot on my Galaxy Tab Pro S and the touch screen does work along with the keyboard! Wi-Fi, screen brightness control, and the touchpad is not working though.
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How can this be sorted out as I would love to have this on my Tabpro S!

mrDmola said:
Hey, I've confirmed that Remix OS 3.0 does boot on my Galaxy Tab Pro S and the touch screen does work along with the keyboard! Wi-Fi, screen brightness control, and the touchpad is not working though.
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Hi I too have a tabpro s, and want to install remix os or stock android. My question is have you install on a partition? or usb stick? if on a partition does it automatically give you an option to boot into windows/ remix? or is there a separate method.
Speaking of brightness is there an option to set the brightness before booting? some laptops had this feature.
last question is installing remix the same as installing a stock marshmallow rom?

nielo360 said:
Hi I too have a tabpro s, and want to install remix os or stock android. My question is have you install on a partition? or usb stick? if on a partition does it automatically give you an option to boot into windows/ remix? or is there a separate method.
Speaking of brightness is there an option to set the brightness before booting? some laptops had this feature.
last question is installing remix the same as installing a stock marshmallow rom?
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I'm going to install it on my Tabpro S tonight and will report back.

Biggenz said:
I'm going to install it on my Tabpro S tonight and will report back.
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EDIT2: or these methods also from the xda remix 3.0 threads
In /system/build.prop change ro.remixos.box=true to false (should give brithness icon on the bottom)
or
Use Fn+left or right key combination
or
Edit: try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curvefish.widgets.brightnesslevelGreat!
it was mentioned on another xda remix 3.0 thread.
looking forward to it Im waiting for my usb adapter but might consider the partition method if brightness can be lowerd via a work around to save battery or fixed.

I installed it last night and can confirm what mrDmola said. Everything works fine apart from wifi and screen brightness. For me the keyboard and track pad DID work. Such a shame as it's a brilliant OS.
Are there any developers who can sort this out for some beer money?

I'd donate if someone was willing to fix WiFi and brightness as its an excellent device for dual booting. Currently I use splashtop windows store version to stream ami duo os android from my desktop. It works flawlessly lag free with most games and touch screen works well with splashtop. I'd prefer remix however as a native os.

nielo360 said:
I'd donate if someone was willing to fix WiFi and brightness as its an excellent device for dual booting. Currently I use splashtop windows store version to stream ami duo os android from my desktop. It works flawlessly lag free with most games and touch screen works well with splashtop. I'd prefer remix however as a native os.
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I tried installing Android-x86 but that doesn't even boot. I just get a black screen and my Tabpro S becomes unresponsive. I couldn't switch it back on and nearly got worried. A soft reset sorted it out.
Then I also tried Phoenix OS which works fine on my PC, but same again on the Tabpro, it won't boot. Just goes black screen and then nothing.
Nielo have you tried Phoenix OS by any chance? If not could you try to install it and let me know your findings please?

Biggenz said:
I tried installing Android-x86 but that doesn't even boot. I just get a black screen and my Tabpro S becomes unresponsive. I couldn't switch it back on and nearly got worried. A soft reset sorted it out.
Then I also tried Phoenix OS which works fine on my PC, but same again on the Tabpro, it won't boot. Just goes black screen and then nothing.
Nielo have you tried Phoenix OS by any chance? If not could you try to install it and let me know your findings please?
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I haven't tried that OS, I will try remix os if I can find a wifi fix. I'm still waiting for my Samsung usb adapter to boot via usb

nielo360 said:
I haven't tried that OS, I will try remix os if I can find a wifi fix. I'm still waiting for my Samsung usb adapter to boot via usb
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Phoenix OS is very similar but I prefer Remix OS.
Why is it so hard for someone to tell us how to fix this problem?

nielo360 said:
Hi I too have a tabpro s, and want to install remix os or stock android. My question is have you install on a partition? or usb stick? if on a partition does it automatically give you an option to boot into windows/ remix? or is there a separate method.
Speaking of brightness is there an option to set the brightness before booting? some laptops had this feature.
last question is installing remix the same as installing a stock marshmallow rom?
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I installed on a partition It automatically gave me the option to boot into windows or remix OS. I had to change the boot settings in my bios first before I was able to do any of this though

Without wifi most games wont work so trying it would not be useful, but its good to see the touchscreen working. 2.0 had issues with touchscreens

WiFi drivers needed
Hey, I just installed the latest version of 3.0 as of 12th october 2016
Touch screen WORKS! (Unlike Surface Pro 4)
Touch pad now works
Keyboard works
*But the deal breaker remains Wifi*
Tab Pro S uses a Qualcomm wifi chip and obviously there are no drivers for it installed in the build of Android x86 that Remix OS are using.
Can't we just add these ourselves? Or do the drivers simply not exist for Android on x86?
Other quibbles but not as problematic...
No bluetooth
No screen brightness control
No battery info or charge levels
All again just driver issues.
It really would be wonderful to get this working as there are no other premium Android tablets on the market with a faster chipset than an iPad Pro and an AMOLED screen for 750 euros

Hey guys I have been making some progress with a rooted custom build of Remix OS.
The WiFi adapter chipset in the Tab Pro S is the Qualcomm QCA6174. The Linux drivers which come packaged with the Remix OS kernel as it stands do not work.
There are the same QCA6174 issues with Linux based OS - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=204871
Following from that research I downloaded a few different versions of the QCA6174 driver from Github and it appears the filenames need to be a certain way for it to be picked up by Remix OS / Android x86 (see guide below).
The result is I can now get the WiFi hardware to be detected OK by Remix OS and it switches on, starts searching for access points... However we are not quite there yet. It does not actually detect any SSIDs or connect to the internet. So I need to figure out from the error logs why that is.
Bluetooth seems to now work as well - was able to show a list of discoverable devices and pair with my phone, but not pick up a LTE personal hotspot for the internet.
Seems something basic to do with TCP/IP or Ethernet connectivity is broken?
By the way all this needs root access to Remix OS. I used this guide to root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/guide-using-jides-remountrw1-method-to-t3431595
Also I had to install a custom version of Remix OS with the bloatware removed and a more powerful File Manager along with Super User app pre-installed. I used this version based on Jide's v3.0.202 -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/remix-os-pc-hacked-edition-ota-v2-0-201-t3345968
You also need to edit a file on the EFI partition in Windows before rebooting to get proper root access. To add the REMOUNT_RW=1 flag to the kernel you are going to be editing the grub.cfg file in the /BOOT directory of your EFI partition and this won't be mounted in Explorer. To mount this using the guide I linked to above in Windows 10 it is important to run the command prompt as an administrator (right click, run as...) even if you are logged in as admin. By default it will run in user mode and you won't get permission to access the EFI partition at all.
So in summary -
1. In Windows install the custom version of Remix OS from here:
2. You do NOT need to install it on a separate partition, put it on C:/ drive
3. Do not reboot Windows after the installer finishes, instead run the Command Prompt (right click, run as admin)
4. Type command and enter - taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
5. Type command and enter - mountvol X: /s
6. Type command and enter - explorer.exe
7: Type command and enter X: and then cd to directory boot/grub
8: Edit the grub.cfg file in X:/boot/grub (command prompt - notepad grub.cfg) - please note DOS edit command removed from Windows 10 so it will open in Notepad
9. Add the line REMOUNT_RW=1 in the kernel commands, the line should look like this -
kernel /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 SRC=RemixOS/ REMOUNT_RW=1 DATA= CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
10. Reboot
11. At dual boot option screen select Remix OS and it will finalise installation, before booting to Remix OS desktop
12. Run Super User app, ignore message about it needing to search for an update
13. At the desktop run cyanogenmod File Manager (not the Mac OS style Remix OS one as it has no root access) and go to the root /system folder, grant full read/write privileges in Super User app when prompted
14. You will need to copy the QCA6174 driver files from a USB drive. These files you should download from here on a machine with internet access:
https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/tree/master/QCA6174/hw3.0
In Remix OS these belong in the following folder:
/system/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/
In the driver package downloaded from github the file "firmware-4.bin_WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1" needs to be renamed firmware-4.bin
Make sure files are named as follows:
firmware-4.bin
board-2.bin
board.bin
15. Reboot and the WiFi hardware will now switch on in Remix OS and begin searching for access points, bluetooth should detect nearby devices.
Other stuff which I found currently works:
Touchscreen (it does not on Surface Pro 4 so big reason to use Tab Pro S!!)
Trackpad
Keyboard
Audio, with reservations (system sounds audible like tapping in calculator app, but MP3 media audio didn't work in bundled player)
To do:
Final fixes to WiFi
Screen brightness control
Battery charge level and standby (it can only tell if connected to A/C, no battery polling levels detected)
Further check audio and app compatibility once WiFi is working

Great job thanks for your work on the issues looking forward to working wifi!

Is Remix OS better in terms of battery life?
My ProS doesnt last long with screen switched off, unless I shutdown windows.

commanderspike said:
Hey guys I have been making some progress with a rooted custom build of Remix OS.
The WiFi adapter chipset in the Tab Pro S is the Qualcomm QCA6174. The Linux drivers which come packaged with the Remix OS kernel as it stands do not work.
There are the same QCA6174 issues with Linux based OS - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=204871
Following from that research I downloaded a few different versions of the QCA6174 driver from Github and it appears the filenames need to be a certain way for it to be picked up by Remix OS / Android x86 (see guide below).
The result is I can now get the WiFi hardware to be detected OK by Remix OS and it switches on, starts searching for access points... However we are not quite there yet. It does not actually detect any SSIDs or connect to the internet. So I need to figure out from the error logs why that is.
Bluetooth seems to now work as well - was able to show a list of discoverable devices and pair with my phone, but not pick up a LTE personal hotspot for the internet.
Seems something basic to do with TCP/IP or Ethernet connectivity is broken?
By the way all this needs root access to Remix OS. I used this guide to root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/guide-using-jides-remountrw1-method-to-t3431595
Also I had to install a custom version of Remix OS with the bloatware removed and a more powerful File Manager along with Super User app pre-installed. I used this version based on Jide's v3.0.202 -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/remix-os-pc-hacked-edition-ota-v2-0-201-t3345968
You also need to edit a file on the EFI partition in Windows before rebooting to get proper root access. To add the REMOUNT_RW=1 flag to the kernel you are going to be editing the grub.cfg file in the /BOOT directory of your EFI partition and this won't be mounted in Explorer. To mount this using the guide I linked to above in Windows 10 it is important to run the command prompt as an administrator (right click, run as...) even if you are logged in as admin. By default it will run in user mode and you won't get permission to access the EFI partition at all.
So in summary -
1. In Windows install the custom version of Remix OS from here:
2. You do NOT need to install it on a separate partition, put it on C:/ drive
3. Do not reboot Windows after the installer finishes, instead run the Command Prompt (right click, run as admin)
4. Type command and enter - taskkill /im explorer.exe /f
5. Type command and enter - mountvol X: /s
6. Type command and enter - explorer.exe
7: Type command and enter X: and then cd to directory boot/grub
8: Edit the grub.cfg file in X:/boot/grub (command prompt - notepad grub.cfg) - please note DOS edit command removed from Windows 10 so it will open in Notepad
9. Add the line REMOUNT_RW=1 in the kernel commands, the line should look like this -
kernel /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet SERIAL=random logo.showlogo=1 SRC=RemixOS/ REMOUNT_RW=1 DATA= CREATE_DATA_IMG=1
10. Reboot
11. At dual boot option screen select Remix OS and it will finalise installation, before booting to Remix OS desktop
12. Run Super User app, ignore message about it needing to search for an update
13. At the desktop run cyanogenmod File Manager (not the Mac OS style Remix OS one as it has no root access) and go to the root /system folder, grant full read/write privileges in Super User app when prompted
14. You will need to copy the QCA6174 driver files from a USB drive. These files you should download from here on a machine with internet access:
https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/tree/master/QCA6174/hw3.0
In Remix OS these belong in the following folder:
/system/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/
In the driver package downloaded from github the file "firmware-4.bin_WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1" needs to be renamed firmware-4.bin
Make sure files are named as follows:
firmware-4.bin
board-2.bin
board.bin
15. Reboot and the WiFi hardware will now switch on in Remix OS and begin searching for access points, bluetooth should detect nearby devices.
Other stuff which I found currently works:
Touchscreen (it does not on Surface Pro 4 so big reason to use Tab Pro S!!)
Trackpad
Keyboard
Audio, with reservations (system sounds audible like tapping in calculator app, but MP3 media audio didn't work in bundled player)
To do:
Final fixes to WiFi
Screen brightness control
Battery charge level and standby (it can only tell if connected to A/C, no battery polling levels detected)
Further check audio and app compatibility once WiFi is working
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Great work! Hope we will see the wifi working soon. I bought the tab pro s to replace my ipad pro, now it basically sit in dust, was thinking about selling it until I see this post.