[FAQ] Asus T100: Installing custom OS (android/ubuntu/*nix/Windows 7/Windows 8 x64)

[domini99]

My build failed to work..

 

[tasadar]

@feherneoh,
Sorry to hear that, I hope you restore it soon. How you do that(using the booting from the free space from c:\ alongside with windows without partitioning ?). Please write it step by step or if it's ok to make small video tutorial !?

Thank you in advance

 

[tasadar]

do we have the tutorial ready ? Don't know how to copy the remix folder to the ESP partition, and probably most of us. Also the Remix on Usb pendrive I am using, sometimes(very rare) loads and most of the times it just goes black screen when selecting Residnt or Guest mode. Why sometime it happens and most of the time it does not load ?

 

[tasadar]

The Remix version from Reddit.com(AndroidOS and Efi folders copied to separate formated fat32 partition) is working no problem from my Hard drive, but the newest one from jide.com is not working which is made with usb tool to Pendrive an then copied the filels to the Remix partition(only show black screen after selecting Resident or Guest modes). Why the first works, but the newer does not, can you tell ? Am I missing something !?

 

[Sacob]

The Remix version from Reddit.com(AndroidOS and Efi folders copied to separate formated fat32 partition) is working no problem from my Hard drive, but the newest one from jide.com is not working which is made with usb tool to Pendrive an then copied the filels to the Remix partition(only show black screen after selecting Resident or Guest modes). Why the first works, but the newer does not, can you tell ? Am I missing something !?

because the version from reggit has a custom EFI that made it possible to boot from 32bits EFI (the case of the t100), the second one only works in a 64bit EFI. Or something like that xD

i think you can make the second one boot if you replace the efi folder content from the ones from reggit

 

[tasadar]

Update by only updating AndroidOS folder and commandline

how to update/cnahge the commandline ?

 

[tasadar]

Now the reddit version also stopped working , only black screen after selecting in the boot menu !!! Stupid thing !!!

 

[tasadar]

when I load the OS for the first time it is Ok, but whe I try do start it the second time it goes black screen and have to reset all the procedure(using the reddit version with new release "system sfs" file). I can't make it permanent for booting

 

[philcurious]

I've fixed the login issue, the login wizard is not quite stable yet but it does get the job done and after this you will have a functional device.
I'm rebuilding the images now and will be releasing them including a new tutorial.

Google Play store is working fine, so i'm not including a browser into the image right now as you can install any browser from the Play Store.
More details will be released later.

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Hello everybody,
my previous image was not fully working, i've been working on a fix for the past few weeks, and i've gotten a solution.

what is new in this image:
- WPS fixed, you should now be able to use WPS without any issue
- Login issue fixed
- Includes a file manager

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8jVq7lqQUtvUkFyT0RhR2lJT28/view?usp=sharing
(The image is highly compressed again to save space, I would recommend using 7zip to unzip the image)

Here is the installation tutorial, it is based on the previous one but has some modifications. The old tutorial is outdated, use this one:

Know bugs:
- No camera
- Random force closes when installing a new app from the Play Store, just ignore them they do not affect the working of the tablet.
- No auto-screen rotate.

I think i'm gonna look into the rotation issue for the next release.

Do i let the Android Live boot go all the way through? And how long is "quite some time", because i left it on for about 30 minutes without anything coming up.

 

[tasadar]

there is a guy that installed Phoenix os with working Screen rotation Dell venue 8 pro (same intel hardware ) http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/dell-venue-8-pro-5830-booting-t3346984

Do you think this screen rotation can be applied on Remix os or Android x86 ?

 

[toniolol]

Hi,
Does someone install the latest Remix OS verison ?
2.0.205 - Apr 26th 2016
32 LEGACY or 64 UEFI ?

And what about this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/remix/remix-os/remix-os-pc-hacked-edition-ota-v2-0-201-t3345968

For the moment I use MEmu but i'd like to have real dual boot and not a Virtual Machine inside W10.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/memu-powerful-android-emulator-to-play-t3157906

 

[toniolol]

you can use the 64 bit version, but you need the 32 but GRUB used by stuff like the T100 magic stick

Hi,
I'm sorry but not sure to understand.
You mean I could install 64 bits on internal hard drive (not the one in keyboad) and I need install GRUB 32 from other source ?

Regards

 

[toniolol]

I suggest a manual install by using the 64 bit image and grub from magic stick
You only have to replace kernel commandline with remix one
Sent from my D5803 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Thanks for your help.
I tried serveral versions on USB and I want to install the x86-4.4r5 from Android X86.
Do you think I can used the magic stick installer if I replace some files to upgrade MS to 4.4r5 ? It's write experimental do not use on the installer part.
Or this way : https://louislam.net/blog/2015/08/tutorial-installing-a-stable-android-os-on-asus-t100ta/

Regards,

 

[toniolol]

Thanks,
I'll try as soon as I'll manage to shrink my C: partition whitch is not available now beacause of strange reason of residentials Windows files that defrag can't move. I'm working on it !

 

[toniolol]

I'd like to have dual boot Windows 10 and Android.
All howto I read explain to create another partition.

Envoyé de mon Honor 5X en utilisant tapatalk

 

[toniolol]

Thanks feherneoh for this great news !
How do you dual boot on it ? With easyUEFI ?

 

[danil74]

Thank you very much for your answer.
I am still missing something.
Come to boot selection --> andorid --> then came a black screen with multiple choices
Picked the first one , android load smoothing but find the apk in any folder.
I installed all the package in an hard disk partition.
the only files I can see in USB folder are in USB 0 folder ( EFI folder LOST.DIR folder bootsect.bak file)
I transfered the google service apk file with pendrive to t100, checked permissions (0770), checked untrasted source , but I still have error parsing file error , alsot tried to download again the file , no luck
also tried to install other apk files but I had the same error " there was a problem parsing the package"

UPDATE:
I solved the error deleting the data file and and making a new one.
I suppose my error was to pick an ext3 format.
Now is perfect and run flawless great work. thx

Hi,
i've the same problem. After android installation I can't see any apk file.
I can see USB3,2,1,0, but only in 3 i see what you saw in usb (EFI folder LOST.DIR folder bootsect.bak file).
In addition, if I plug in an usb stick, android don't reconize it.
Can you help me?

thanks
Dan

 

[jrk190]

My Asus vivotab note 8 has similar hardware and almost everything works on the latest build from android x86.net. Wifi, rotation work, the only things not working are sound, cameras, and turning the screen off. Would the patches for ubuntu work on android?

 

[henkpeters]

...

Until someone is willing it dig into it and make proper patches for ACPI troubles, a unified kernel doesn't seem too likely.

Had this sleep / standby / screen off issue been resolved somewhere yet? I'm running into the problem trying to run both KitKat / Remix . both os really run great besides thuis issue...

 

[pierro78]

which image fixes the sleep issue ?

Hello,

I tried to install android using android-x86_64-5.1-rc1.img or android-x86-4.4-r3.img with UEFIInstallerv24-5800 extremegtx method but both times my T100TA would not go to sleep (screen and camera light always stay on)

Anybody knows if above http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62279669&postcount=573 domini99 image and method has the sleep issue ????

Or how to fix this "sleep issue" ???

(maybe it s "by design" and it can't really be fixed ?)

Thanks folks for feedback !