[Windows 8 General] Kitsumi:
Installing every linux based OS(Android, RemixOS, Linux Distros)

Prerequisites:

A bootia32.efi file (Found in attachments)

A copy of your favorite linux distro

Rufus, UNetbootin, or a USB disk image write of your choice.

A flash you can wipe, and boot from

A little bit of time

Step 1: Setting up

First thing you'll need to do is use your image writer to write the iso to your USB.

MAKE SURE YOU SELECTED THE RIGHT USB DRIVE!

I cannot stress this enough, if you don't want to lose everything on another flash drive, or your hard drive, check and make sure you are using the right drive letter.

Do not restart now. We need to add some files to it.

Extract bootia32.efi and copy it to /boot/efi on your flash drive.

So this was some instructions I made for booting it, but this is much more complicated than it should be. You can totally disregard this spoiler.

Step 2: Booting

Plug your USB into your nextbook (if you haven't already) and turn it on/reboot it.

As its powering on, hold ESC to get into the boot options.

Click "Boot Manager" and select your USB drive.

IF IT DOESN'T SHOW UP, FORMAT YOUR USB DRIVE TO FAT32 AND GO BACK TO STEP 1.

Now, 2 things may happen, it may boot up perfectly, and from there, just follow the steps to install.

If it doesn't boot properly, we'll need to type a few commands.

Step 2.1: Grub Command Line.

So if it doesn't boot up properly, which chances are it wont, you'll be dropped into a command line.

This is grub, if you didn't know, and to boot we need to locate the drive its on.

First press FN+Ins to turn off NumLk, then type,

linux (hd

now if you press tab, it should list everything you have attached, for example:

hd0, hd1, hd2, hd3

The usb will most likely be hd0. So now you should have

linux (hd0,

If you press tab again, it will list off all of your partitions, or autofill one in.

Now you should have either:

1. linux (hd0,msdos1)
2. linux (hd0,gpt1)

Now, if you have this, type this(replace hd0,gpt1 with what you got):

set root=(hd0,gpt1)

then type

(new)Step 2: Creating a boot file.

So, now that you have the files copied over, you need to name the drive.

Right click your drive, and click Rename... (Remember the drive name, its important)

After you renamed your drive, create a folder at DriveLetter:/boot/grub

In that directory, create a file named grub.cfg

Now depending on your linux version, you'll have either syslinux, or grub already.

If grub: The file should already be there, so you can move on to step 3.

If syslinux: Find the isolinux.cfg or syslinux.cfg (probably in /syslinux or in /isolinux)

It will look something like:

label LinuxVersion
kernel /kernelFile
append initrd=/initrdFile (more options)

We're going to use these options to create our grub.cfg file.

Use this as a template.

menuentry 'LinuxVersion' {
search --set=root --label THIS_IS_WHERE_THE_LABEL_YOU_SET_EARLIER_GOES
linux	/kernelFile (more options)
initrd	/initrdFile
}

Step 3: Boot into your new OS.

Reboot your PC. When it turns back on, hold ESC.

You should be brought back to the BIOS area.

Press "Boot Manager" (you will need a mouse for this), and select your USB drive.

If you did everything correctly, it should boot.

Step 4: Go wild!

You should be booted, GO CRAZY!

There are a few problems with most distros, including:

No Wifi

No Bluetooth

No Gyroscope

No Audio

There are drivers online for these, but you need to be able to patch a kernel, and build/install a driver.

Wifi

Is the guide not working?

Go ahead and ask some questions, don't be afraid of help.