yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
setup in Rufus :

MBR partition scheme for UEFI

Fat 32

8192 Bytes

quick format

create bootable disk : ISO
[Windows 8 General] tprata:
Try this:

Run "diskpart" from a command prompt with admin rights

list disk

select disk # (the number of your USB)

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format quick fs=fat32

assign

BE VERY CAREFUL CHOOSING YOUR DISK #

THE WRONG ONE WILL DELETE YOUR PC HDD
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
yep tried windows 8.1, different ones, windows 10 64bit, windows 10 32bit.

Never boots

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tried this too, didn't work either.
[Windows 8 General] tprata:
That is super weird. Tried different usb drive?

Tried your usb drive on another pc instead of the tablet, to make sure it's working and the problem is not the drive?
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
i all tried this on my PC with different usb drives

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maybe i should try it with the tablet ?
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
Have you checked the partition table (gpt/mbr) with MiniTool. My usb wouldn't detect until I changed it to gpt (it now works with either).

[MENTION=7079804]tprata[/MENTION] makes some valid points; especially here in a Windows (8) thread. I might make an android thread tomorrow (either general or i7 stylus specific) if there's no objections. I would say though that the Android builds are solid and personally more usable than the android emulators ( which seem to need to push the cpus to constantly 100% to work smoothly).

Anyway in the meantime; there's a copy of PheonixOS modified for the i7_stylus uploading here

It's PhoenixOS 1.0.3 with kernel/modules/firmware swapped, rotation fixed, rooted and gapp'ed.

Edit. [MENTION=919815]skippie17700[/MENTION] screenshot added; right click on Basic GPT or Basic MBR. Also upload finished.
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
I'll try this, HypoTurtle

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What do I have to do exactly in MiniTool ?

Format in Fat32 ?

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done, do i format in NFTS or Fat32
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
2GB of storage only, can you make it bigger ?
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
I didn't include a data.img; you'll need to download one separately...

have a check that you aren't running on RAM (in mem), as that won't survive a reboot.
[Windows 8 General] techbissu:
Can you try with different USB OTG adapter ? I am also having two adapter, where one works perfectly, but other gives problem.
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
i only got one, where can I buy ?
[Windows 8 General] techbissu:
You can check in local computer/mobile shop or online, one is here in Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/LinkS-Micro-USB-Adapter-Samsung-adapter/dp/B00LM4PDUU
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
I tried to reset Windows 10 last night and got stuck at 1%, now i got no windows and no android :(

My only hope is that the new OTG cable boots up the USB. Otherwise I can throw away an expensive tablet.
[Windows 8 General] ZeeLobby:
It's anything but an expensive tablet. There's definitely much more expensive tablets out there with issues. Just look at the Surface Pro 4 forums. Display driver crashes, battery drain, overactive fans, etc.

When I installed fresh Windows onto the system I definitely went through 3 USB sticks til I found one that works. I feel like that's usually the case. Or the hub isnt getting enough power to run the install.
[Windows 8 General] tprata:
Still, I find it odd that (s)he has so many issues with the usb drive. I didn't do anything special to make it work. Also, if it's not working with another pc as described, it's probably an issue with the usb itself, not the tablet. If you can't boot from the usb with another pc chances are you won't be able to do it from the tablet. The priority should be to have a working usb drive
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
question is : what is the right USB ? I can buy dozens before finding the right one.

I ordered the Samsung Note OTG USB adapter too, let's try that.
[Windows 8 General] tprata:
What happened to the one that came with the tablet? It's an usb 3.0 cable, mine has no problem powering up a 3.0 external hdd, at full speed.
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
Well, that's the one i'm using, so i'll try another one, you never know.
[Windows 8 General] AlvaroRos:
I used this and worked

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digi...392&sr=1-19&keywords=kingston+datatraveler+g3

If you are trying with 3.0 usb sticks I recommend you to use a 2.0 one. Also, I always had more problems to boot from usb on my pc that I had booting in the tablet. I think you can fix this problem with help and searching, dont give up.

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I think he means the usb stick not the adapter.
[Windows 8 General] tprata:
This tablet can be a diva at times, but it's actually pretty good, you'll get it back to life in no time. Don't know what's causing this much trouble. When you tried with the windows usb download tool, can you note down the exact error it showed? Since you said it crapped out during creation time it can be a clue to what is happening
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
ordered one, thnx

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don't know exactly, i'll create one again and will tell you the error message i get
[Windows 8 General] techbissu:
I think he had already tried many USB sticks and non of them working for him, so it is suggested to use different OTG adapter. Just to try, may be OTG adapter what he received is faulty.

Another point: it is suggested that for bootable windows 10 USB stick, we should not use pen drive with more than 16 GB (can anyone please correct me ?). Are you using 16gb or less usb stick ? I had also tried 64GB pen drive (made it bootable) to install windows 10 (as I had already used other 8 & 16gb pen drive), but it failed to install. Just to check.
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
i used 8 and 16gb usb

creating a bootable USB now with windows 7 USB/DVD download tool :

hmmm first time that it worked with a 16gb usb stick with windows 8 + Bing

Ok, trying now

No luck, the only thing i see is a steady cursor

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could be the otg adapter because non of my 2 external harddrives (PC) are being seen when i connect them to the tablet through the OTG adapter.
[Windows 8 General] Stalmoker:
Hi Skippie,

I just went through your posts and want to explain something. Going back to window 8.1 might be the best solution, but not a perfect one. It's quite unusual that no one has mentioned that the freezing under Windows 10 is caused by interference between WIFI cable(SMA) and SSD connector (NGFF). The reason Window 8.1 is working fine is possibly that some parameters of Win8.1's driver are adjusted to avoid crashing. But you can still see CRC error counts get accumulated from time to time under Win8.1, but no crashing though. One possible solution is that you can do EMI shielding manually by wrapping both SMA cable and NGFF connector separately with conductive tape or metal foil (copper recommended). It's not an easy job, if the shielding isn't good enough, the freezing would show up randomly.

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The other way is to simply disable WIFI module in device manager (as well as Bluetooth as they are in one piece), and use a USB WIFI dongle to access internet afterwards (OTG connector is required). If OS get frozen upon booting up, simply turn off your WIFI router (and other access points saved in Windows). It will be much more unlikely to get frozen, you can disable WIFI then.

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For anyone who is interested in customizing shielding, please refer to :

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4121939200

Works fine to me, but still freezes occasionally. Probably aluminium foil for cooking purpose is not effective enough. I'm planning to replace it with conductive tape(with silver and nickle coating) later.

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In case you are finding a bootable image, try these two, they are from official:

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

1. You may need to install client to download files from this source due to size limit. If you are patient enough, you can download them via your mobile phone, no compulsory client installation is required.

2. After downloading, simply format your USB stick into NTFS and extract all files in archive into USB stick.(No image burning is required.)

3. Boot from USB stick and wait until it finishes everything. It will ask you to type: "exit" in command line when installation is done.

Drivers are pre-installed, but some are out-dated.

4.You probably need to find a way to activate Windows on your own, as model of your table may not match the one in OEM info. .

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PS:

Occurrence of this problem (EMI) totally depends on luck. Theoretically, newer model would have less possibility to have this trouble, but it's not guaranteed.

Order of Model (Old - New):

W (You may survive this one if you were lucky enough)

WA (Mine, no luck)

WWA(Best as far as I know)

WN(I8WN)

I8L(With W on casing)

Printed serial code on casing is not always true, refer to the sticker on motherboard as the real one.
[Windows 8 General] tprata:
No one mentioned that because that problem wouldn't stop it from booting up from usb, so first we tried to make so that it is possible to reinstall the windows and remove that variable. As for the lock, IIRC you can re-route the wifi cable inside the tablet so that it doesn't cross over the ssd connectors, but I think there is more info on previous pages
[Windows 8 General] Stalmoker:
I updated an official image for him. Re-routing cable doesn't work for everyone(not even most people). In my case, WIFI cable was too short to go across SSD connector in first place.
[Windows 8 General] KamaL:
Well, that's an interesting discussion here. First of all, I think we should really thanks the great devs in this forum, [MENTION=4709667]Wootever[/MENTION] [MENTION=3468267]asplash[/MENTION] [MENTION=4056517]HypoTurtle[/MENTION] and all others (I surely forgot some) for their contribution in preparing a good android image for this tablet. They're doing this in their free time, all for free, so we can't come with any complaints whatsoever.

After a few weeks of using the i7 stylus, I quickly realized how Windows in general and Windows 10 specifically isn't that good for tablets, despite the new features. So Android would be a great alternative when we need multimedia playback and not full windows productivity. Obviously this tablet is meant to run Windows 10, but if we can have Android on it, why not???

I agree that as of today, I couldn't find an android release that can be used on a daily basis, mainly because of excessive battery drain, no sleep mode, and missing video codecs. The most stable release has been Wootever's 4.4 Android release, but it is quite dated and it would be great to have a good Lollipop release. The rest of the releases suffer from the limitations I mentioned, which limit the daily use.

I'm currently using Memu emulator, which is IMHO the best android emulator for our tablet. It obviously requires lots of resources, but it's running quite smoothly.

I tried running this release with a 4GB data file, but I can't boot. Should I do anything specific? The boot files are also different, and 2 EFI operating systems show up in the BIOS settings.

I agree that we need a separated thread for Android, which will keep the discussion more organized, and maybe list all releases so far with ongoing updates.

Anyway, this thread is one of the reasons I decided to buy this tablet, and it's really great to read all discussions.

Keep up the awesome work everyone!! :)
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
sorry, can't download, and i can't read chinese either ;)
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
I'll mockup an android thread when I get the chance... I'm thinking more Android x86 || i7_stylus ... as a general thread opposing the other x86/dual boot tablets running intel ia android builds.

The efi's I included were just the default ones from PhoenixOS - they seemed to run fine from usb for me; but on ssd I'm using the same grub that's booting the other Androids; removing the -efi's from initrdefi and linuxefi in grub.cfg
[Windows 8 General] leo06:
Mine was rerouted from the factory but windows crashed many times before I cover wifi antenna with aluminum foil, after that not a single crash
[Windows 8 General] KamaL:
That will be great.

Did it work for you from SSD? What changes should we do?
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
Depends on the grub; but the others use linux instead linuxefi and don't have alias linux=linuxefi setup so:

menuentry 'Android-x86 Phoenix' {
path=/efi/Phoenix
search -f --set $path/kernel
linux[strike]efi[/strike] $path/kernel androidboot.hardware=android_x86 quiet
initrd[strike]efi[/strike] $path/initrd.img
}

if you're adding it to other grub boot entries.

Oh, and once running change the permissions of /etc/init.custom.sh to 755 to automount ntfs partitions.

Here is a copy of the script if anyone wants to use it with other ROMs; I was going to change my previous script to use ntfs-3g instead of mount -t ntfs / mount_nfsd_fuse:

#! /system/bin/sh

no=0
dir_pre="/storage/disk"

blkid 2>/dev/null | grep "^/dev/block/.* TYPE=\"ntfs\"" | awk '{print $1}' | sed s/:// | while read line
do
dir=$dir_pre$no
echo $line" "$dir >> /sdcard/tmp.log
if [ -d $dir ];then
echo "ntfs-3g" >> /sdcard/tmp.log
ntfs-3g $line $dir
fi
((no++))
done

I prefer my oneliner though.
[Windows 8 General] KamaL:
I made the changes you mentioned, but still can't boot.

In BIOS I see too identical UEFI options. The first one gets into a command line with GRUB> , and the second one gets into a black screen

There are 2 files in the boot folder apart the grub.cfg file. Is it ok?
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
Sorry, just to clarify; removing the -efi's is needed if you use the bootx64.efi from RemixOS/AndroidMM etc.

I'm fairly sure based on your reports that the Phoenixos' efis don't support NTFS, I'll check in a minute but if you could enter insmod ntfs at the grub cmdline and that doesn't error you could add that to the top of grub.cfg, but you are better just switching to the grub .efi that you've been using previously.
[Windows 8 General] KamaL:
I tried the previous grub files and boot folders, but still nothing. can't boot it.

Can you please upload a new boot folder with the correct files for booting this release alone?
[Windows 8 General] jcsammut:
Just received mine and have a few questions

Edit: Resolved issues so removing this question to prevent any unnecessary effort.
[Windows 8 General] asplash:
J'aurais besoin de votre aide si possible.

sleep mode est fixe grace a votre script et je l'ai integre a android 6

il reste a fixe le sensor a la sorti du mode veille

les commandes pour le fixer sont

am force-stop com.android.launcher

rmmod kxcjk_1013

modprobe kxcjk_1013

faudrais que ces commandes se lance une seule fois a la sorti du mode veille

est ce que ces possible?

edit: je pensais un truc du genre

watch -n 20 '[ "`cat /sys/class/drm/card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/actual_brightness`" = "0" ] && echo "sleep" > /system/status && echo "mem" > /sys/power/state'

et un autre script qui surveille le nouveau fichier /system/status et quand /system/status indique sleep lance les 3 commande et ecris /system/status "no sleep"

un truc dans ce genre la:

watch -n 20 '[ "`cat /system/status`" = "sleep" ] && am force-stop com.android.launcher && rmmod kxcjk_1013 && modprobe kxcjk_1013 && echo "no_sleep" > /system/status'
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
I was looking to see if there was a file that changes when the device wakes up but couldn't find anything...

Instead I was thinking similarly to you but instead of echo ... using setprop; i.e. watch -n 20 '[ "`cat /sys/class/drm/card0/card0-eDP-1/intel_backlight/actual_brightness`" = "0" ] && setprop ro.sleep 1 && echo "mem" > /sys/power/state'

and watch -n 20 '[ "`getprop ro.sleep`" = "1" ] && setprop ro.sleep 0 && am force-stop com.android.launcher && rmmod kxcjk_1013 && modprobe kxcjk_1013'

Also is there a valid check for when the dock is used so that we can only modprobe atkbd when needed (so that power isn't sent to the pins).

[MENTION=342460]KamaL[/MENTION] I'll post something tomorrow probably in another thread, my efi setup at the minute is a slightly messed up gummiboot ==> multiple grubs...

Edit. try using this grub64.efi (might need to rename it to bootx64.efi if you're booting from bios instead of using easyuefi etc.)
[Windows 8 General] jcsammut:
ThrottleStop Settings

OK, Last question I Promise! :o

Have installed BIOS update and all is working well, couple of questions on ThrottleStop.

I have installed it from the link on the first page. Do I need to configure anything in it or has that been done as part of the install process?

If I do need to configure anything are there any settings I should use?

If I don't have to configure anything can anyone give me a pointer on how it works please (sorry, yes noob alert)?

Thanks,

Jason.
[Windows 8 General] tearcatcher:
Boot from m.2 SSD @ USB 3.0 Port possible?

Is it possible to boot from a m.2 SSD (SATA III) @ USB 3.0 Port? :confused:

The m.2 SSD (SATA III) is bootable and works fine @ USB 3.0 port on my desktop pc. :)

The BIOS on my Cube i7 Stylus: v2.17.1249 (modded version from this thread)

my plan: to use the m.2 SSD (SATA III) with a Windows To Go installation
[Windows 8 General] rilot:
Is there a way to make the touchpad inoperable when typing on the keyboard? I find I'm having to turn it off all the time with Fn+Space.

With other laptops and convertibles I have had the option somewhere to make the touchpad not respond when keys are being pressed.
[Windows 8 General] pchi81:
I received my Cube i7 stylus a few days ago from Banggood.

I live in the US and it came in 5 days with expedited shipping ($10 extra). In case anyone wanted to know.

It came with windows 10 retail, which I deleted and installed windows 10 pro with a school product key I get for free.

I uninstalled all the Microsoft apps and installed Office 2016 and other applications I need.

I also installed the drivers from page 1 on this forum, except I uninstalled the blue tooth driver and installed the Lenovo bluetooth driver.

With the Lenovo driver I can use bluetooth and wifi with no problems, with the other driver my wifi would stop when using bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

Now, I'm thinking about installing the modified BIOS on the first page as well as Throttle stop or Intel XTU.

The model is I8-L and it had the 10/30/2015 bios in it.

I had a few questions:

Which option do I choose for lowering the temperature with software?

Does Throttle stop and XTU do the same thing? If so, why choose one over the other?

Also, does the modified BIOS also lower the temperature? If so, if installing the modified BIOS, is it necessary to even have throttlestop or XTU?

I'm a little hesitant to install the newest version of BIOS on the first page, since I read through the forums and noticed a lot of problems arising from it.

Right now, I have no problems except for the bluetooth (which I fixed with the Lenovo driver) and high temperatures.

So, what advantages besides the LOGO does the modified BIOS have?

Thanks guys, really enjoying this tablet. Just need to figure out how to handle the temperature and it'll be perfect.

Also, I bought some accessories (pen, sleeve, stand, matte screen protector) I could upload pics or do a review if you guys are interested.

I'm really liking the sleeve i got, it was for a 10.2 in tablet/laptop, but fits perfectly with a little room to add accessories in the front pocket.
[Windows 8 General] gbru2505:
I'm on the same device (i8-L) with valid Windows 10 Home and Office 365 installed and I've not had any problems with the Bios upgrade. I didn't bother installing any Bios management apps. I used the Slimdrivers app to upgrade devices. My tablet now runs cooler with the new Bios with the pen still very responsive. The procedure backs up your existing Bios in case you need to roll it back. I don't play games. Task manager shows the CPU peaking just under 1.9ghz when needed.

I have the Pen offered by Gearbest and like it, and I've just ordered a rotatory case for another device and will post an image if it fits well. Palm rejection appears to work well except for the Windows scroll bar, which is frustrating. This may be be a Windows 10 problem rather than the Cube itself. My i7 Stylus Keyboard arrived with dead keys from Gearbest and they're being a pain about the return. I bought a tempered glass cover designed for the surface 2 (mentioned above) but didn't like the extra layer for stylus use and would like something thinner, mainly to prevent finger marks being so prominent.

Not exactly what you needed, but I'd be interested in a review and images of your peripherals....ahem...
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
Figured a more generic x86 thread was more appropriate; have tried to identify it as UEFI x86 tablet specific to reduce the traffic...

Time to put a hold on the Android talk in this Windows thread perhaps...
[Windows 8 General] mutimuti:
Keyboard's touch pad has bad touch response. I move finger about 1cm then touch pad response. Does anybody have the same thing on touch pad?
[Windows 8 General] asplash:
comment faire pour integre les 2 dans le meme script??

car quand je lance le premier avec init.d le suivant ne se lance pas car il tourne en boucle
[Windows 8 General] hackvier1:
I totally agree, I still regularly this post, but I've come to a point where I'm not able to understand that system is speaking, I had said before. I think two separate post should be created, one for Windows and one for Android.
[Windows 8 General] HypoTurtle:
Same script? Try adding a & at the end of each watch.

I'll start posting some of the scripts I've posted here on the other thread...
[Windows 8 General] KamaL:
[MENTION=4056517]HypoTurtle[/MENTION]

Great work. We really need a dedicated thread for Android.

I also noticed this, touchpad response is definitely bad, while the keyboard overall is surprisingly good.
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
Tried that USB stick, not working

I tried the new OTG adapter with the new USB stick : not working.

Getting really desperate now, is there anything else I can do to boot up and do a fresh install of windows ?

Or is this tablet a waste now ? :(

Edit : USB stick i ordered is 3.0 though

Is there another way to fix ? Or can someone help me with some hardware tools or something else ?

I really am out of thoughts now.
[Windows 8 General] kaotikb:
I installed off an old transcend usb stick and worked fine, was created with rufus 2.2. I also installed linux mint from an external dvd drive and that also worked fine.

Booting the usb stick works with the otg cable and from the keyboard dock usb ports. So no idea what could be causing you so much problems. Maybe try disabling legacy usb support, xhci hand off, and usb mass storage driver support. Then try enabling them one at a time then rebooting and trying the drive.
[Windows 8 General] skippie17700:
at the moment I got nothing installed, Windows reset got stuck at 1% so I lost it. I can't do anything with the tablet anymore and it won't let me install a fresh windows, so I'm stuck and it seems I can throw away this damn thing.

I tried everything now, nothing works.

I got the tablet since begin december 2015 and I haven't been able to work with it properly because of the many crashes. This is by far the worst tablet I've ever bought, counting 10 so far. I'm very disappointed in this one.
[Windows 8 General] kaotikb:
Did you try contacting the seller?