Another Noob Method to boot Remix OS from Hard Disk for UEFI with Your Choice of Data Size !! (Video Included)

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Hello guys i am back again with another noob thread. In this noob tutorial I am going to show you how to boot Remix OS on your Hard Disk without data limit or Your Choice of Data Size !!

So Shall we begin??

1.) First take note of the specific button for a) Setup (F2 for me) b) Boot option (F12 for me)

2.) Go to your setup and disable secure boot, disable load legacy option rom and select boot list option to UEFI

 

3.) Now download Remix OS EFI zip.

 

4.) Burn the img file from zip onto USB Drive with help of Software included in zip.

 

5.) Now download this application  http://forum.xda-developers.com/Android/software/winapp-Android-x86-installer-uefi-t3222483.

   b.)Also download this Android x86 ISO to have the program downloaded above create appropriate folders http://sourceforge.net/projects/android-x86/files/Release%205.1/android-x86-5.1-rc1.iso/download

6.) Also download this file: grub.cfg  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4svTXsdunbAd2FJTGtMeG4zYkU/view?usp=docslist_api

     Imp- Just look for it where it is downloaded .Normally (If used Chrome) should have been downloaded in C:\Users\(PC Username)\Downloads . This file will be used later

7.) Start the program downloaded in fifth step and locate the Android x86 ISO downloaded in 5 b.)

 

8.) Now select the drive you want to install. It can be C/D/E which is already there or you can create a separate partition for it (No need to format it in FAT 32).

9.) Select the size of the internal memory (Remix OS data size) .Then press install

10.)  After the installation is completed go to Android OS folder which you can locate in the drive where you installed Android x86 ISO downloaded in step 5 b.)

11.) Now Open the Android OS folder and delete the file system.sfs .

 

12.) Now copy these files from the USB drive on which you burned REMIX OS img file Folder

          a.) initrd.img
          b.) kernel
          c.) ramdisk.img
          d.) system.img

       To the Android OS folder.
.
13.) Now open cmd as an administrator and type the following command (You can Copy Paste the commands if you like)

a.) mountvol B: /s

b.) B:

c.) cd efi\Android

d.) copy C:\Users\(PC Username)\Downloads\grub.cfg grub.cfg

Now after d.) a prompt will ask you Yes or No then Type Yes.

14.) Now restart your PC and press button for boot option. There you will see an entry with something like Android OS. Select it.

 

15.) Then Select Android

 

16.) Then select Resident Mode .And follow the prompts that appear and then you will be able to successfully boot Remix OS with your choice of Data Size

Full credits (whatsoever) goes to parkerlreed a Reddit user . I just simplified the process

https://www.reddit.com/r/RemixOS/comments/409w1o/remixos_efi_install_assumes_you_already_have/

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Will post a video if need be untill then try it for yourself .......Will share the link here.

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Alright the video part is completed ..........will upload soon.

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Some screenshots .......

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

So here is the link https://youtu.be/NC6V-ZPWpLo

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

If you guys want to ask doubts feel free to ask .

[Amora Rei]

how would this work if you wanna leave the OS on the thumb drive?

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Didn't tried it on USB drive but what you can do is
1.First flash EFI zip onto your USB drive (FAT 32 formatted) then copy initrd.img,kernel,Ramdisk.img,system.img from USB drive to somwhere safe in your hard drive.
2.Now format your USB drive into NTFS and then follow the above procedure but instead of chosing hard disk drive chose your thumb drive in application.

Ok try this then report me back.

[altin.fa...@gmail.com]

Can you do a noob tutorial for Mac? It would be great. THANKS

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Would do it if i had mac. Neither me nor my friends has mac so sorry .

[COMPUTIAC USA]

   Before I begin to do anything,

  should I disable secure boot and UEFI by putting it into Legacy mode ?

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

doing before would be good as after completion you can straight load Remix OS.

PS-Do not enable Legacy boot let it be UEFI boot and secure boot disabled and load legacy option rom disabled,

Pls guys follow the guide or else the OS won't boot .Then don't blame me for anything .

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  So you want me to use the Legacy version of Remis OS for the install ?

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

No I want you to download EFI zip. And disable secure boot and load legacy option. And set boot mode to UEFI.
Are you not following the guide or video??

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  I have not tried to do it yet, I needed to understand this first before I begin. Which I do now.


  Thank you,  will let you know how it turns out or if I have a problem.

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Ah ok no problem and follow this tutorial ...........best of luck

[Everything Android]

doesnt matter if you download the legacy or efi version,both works

[mca...@gmail.com]

this is so far the most easy one......should just delete all those guide from this forum..really confused people...

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Thanks and welcome.............

[jswe...@gmail.com]

I only have legacy mode to boot as I'm using a pretty old netbook. If I use the method for getting rid of the data limit on the flash drive am I still unable to use this method? If so could you do a legacy method? Your instructions are pretty easy to follow.

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

Don't know but you can try it for yourself as I do not have a legacy device to help you.
Everything is same it's just that the program through which we increase the data partition is for UEFI only.
So you can try it for yourself and see if it works.

[johnnyco...@gmail.com]

Hi the android tool is running but keeps failing to create the image

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  I entered the last command and it did not give me a choice to overwrite grub.cfg.

I had a screen pop up and ask if I wanted to look for an APP to open it.


 Is there going to be a problem now ?


Should I restart the computer anyway ?

[tembe...@gmail.com]

It's because you didn't enter the whole command

copy C:\Users\(PC Username)\Downloads\grub.cfg grub.cfg

You have to start with the "copy"

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  No, I did not start with "copy"

  Can I re-enter the last command again to include the "copy"

  Or do I need to re-enter all the commands ?

[tembe...@gmail.com]

Re enter the last command if you haven't already restarted your computer.

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  No, I have not restarted the computer.

  I will re-enter the whole last command again, now.

  Thank you for your response and info.

[johnnyco...@gmail.com]

Anyone any ideas as to why it won't create the image with the android tool

[COMPUTIAC USA]

   I made a major mistake. I did this whole process and when I re-started, I went into Boot Option's and found I was in Legacy Mode NOT EFI Mode !

  How do I correct this ?

  I am in EF Mode now.


  Do I need to delete everything in the partition or just re-enter the four command's at the end ?

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  Please disreard my last post about the Major Mistake.

  I had to do a repair of the windows bootloader file.

  Now the dual boot work's great.

  Still need to get sound to work and install Google store / Service's.

 
  Now I am dual booting windows 10 and Remix OS on a Lenovo Ideapad Z710 laptop.

[Sigit Setyo Nugroho]

why mine still 2.3GB total space? it should be 18GB of 20GB Total

[Everything Android]

What size of data are you trying to create?

[Everything Android]

Did you increase the data size while installing?

[Eric Lopez]

everytime I try to run the android installer it fails :(

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

don't know whatever is happening to you guys ...........mine was done in one go while shooting the video

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  Everyone's system is different. Many things come into play which don't make sense.

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

At least someone could post what they did so I can help it. If you say xyz is not working without giving the steps how would I know where the problem lies..
If you don't want to clutter the post fine pm me, hangout with me or send mail.

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  Do you use Skype ?

  If yes, can we talk to you ?

[Alex Amaral]

My problem is, when i open the android installer, pops up a box telling that "not all systems requirements are met - check installer log" then i checked the log and it shows something like "secure boot - not supported". Does it make any sense?

[edwin...@gmail.com]

That would be good, I'm all out of ideas!

[ssj4gog...@gmail.com]

You need to disable secure boot in your BIOS settings

[johnnyco...@gmail.com]

Hi guys I have followed everything to the letter and it all goes to plan except when I restart and go to boot options there is no android os there

[ssj4gog...@gmail.com]

It is important that the console commands at the end are done from an elevated command prompt. You need to make sure to start the cmd by right-clicking and selecting "Run as administrator". Try that and Android OS should show up in the boot menu.

[johnnyco...@gmail.com]

Yes I have logged on as administrator and it still won't show up

[Alex Amaral]

I know that, but my bios does not have this option

[jannikt...@googlemail.com]

Guys i need some help. The Android Installer dont work. I thinks its because my harddrive uses MBR and not GPT right? If yes is it possible to do all this steps with an other HDD with GPT Windows 7? If yes how i can make an HDD like this? I tried sth. I installed it on an HDD with MBR but with MiniTool Partition Wizard i changed it. But now i cant boot this plate. What is my mistake

[Everything Android]

Hold shift and press restart.

[jannik...@googlemail.com]

Which restart button? From Windows?

[Everything Android]

Yeah, from Windows

[Everything Android]

It shouldn't give an option to select resident or guest mode,it starts in resident mode

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  How can I do this same process as outlined in the guide above, In Legacy Mode ?

 When I enter  this command,  mountvol B: /s  in Legacy Mode and press enter, it says " invalid parameter".

  How can I make this work ?

[Everything Android]

Here is the legacy bios installer:https://dailyuploads.net/spksh1tpsk2e

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  Everything Android,

  Thank you, I will try it.

[Gaurav Bhakuni]

My email id is gaurav.b...@gmail.com.You can catch me on hangout .

[johnnyco...@gmail.com]

Hi guys I'm doing this on Intel nuc5cpyh connected to 4K tv via hdmi have it all set up eventually but when i click into android my nuc reverts to 4K resolution and I just get a blank screen how can I stop this from happening

[COMPUTIAC USA]

  @Ayush Banka,

     The link you posted is full of junk software PUP's in it.

      Why did you post this ?

       Why not just post an honest Link with no garbage in it ?

        It was unusable and had no link to an actual Legacy file !!

[Ayush Banka]

Sorry for that, but I got that from here:https://hitricks.com/guide-how-to-dual-boot-remix-os-with-windows-uefi-legacy

But you can download it from here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7FVb6PLKRERUl82dWpMMXFDZ2M/view?usp=docslist_api

[yogar...@gmail.com]

Thank sir it's working perfectly on me..
But i have one problem here..
The remix os automatically boot on to guest mode so anything not saved when reboot...
Please help me How to make it boot on resident mode??

[Michal Suder]

Hi , i found a weird fail.. when i install Android x86 lollipop/marshmallow it boot ok from hdd. When i run remix from USB its ok, but when install to hdd it stuck on detecting android following reboot back to grub :// Is there some block to the other partition then sux fat32 ?

tryied ext4/ext3, ntfs... secure boot off, legacy mode on (have uefi), tons of text readed and tons of method tryied. Im really horny for that but now i must wait for another release.. 

[Phil Pursey]

You know what, I did this on my Toshiba laptop and it didn't work at all either.

[jmf.ol...@campus.fct.unl.pt]

try rmxinstaller from the xda forum

[Dhaval Soneji]

Hi everyone, 

I am very confused...Could somebody just post a couple of data images at say 8, 16, 32, 64 GB and wouldn't that make life easier for everyone?! Especially noobs or lazy people, or even people with very little space on their hard drive so they cannot download all those files. Anyway...

Many Thanks, 

Dhaval

[COMPUTIAC USA]

 Look at this video, I used it yesterday.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krK_yQqOE7c&feature=youtu.be

  I increased mine from 8GB to 70GB.

  If I did it anyone can.

 

[jkam...@gmail.com]

Thanks for these instructions. I am trying to load RemixOs on an Intel NUC with i3 Processor, 64GB SSD (27GB free) and running on Windows Insider Preview B14332. Install seems to work fine until the last step - it is stuck on the RemixOS graphic which keeps blinking non-stop for more than 10 mins now