Manually adding to grub from Ubuntu via Grub Customizer

[Brendan Casey]

I am trying to add x86 to grub from Grub Customizer because I am a bit of a noob when it comes to linux. After selecting the partition to add I need to input the following.

Initial ramdisk:
Path to ISO file:
Linux image:
Locale:
Kernel params:

Can anyone help out and fill in the blanks?

[stavros daliakopoulos]

If you follow these instructions it is easy to dual boot
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/how-to-dual-boot-android-x86-and-ubuntu.html

Grub Customizer is needed to make the boot menu appear.

[Brendan Casey]

I followed these steps. When I select Android x86 in the grub menu it errors due to not finding the kernel.

[Miker R]

That link looks like a PITA.....

Bring up Grub Customize and Add new

set root='hd0,msdos7'
linux /android-4.4-RC2/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=android-4.4-RC2
initrd /android-4.4-RC2/initrd.img

That's all you need......Change your partition Info and the directory where the kernel and initrd is and save, reboot.

done.

I'm in my Windows Install at the moment, If the "set root" doesn't work let me know, I'll switch over to Linux and get the Grub Customize I Have....

Mike

http://www.android-x86.net/

[Brendan Casey]

Same result. I double and triple checked the directory of the kernel location. Error kernel not found :(. Whats curious is if my machine did not like the kernel I would not think it would boot in live mode, but live mode works just fine.

[Miker R]

Ok lets start over...

1. What is your Main OS Install?
2. Are you sure your on a Linux Grub or Windows (Which Grub version is your system booting up to? Grub grub2, EFI,)
3. Which Android-X86 Build are you installing?

My suggestion is if your booting to linux (which I'd assume from statements), go in to Grub Customizer, Copy the source code, to a new entry in Grub Customizer, Replace The Linux boot setting for Android and you should be good....

OR format the Android Partition to EXT3 or 4, reinstall,DO NOT FORMAT or INSTALL GRUB, And retry what I've already said....

If you Drill down to the kernel directory and put it in Grub Customizer there is NO REASON for it not to be found...... It's a Boot entry issue (IMO)

Don't mind my partition thing, I'm using GRUB2WIN now because windows and linux don't wanna play together...
But you get the Idea...

Mike

http://www.android-x86.net/

[Miker R]

Sorry Just noticed on re-read take your linux boot entry and copy it to a new entry, and replace the Partition and Kernel directories for Android.....

[Miker R]

Last. If this don't work post your grub entries, your install location, and gparted info....

Mike

[Brendan Casey]

Main OS is Ubuntu 15.10 GNOME

Grub 2.2

andoid-5.1-rc1

Source code:

menuentry "Android-x86" {

set root='hd0,6'

linux /android-5.1-rc1/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=android-5.1-RC1

initrd /android-5.1-RC1/initrd.img

[Mike]

Your missing the spaces on the Start of the links...

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[Mike]

linux_/android-4.4-RC2/kernelt quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=android-4.4-RC2
initrd_ /android-4.4-RC2/initrd.img

The Underscore is the space....At the beginning...

Mike

On 11/9/2015 5:56 PM, Brendan Casey wrote:

[Mike]

Shoulda just copy/pasted and put your stuff in...

Just Say'n

Mike

[Brendan Casey]

The spaces are there. It just looks like there isn't cause I copy pasted from gedit. Into the browser.

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[Mike]

Why didn't you do it from grub customizer like i asked?

[Mike]

You either want help or attention I'll give the former but not that later....

Mike

On 11/9/2015 6:14 PM, Brendan Casey wrote:

[Brendan Casey]

When I install grub customizer  it has authentication problems. After several uses it fails to launch. 

[Mike]

And no sir there is not.

linux /android-5.1-rc1/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=android-5.1-RC1

initrd /android-5.1-RC1/initrd.img

On 11/9/2015 6:14 PM, Brendan Casey wrote:

[Mike]

Grub Customizer Issues is not what this forum is for... 

But

Just do an apt-get install. They tell you on the website, Unless, Your like, 10 Yrs old, And dad has you locked down.... Been There done that...

But your in the wrong place. and I wasted alot of time...... Just trying to help...

[Mike]

Do you have windows installed?

On 11/9/2015 6:18 PM, Brendan Casey wrote:

[Mike]

Ya actually I'm done your header of the Original Message says "Have Ubuntu 14 installed" so your not forth coming, so im done.

[Brendan Casey]

No windows is not installed. I copy and pasted the source you recently sent and updated grub. Still nada

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2015-11-10 7:56 GMT+08:00 Brendan Casey <brendan...@gmail.com>:
> Main OS is Ubuntu 15.10 GNOME
> Grub 2.2
> andoid-5.1-rc1
>
> Source code:
>
> menuentry "Android-x86" {
> set root='hd0,6'

I suggest to use the search command instead of hardcoding
the root directly:

search --set=root --file /android-5.1-rc1/kernel

> linux /android-5.1-rc1/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0
> androidboot.hardware=android_x86 SRC=android-5.1-RC1
> initrd /android-5.1-RC1/initrd.img

Unless you have a typo, you have mismatched path
for kernel and initrd: android-5.1-rc1 vs android-5.1-RC1

Note grub is case-sensitive.
You have to make it consistent.
(I believe 5.1-rc1 is the correct one unless
you changed it to 5.1-RC1 on purpose)


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