Androidx86 & Forks for UEFI Windows based tablets (custom kernels)

[HypoTurtle]

Androidx86 & Forks using custom kernels

for UEFI Windows tablets
Android 6.0 Marshmallow [Stock Download] [Source]
Android 4.4.4 KitKat [As above]
RemixOS 2.0 (Android 5.1.1) [Stock Download] [Source]
PheonixOS 1.0.3 (Android 5.1.1) [Stock Download]​

Custom Kernels Included

Cube i7_Stylus

kernel device_tree
Android 6.0 MM -- post @Wootever
Android 4.4.4 KK -- post [Additional Files] @Wootever
RemixOS 2.0 -- post @asplash
PhoenixOS 1.0.3 -- post
Kernels -- located here

Hacks-Scripts-Tools

Hacks and workarounds that can be used to overcome reported issues. These will be primarily bash scripts; hopefully these can be included in the source code in some way if useful/needed.
Scripts
General scripts - use an app to launch them at boot; or make use of /etc/init.sh

Sleep mode [effectiveness will depend on what sleep modes your device/kernel has access to (`dmesg | grep ACPI`); and will need to be modified if your screen brightness is reported elsewhere]

watch -n 60 '[ "`cat /sys/class/drm/card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/actual_brightness`" = "0" ] && echo "mem" > /sys/power/state' &

Which watches the brightness level every minute and if it's zero then puts the device into S3 sleep.

This can be modified in cases where specific modules don't comeback after sleep like the following for a rotation sensor

watch -n 60 '[ "`cat /sys/class/drm/card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/actual_brightness`" = "0" ] && setprop ro.sleep 1 && echo "mem" > /sys/power/state' &
watch -n 60 '[ "`getprop ro.sleep`" = "1" ] && [ "`cat /sys/class/drm/card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/actual_brightness`" != "0" ] && setprop ro.sleep 0 && am force-stop com.android.launcher3 && rmmod kxcjk_1013 && modprobe kxcjk_1013' &

Which restarts the kxcjk_1013 module and restarts the launcher on wakeup​

Build.prop edits

RemixOS
ro.remixos.box=true
changing this value to false opens up more options in settings/taskbar and is preferable on tablets
ro.remixos.no_wallpaper=true
changing this to false will let you have a wallpaper if you turn of the file based launcher in settings​

RMXTool by @imadlatch is a great tool for resizing data/system.img and having a poke through the system.img while in Windows
​

Proposition

It should be trivial to modify the ramdisk of Androidx86 ROMS to bind mount an additional .img to host the device specific modules/firmware for trying out new generic ROM releases - obviously full ROM build are preferrably but not always available.
Will need to have a look into the module packing that the build does in order to pack correctly when just compiling a kernel & modules.​

XDA:DevDB Information
Androidx86 & Forks, ROM for the Android General

Contributors
HypoTurtle
ROM OS Version: KitKat; RemixOS/PhoenixOS (Lollipop); Marshmallow

Version Information
Status: Stable

Created 2016-02-12
Last Updated 2016-02-12

 

[HypoTurtle]

Reserved

INSTALLATION

There are numerous ways these can be installed and there are numerous post reporting different methods, so please don't repeat posts detailing the same issue.
I will list tried and tested installation methods (using Grub2) and a quick rundown of what makes upa grub.cfg file​

 

[HypoTurtle]

Reserved

FAQ

If you have a question that hasn't been answered so far - have a look here first before posting​

 

[KamaL]

Thanks @HypoTurtle for making a separate thread for Android releases on the Cube i7 Stylus device! The original thread became quite messy, and it is important to have a dedicated one for Android.

First of all, I think we should really thank the great developers in this forum, @Wootever @asplash @HypoTurtle and all other members and testers for their contribution in preparing a good android image for this tablet.

I've been testing all Android releases in the main thread, and the most stable and usable one was Wootever's 4.4 release.

All other Lollipop (RemixOS and Pheonix OS) and Marshmallow releases seem to suffer from a few major problems:
1) lack of efficient stand by / sleep mode
2) high battery drain
3) no video codecs supporting hardware acceleration

I wonder if this is the case with other x86 based laptops/tablets , and whether the x86-android team are working on fixing these essential features.

Keep up the great work everyone!

 

[KamaL]

@HypoTurtle
Can you please post the script in the first entry for sleep mode in the lollipop releases?

also, any new updates or releases ?

 

[KamaL]

A new beta release of RemixOS has been released.
http://www.jide.com/en/remixos-for-...rce=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email#downloadNow

Has anyone tested it?

 

[HypoTurtle]

A new beta release of RemixOS has been released.
http://www.jide.com/en/remixos-for-...rce=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email#downloadNow

Has anyone tested it?

Stock RemixOS Beta, runs with a reported 4.4.2 kernel with as expected wifi not working, switching to the 4.4.0 kernel/modules/firmware we are currently using will work, but I'd rather wait until when/if the kernel source is released.

EDIT. Cube i7 Stylus kernel + modules attached. These are taken from RemixOS Alpha - so it's the kernel @asplash compiled. You need a rooted system.img or unpack/repack system.img within Windows/Linux. Just copy files over / and run the sh while running to set permissions. Then switch the kernel.

Too big to attach so available here

 

[HypoTurtle]

Just a couple of screenshots, it's seems very few people have figured out how to get rotation to work, and I'm sure even fewer have found how to enable apps like Twilight, Lux or Tincore Keymapper...
I'll post procedure in a bit just making sure it doesn't irreversibly mess with anything.

 

[KamaL]

Stock RemixOS Beta, runs with a reported 4.4.2 kernel with as expected wifi not working, switching to the 4.4.0 kernel/modules/firmware we are currently using will work, but I'd rather wait until when/if the kernel source is released.

EDIT. Cube i7 Stylus kernel + modules attached. These are taken from RemixOS Alpha - so it's the kernel @asplash compiled. You need a rooted system.img or unpack/repack system.img within Windows/Linux. Just copy files over / and run the sh while running to set permissions. Then switch the kernel.

Too big to attach so available here

Thanks.
Can you explain step by step how to do it?
Also, any improvements over the previous builds in terms of battery consumption and sleep mode?

Thanks

 

[leo06]

<MOD EDIT - Non-English Quote Removed.>
Bluetooth not working (same with remix os) for me and I expand data.img with RMXtools but still in android I see 3gb,is there other way to expand?and i can see only 2678MB of ram

 

[leo06]

essayer d'ajouter
"blacklist btusb" dans /system/etc/modules.blacklist
et redemarre

Thanks,bt is working now,for data.img and ram?

 

[asplash]

Thanks,bt is working now,for data.img and ram?

<MOD EDIT> data.img

 

[HypoTurtle]

Thanks.
Can you explain step by step how to do it?
Also, any improvements over the previous builds in terms of battery consumption and sleep mode?

Thanks

Download it and have a look it should be fairly clear simpilest way is to copy to somewhere you can mount in android (usb, sdcard etc.), then with root file browser copy over, then replace the kernel.
Alternatively use something like RMXTools to open the system.img, copy the files over then repack system, boot, fix module permissions, then switch kernel.

Jide have just released their 4.4.y sources, so going to compile (at least the wifi driver) asap unless @asplash is already setup for a compile. There is a benefit with it at least with exfat (my exfat partitioned sdcard auto mounts with 4.4.2 but not with 4.4.0).

 

[leo06]

avez vous essayez ceci data.img

Do you know why i can't see usb stick and sd card in es file explorer?

 

[leo06]

de quel format son t'il ? exfat? ntfs?

The usb i formated from inside android but still i can't see from es file explorer and sd card is ntfs,i can see both from settings

 

[asplash]

The usb i formated from inside android but still i can't see from es file explorer and sd card is ntfs,i can see both from settings

/mnt/media_rw/****

 

[leo06]

Can we install xposed framework in Android?

 

[leo06]

Bluetooth not working (same with remix os) for me and I expand data.img with RMXtools but still in android I see 3gb,is there other way to expand?and i can see only 2678MB of ram

I answer to myself for 3gb of ram, just realized that is x86 not x64

 

[ariadnejro]

@asplash

Thank you for your great work on Android for the Cube.

About your latest CM13 ROM:

-Deep sleep seems to work (at last). After coming back from sleep brightness goes up and the device remains unresponsive for a while but after pressing the Windows button everything comes back to normal.

-My 128 GB NTFS formatted MicroSD card can be read from settings and from a file explorer using /mnt/media_rw, but it isn't easily accessible from many apps.

-Battery level isn't read properly, it shows 100% all the time.

-Built-in root doesn't remember a previously granted access, installing SuperSU solves the problem.

-The app GMD Gesture Control (a must have for me) doesn't recognize the touchscreen device. It worked on your Lollipop ROM.

-Only 3 Gb of RAM seem to be accessible, your Lollipop ROM aparently could see the full 4 GB.

-The device doesn't boot with the 8 Gb data.img, it gets stuck on the boot animation.

Speaking about your Lollipop ROM, it's been my Android choice for more than a month. Since its only drawback was the inability to enter deep sleep it would be lovely if you could post a new Lollipop ROM with that issue solved.

 

[leo06]

@asplash

Thank you for your great work on Android for the Cube.

About your latest CM13 ROM:

-Deep sleep seems to work (at last). After coming back from sleep brightness goes up and the device remains unresponsive for a while but after pressing the Windows button everything comes back to normal.

-My 128 GB NTFS formatted MicroSD card can be read from settings and from a file explorer using /mnt/media_rw, but it isn't easily accessible from many apps.

-Battery level isn't read properly, it shows 100% all the time.

-Built-in root doesn't remember a previously granted access, installing SuperSU solves the problem.

-The app GMD Gesture Control (a must have for me) doesn't recognize the touchscreen device. It worked on your Lollipop ROM.

-Only 3 Gb of RAM seem to be accessible, your Lollipop ROM aparently could see the full 4 GB.

-The device doesn't boot with the 8 Gb data.img, it gets stuck on the boot animation.

Speaking about your Lollipop ROM, it's been my Android choice for more than a month. Since its only drawback was the inability to enter deep sleep it would be lovely if you could post a new Lollipop ROM with that issue solved.

For the battery it happens the same to me but after reboot is OK, drops by 4,5,8% and not by 1%,i mean now is 55% and after some time it shows 50%,for 3gb of ram self-test my previous post, it's 32bit Version of Android so only see 3gb,for data.img I use wootever 6gb data.img and it works