yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
OK, now understand that the question was about bootloaders. Assume you are using Legacy MBR rather than UEFI GPT. Windows prefers to be in the first partition on MBR - which you can achieve by moving the RemixOS partition with some cloning app like Clonezilla, or by using GParted in Linux. But it is possible to have Windows in the second position: I would use the Ranish Partition Manager, which allows you to change the position of the boot flag right after the Bios https://goo.gl/1bLYEE
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
Yep, that's it!

Many thanks for your ideas and the excellent resource site I discovered at the same time.

It happens I installed Remix OS on a laptop's FULL 500MB HD... and now I somehow regret the move.

Simply because this is too much wasted space for Android and there is a lot of empty space that I can use for something else.

Before installing I only changed in the BIOS the UEFI to legacy, and this, as far as I understand, should be MBR probably.

So, at this point, everything works fine. I could leave it as is.

But as I love running into complications and learn from them, I try to find something to do with some 300 MB disk space Android will never need for what I'm doing with it.

So, I much like your idea of changing the position of the boot flag but first I'll need to have a closer look at your video and better understand the process.

And also want to be sure my disk is MBR, if I find a way to securely verify that.

What steps would you suggest taking at this point?

And what option would you rather suggest - moving Remix OS or using Ranish?
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
Sounds like MBR if you do not have an EFI partition. I would go for Ranish, but I think you should consider wiping the drive, installing Windows 7 (suggest downloading the free ISO which includes SP1 from Microsoft) and reinstall RemixOS. Moving the drive is a quite tedious task. Then you can decide which bootmenu to use. I never learnt how to put RemixOS onto the Windows bootmenu (as I think Linux Grub2 is so much easier), but I am sure somebody can tell you howto. Or use the RemixOS bootmenu - by the way, which one are you using now Grub, Grub2 or something else? Or use Ranish!?
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
After double checking, it appears my partition is still UEFI...

Seems I was wrong with that.

Many thanks for your help and I think I'll follow your advice and start over again...

PS: I currently use GRUB2
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
Very helpful page, thanks for this!

Is there a way to convert a disk from GPT to MBR without losing data?
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
NO. But are you sure that your disk is GPT? Windows diskmgmt.msc or in Linux GParted.
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
Yes, 100% sure.
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
Maybe you should leave it as GPT. Main advantage for you would be quicker boot times and probably not having to reinstall RemixOS. How many partitions do you have? Which one is RemixOS and which is EFI? Do you see the grub2 menu (or is delay 0 sek)?
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
A single partition for Remix, the primary one.

Grub2 has a delay set to 0 but I can see it when I press F8.
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
So you have a GPT disk but have made a Legacy install, not a UEFI install. If you now make UEFI installation of Windows 7 you will probably not see your grub2 menu (even if changing the time) so you would loose booting into RemixOS. What you can do then is to reinstall RemixOS as a uEFI install on top of your present without formatting if possible. Just the same before reinstalling copy over the big data.img file to the Win-7 partition, and if you had to format, you can copy it back. data.img holds all your app installations etc.
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
I'm not sure I well understand. My disk is GPT and my PC's BIOS is set to support Legacy disks.

Remix was initially installed on a ext4 partition on the whole HDD.

Where is that data.img file?

In any case, my idea is not Win7 but, for particular reasons, I want to install WinXP at main partition and Remix on dual boot.

What would you recommend without, if possible, having to re-install all Android settings, data and apps?
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
The data.img file resides in the root folder RemixOS of the Remix partition. You can not see it from inside a booted RemixOS, but you can see it if your mount the partition from outside, easiest from Linux (could be from Live Media), but also from an active Windows partition (if you install a third party driver such as Ext2Fsd.exe).

I am not sure if you can install Windows XP on a GPT disk at all, not even in Legacy mode. You can always try, and if you do succeed you will be able to install Ext2Fsd, and copy data.img to your XP partition as backup.

In Legacy mode Win-XP would overwrite the drive's mbr which means that you could boot Windows-XP but not RemixOS. So how to add RemixOS to your Windows boot menu? I was thinking that if you install EasyBCD you would be able to add RemixOS as a Linux partition - but I am not sure if that will work. Probably this choice will be greyed out when EasyBCD notices that you haved a GPT disk. I never learnt how one are supposed to add to the Windows boot menu, using "Bcdedit" - maybe someone else can teach you.

So with Win-XP my advice is to redo from scratch and install Win-XP on the first partition of the MBR drive and RemixOS on the second.
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
Many thanks for your patience and sorry if I'm taking too much of your time but I find your comments very constructive and might also be helpful for other members here..

I now realize that my previous message was not very clear, and probably also not complete:

I was meaning that I wanted to start over again, by formatting my disk in MBR (2 partitions) and by keeping all my existing Remix settings and apps as they are.

For the first point, I think it's quite straight forward: I just format my disk and create 2 new partitions.

Knowing that I'll install WinXP on the first one and Remix on the second, what formats would you recommend for those partitions?

Then, for restoring my existing settings and apps, I understand that I'll need to copy and later restore at same location the file data.img - possible using a live boot USB such as Ultimate Boot CD (I prefer Windows tools)? I tried with Ubuntu Live USB but was unable to gain access to root...

I found some Android apps that are doing backup/restore of settings and apps data but your idea with data.img sounds better.

Will this single file do somehow the same job and contain all Android-Remix settings and app data+settings?

Now, the missing part of the instructions is what will happen next, after WinXP is installed at the primary partition?

How to install Remix on the secondary one and how to dual boot when turning the PC on?

I would really appreciate if you may follow-up with this. Many thanks!
[Remix OS for PC] hallergard:
I recommend NTFS for XP and ext4 for Remix.

Let me explain about data.img v. data folder. Remix is a kind of Linux system and the data and system folders will not function on NTFS or FAT32. Therefore there is the alternative data.img, one big bundle file with all the content of the data folder inside, this to be used when installing with a Windows system using the installer exe file. To get the data folder instead of the data.img you have to 1.) create a USB stick from the ISO file - I use Rufus.exe in windows 2.) edit the kernel command line (hit TAB) and add "INSTALL=1" and 3.) install to an ext4 partition. I usually prepare and format to ext4 beforehand, so I answer No to format, but you should format here. https://youtu.be/e-4lgdjT-4Q (the root folder used to be called RemixOS-date, but is now only RemixOS).

I have assumed that you have been using the official windows installer and thus have the big data.img file. And you have to rescue it before you format the disk, by copying the file, or cloning the partition (making a partition image) - probably in either case to a USB drive - to later reuse after partitioning of the drive. I would be interested to hear if you actually can install Windows XP on your present second partition, because if you can do that, it would be the easiest way to rescue the data.img file. And if you fail to install XP no harm is done.

Now, the missing part of the instructions is what will happen next, after WinXP is installed at the primary partition?
How to install Remix on the secondary one and how to dual boot when turning the PC on?

I suggest you do Remix first. Either restore the partition image and proceed with the XP installation. Or install RemixOS, do not add "INSTALL=1" but format to ext4, Yes to grub (and grub2 if asked) and yes to system directory as read/write, and when asked to Run Android or Reboot, choose reboot. Rebooting will probably not work, but don't worry, just proceed with the XP installation.

In XP copy install Ext2Fsd and EasyBCD. Start Ext2fsd and give the second partition and drive letter, say D:. You will now be able to mount D: and copy over the data.img file (replace if you managed to boot) to the RemixOS folder (don't need to this in the cloning case). Run EasyBCD and third down Add New Entry, then second tab for Linux, add a name RemixOS and choose the drive and tap add entry. Go back to second down Edit Boot Menu and change Count down to something like 6 seconds and save. Now try rebooting, you should get a boot menu, chose RemixOS. And if it is not working, contact me so that we can edit out the Remix boot menu file.

I am a pensioner with plenty of free time, so I am only glad to help out.
[Remix OS for PC] dsl25:
Thanks for this.

OK for "NTFS for XP and ext4 for Remix" but I'm bit confused for the remaining...

I initially installed Remix by following this guide.

So yes, it's the official Win installer.

Now, for the remaining I still don't get it on how to backup this data.img file or folder... and also what the next steps you suggest are.

I don't well understand what you mean by working from within XP.

First I don't have XP installed yet because I really don't know how to install it on second partition and second if I ever was able to do this without touching my current Remix installation why should I backup/restore the data.img file? I mean that makes sense only if I have to start over again.

So, I'm really sorry but I'm lost at this point.

For the time being, I only have a Remix installation that works.

What should I do next precisely?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Pawel062:
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from everyone in the athena project!

We like to thank everyone who has made this community as great as it has been, hass gotten us the devices needed to make this one awesome device, has made possible many first in the htc modding community, and just been there to help as much as they could.

Enjoy the holidays

As u know ill be back to work on modding for the athena after the holidays so see everyone it 2008!!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Mahmood:
THANKS ALOT !!! same to u too and to all the people of athena project who makes time and cooks ROMS !!! I hoop that this christmas will bring more good donations to athena project !!!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] davicito13:
IDEM!

Merry Xmas from Spain!!!!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Arctic Matt:
Happy Christmas

I'm a Alpine user from way back and guess what work bought me for xmas?

An Ameo! I'm gonna have so much fun hacking this SOB. I spend a lot of time up in the roof at the theatre I work in taking notes and pictures of our light and sound equipment so this unit is for me.

Thanks to the Athena team for working their collective ass off - who knows I may even get work to donate to you guys! (If not I'll step in)

Arctic Matt
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] rorydaredkign:
i too have just got an ameo, though it was a present to myself.

i think im going to miss the constant flashing from hermes, but the AP rom is pretty sick. sometimes has slowdown

but anyways

thanks a million for all your work guys

and merry christmas to you all

x
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] cornkracker:
I just discovered an excellent feature in the MIUI browser that I have not seen anyone mention here before. If you watch a YouTube video within it there's a window icon in the upper right corner on the video. Click it and the video pops out and continues to play in the foreground allowing you to exit the browser and do other things on the phone. You can resize it and move it around as well. Glad Im giving the built in system apps a chance they all seem to be really polished!
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] jaime4272:
That's neat hope someone can point it in the right direction.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] superas:
Thanks for sharing the info my friend, I didn't know that feature.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] juggaknot77:
Thanks dude didn't even realize you could do that
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] Лithium-Фusion:
If anyone hasn't seen; floating player is also available over facebook too.

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[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] Burko:
This is kind of like having one of the features of YouTube Red while not in a region that has YouTube Red....
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Themes, Apps, and Mods] Dacoco:
Is this feature still available? It doesn't work anymore. I'm on the latest MIUI Beta for Mi Max 2
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] PekingGoose:
Hello,

My dad bought himself a Mate 9 Pro in China and brought it back home today. I've installed the GMS from the HiApp app store and downloaded the Google Play store from there as well.

When I try to download apps from the Play store, the apps won't download. It continues to say "downloading" but no progress is being made.

I am downloading apks in the interim, but would be much more convenient if I could take advantage of the Play Store.

Am i doing something wrong? The build number is b156, if I'm reading it correctly.

I've tried:

- Deleting cache and data from Google Play Store

- Reinstalling GMS

- Allowing unknown sources for app downloads (i.e. from places other than HiApp) and app installations.

- Granting all permissions to Play Store and Play Services

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] azukayx:
Check the permissions in the app settings, make sure Play store has access to internal storage. I just allowed all permissions for the play store and any google related services.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ba703863:
Do not try anything else. I have tried all kinds of solutions including the ones you listed above. Just be patient and wait for system update to solve the problem and download some 3rd party store like apkpure as a temporary solution
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] PekingGoose:
I forgot to mention that, but yes, I did grant all permissions to play store and Google Play services, but I'm still having issues. Thanks for the response !
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] PekingGoose:
Yeah, I may just do that for now. My dad doesn't use that many apps anyway so I can probably just download the rest of the apks he needs and install them manually as well. Thanks!
[Shield Android TV General] vvveith:
Got the new controller for the Shield Pro 2015 edition. Great form factor, much better than the original. However, it cannot be used with the 2015 unit yet. Problem is when you take it out of box and turn it on, it immediately goes into pairing mode, the unit detects it but when you try to push an action key on the controller to accept the new controller on the pairing screen, it will not respond. Then it will finally go back to main screen only to endlessly repeat the pairing screen. There is no light on the power key anymore so there is no way to tell if the thing is on or off. Also, long pressing the gamepads on button will not stop the repeating of the pairing signal. Called Nvidia, they said this is normal but it should work as a normal controller for now, until update/ if plugged into unit via USB. No go there either. There is not indicator other than when you first plug in a power cable and it vibrates to let you know that it's getting power but no indicator light to tell you when it is fully charged. I had to put it back in the box and move into another room far away from shield unit just to be able to stop it from trying to pair every two minutes or so. Anyone else have any success with this. I'm thinking the controller may be a defective one.

Found solution in another blog: I got the new controller for the 2015 shield pro and found out the hard way that it doesn't quite work as it's supposed to yet. However instead of "adding shield accessory" (which continuously found it but failed to pair it) I was able to "add a Bluetooth device" and it paired and works perfectly. For anyone else that may have jumped the gun on the new controller with the older system.

It works fantastic.
[Shield Android TV General] baggerbodo:
I think you need the new 5.0 update, that hopefully coming soon.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] ymgenesis:
I'm frightened to make the change, but I use Google services and apps constantly. I'm also tired of having to use Apple software to access basic parts of my phone.

I'm also a VERY desktop-type person. Love linux distros, and am not going to be changing my setup anytime soon (Mac Pro). I'm wondering how switching to Android will effect my Mac-ness? I know it'll be golden on my Linux setups.

Any comforting advice about switching to the Pixel is appreciated!
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] pixel_junkie:
I own a monster iMac dual monitor set up at work, same at home, Mac Book Pro and a Pixel. I can deal with Mac OS, can't stand iOS! Get a Pixel, it'll be a very liberating experience, guarantee you.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] SysAdmNj:
Give it a try. If you dont like it , return it but I doubt you wont like it :)
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] cshehan:
I have a mixture of Mac and Windows. Windows desktop and Macbook Air at work and Windows destop and Lenovo Yoga at home so I've found that the Google apps work nicely across all of them. I don't feel like I'm losing anything in switching back and forth as all my files are available in Google Drive, my calendar, email and everything are synced across all devices. I went from Windows Mobile devices to the iPhone 3GS and enjoyed the ease of use compared to what I was used to, but once I got a taste of Android on a GS3 I was hooked. The Pixel makes my GS3 and GS5 look sad in comparison, the battery life, speed and the OS are all pretty incredible. I wouldn't even bother looking at the locked down proprietary Apple phones at this point. There are so many little things that Android does so easily that Apple just doesn't get right. I love to play with ringtones and notifications tones and I can just download any MP3 onto my Pixel and use it. Try to do that on an Apple phone, good luck. You've got to get to a desktop to use software to convert to the right format then upload with iTunes. No thanks. Don't even get me started on the incredibly overpriced cables, no headphone jack etc. It's like they're trying to drive people away from their products. And for me one of the biggest selling points: the unlimited storage for photos and videos that you get with the Pixel!
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterNathan:
Hello,

I'm working on my wife's HTC One M9 (Sprint variant). She told me she looked down at her phone and it was stuck on the white HTC screen. It doesn't recognize any OS. I can access Recovery, but no changes I make via Terminal or File Manager in Recovery seem to work or even save. I am unable to boot to Bootloader, Download Mode, or System, only Recovery, and ADB does not recognize the device. I've tried flashing a ROM via TWRP, and the Aroma installer will run through, say success, then go back to exactly how it was with Data at 0MB.

About phone:

Recovery - TWRP 3.0.2-0

Rooted

S-On

I'm not sure what other information I can give or even have access to via Recovery. I've spent the last few hours going through the forums and trying anything I could for every variant of the HTC One I could find with no success. Any ideas for getting this up and running again?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
The changes you make to system won't take because of s-on. Have you tried manually mounting the partitions in twrp?.

Beamed in by telepathy.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterNathan:
Yeah, it comes up with a message: mounting failed, invalid argument.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivadow:
I would have suggested flashing an older twrp but seeing as you can't access download mode your stuck..

What are the chances it 'somehow' took an ota?.

Have you had a read through flippy's thread in the general section?.

Beamed in by telepathy.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MisterNathan:
Definitely no OTA. I've trained my wife better than that haha.

Reading through Flippy's thread, I see he suggests it's bad EMMC...which is quite the bummer. I have a black Download Mode screen that says unable to access download mode. So, yeah.

She's already used her Uh Oh protection, so that option is out.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] scottrod:
Replaced my mobo due to bricking my device. Updated the table to 4.1.1 from the asus website and my device has an unknow serial number. I have read this can also be why I can not unlock the bootloader. I get "An unknown error occurs, which may be a network issue. please wait and try again"

Any way to get the serial number to show up/unlock my device?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MONIR EWAS:
Hi, i have Asus Fonepad ( K004 ) which stucked at boot loop, it boots and then after few seconds black screen and it starts boot again... . This all started after i have turned it off, because there was error message "google.apps.process" stopped working and after pressing ok this message won't go aways, so the tablet was turned off and after power on it stuck. I have tried to do factory reset, but got this message "still unable to mount /cache give up | result: fail (problem with write cache command!)". And have loaded new firmware twice but it's not working. I have seen topics with such problem, but people solve it through adb and .img file. For this device there is only one firmware file .raw. Help if you know what should i do?
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] oic0:
OEM unlocking and USB Debugging enabled.

ADB never finds the phone in my windows 10 install no matter what drivers I force it to use. - Tried USB 2 and 3.

Fastboot does find it if I manually start it in fastboot mode, but it can't do anything to it :(

Fails to write when doing oem unlock

Just sits there if I tell it to write the recovery image.

Phone functions fine, I just want root and a 3rd party rom to be rid of any built in spyware.

Any ideas? any way to root it without flashing then I can just have the twrp app flash it?
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] oic0:
Nevermind, found a way around it. This dialpad command made it work
[General Questions and Answers] karkand:
Hi guys,

Is there any way to show Phone Information for SIM 2 on LineageOS/CM based ROM?

I am currently running Lineage OS MM and/or Nitrogen OS N on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro.

And I know this is not a specific issue on Lineage OS / Nitrogen OS that I used right now.

It is working fine if I am using MIUI ROM based, both of Phone Information is shown. And I can configure the Preferred Network Type to 2G Only in SIM 1 and LTE Only in SIM 2.

But, in this ROM I only able to set it for SIM 1. And I can't put the LTE Only in SIM 1 since I need SIM 1 to be filled with my primary phone number for banking. Then, I put my secondary SIM Card into SIM 2 and I want to put it to be LTE Only.

I have been tried for editing the build.prop out there, and there is no change for it. It is always getting into LTE/GSM auto PRL for both SIM slots.

So, is there any solution for my issue?

Thank you for the attentions.