X86 On a Linux Partition

[Miker1029]

Hi All Sorry to start a new thread on this, But I've Searched The Posts here, and Googled this and can't get a SINGLE Bit of information on this, Why Searching "X86" Posts and Getting CRAP on LINUX Installs when Alls I wanted was info on how to Install X86 ALONGSIDE Linux, and After 5 Pages into the search (With 20 Different wordings of the search) I decided to post this, If someone out there could tell me exactly how I can do this without destroying my Linux Install Or Point Me In the Right Direction It would be Greatly Appreciated!


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[George Turner]

Mike, here is what I did for Ubuntu 14.04 and android-x86-4,4r1.

1. Installed android-x86 to the same partition as Ubuntu. No format, no grub and RW for system.

2. Changed two lines in /etc/default/grub as shown below:

#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
.
.
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GRUB_TERMINAL=console

You need to comment out "GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT" in order to see the grub menu at boot.

"GRUB_TERMINAL" is optional.

3. Made the /etc/grub.d/40_custom file look like this:

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
#
menuentry "Android-x86-4.4.R1" {
set root='(hd0,1)'
linux /android-4.4-r1/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 SDCARD=/dev/sdf1 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 video=-16 SRC=/android-4.4-r1
initrd /android-4.4-r1/initrd.img}

4. Make sure that 40_custom is 755 and then run update-grub:

# chmod 755 /etc/grub.d/40_custom

# update-grub

Note that update-grub does not display a message regarding 40_custom. That is normal.

5. All done. Reboot and you should see a grub screen with an entry for android-x86.

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[Miker1029]

Hey Appreciate it Guys I went ahead A Put Out a Detailed (And Simple Way) to get this working on my Forum: http://android-x86.hostingsiteforfree.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&p=70#p70 , I went ahead and "JUST DID IT" and got it going....

Mike

[George Turner]

Mike, I must have been one of those that lost their user ids on your forum. I will create a new one later. In the mean time note that your

UPDATE GRUB entry should be:

sudo update-grub

and also note that many distros hide the grub menu and that needs to be changed in /etc/default/grub.

[Mark O.]

This is much better and easier than my long (deleted) post.

Thanks!

Mark O.

[Mike Ross]

No Man,  That's Some Good Info, I'll Save it and Maybe put it On My Forum (If You Don't Mind) Gives a More detailed Description for those who might need it.....

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[Mike Ross]

On 12/8/2014 12:40 PM, George Turner wrote:

sudo update-grub

and also note that many distros hide the grub menu and that needs to be changed in /etc/default/grub.

Thanks Sticky Updated!!

[George Turner]

Mike, I just created a new account.

On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Mike Ross <mike...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey George,

  Ya I went in to try and Find your Info but The Forum Encrypts All the Database Information,  I'll put you back in the System Just Need Your Preferred User Name, Email Account, And Password....And I'll Email You When It's Done.

On 12/8/2014 12:40 PM, George Turner wrote:

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Mike
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[Greg McGee]

If you are installing to an existing partition, andrid installs itself into a uniquely named subdir, ang grub lives in /grub

Grub can be reconfigured once you have it set up.

Probably the easiest way to get from here to there is to install to a partitioned usb stick or sdcard, including installing grub.
Then you can mount it and copy things over easily, and adapt the grub entries tou your existing bootloader.

Note that Android-x86 uses grub-legacy, although it seems incapable of installing itself to a partition automatically, it can do so manually from Linux.