[BLISS ROMS Q&A] @tech101:
Good day all. Hope this messages finds you safe and well in these challenging times.

I'm hoping to find some help a goal I have to have a single tablet PC that serves as both my daily driver PC running my OS of choice (Linux) and having the ability to dual-boot into Android for things like media consumption, reading books, etc.

I was fortunate to be gifted a Lenovo X1 Tablet 3rd Gen PC from a family member, and I'm truly enjoying it from the perspective of the form factor (it's similar to probably a Microsoft Surface tablet). Spec's can be found here:

[https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/tablet...es/ThinkPad-X1-Tablet-3rd-Gen/p/22TP2CP0113#)

But it's essentially an 8th Gen Core i7 with vPro, Intel 620UHD Graphics driving a 3:2 aspect ratio 3000x2000 native resolution touch screen with WACOM digitizer, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, etc.

I have tried just about every ISO that BlissOS offers (as well as other such as Android X86) and simply cannot get anywhere in the installation. Occasionally the boot process will get as far as displaying some of the boot sequence, and then he screen will go black and either have a flashing or solid cursor in the upper left corner. On the newer ISO's, I could get to the point where I can hear some audio. And in some cases, the screen will sort of flash lighter and then darker (like the backlight is getting brighter and then dimmer). But at no point did I ever see an Android desktop.

I tried to boot the ISO as a Qemu VM, and this does seem to work (as I can see the full boot sequence and get to a point where I'm looking at an Android desktop). Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to configure the VM for proper touch support. Ideally, I'd rather have Android running natively on the device.

I'm finding references to others who have tried this on the Lenovo X1 Tablets and had either moderate or no success. A no point could I find a guide or reference on what combination would allow BlissOS (or any Android X86 based solution) to boot and install on this hardware.

To anyone who could help me get BlissOS running and installed on this tablet, I'd be truly in your debt.

Thanks in advance.

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Update:

After some more research and experimentation, I was successful in getting Bliss OS installed and running on the bare metal of my Lenovo X1 tablet 3rd gen. However, the install isn't ideal as I leveraged an install script from JAXPARROW on Github (https://github.com/jaxparrow07/Android-x86-Installer-Linux) to complete the install. While this allows me to install and boot BlossOS (and other Android X86 releases) on the tablet, it's installing into a folder of the existing Linux ext4 filesystem and using the existing grub to boot. Ideally, I'd want the Android install in its own partition and ultimately use something like Refind as the boot manager.

I've attached an image of the grub entry that the JAXPARROW scripted install creates. Unfortunately, I cannot figure out what his script is doing that allows me to boot and install Android X86 on this hardware that a native boot and install won't work (black screen with a non-blinking cursor).

If anyone has any thoughts or feedback, I'd be grateful. I'm excited by the prospect that at least now I know I can run Android X86 on this hardware. And BlissOS is an amazing desktop implementation of Android.

Hardware is 2018 edition of the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet 3rd Generation:

ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3 | 2-in-1 Laptop Tablet

The ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3 delivers the best 2-in-1 tablet performance with a large 13" screen, detachable keyboard, and premium security features for work.

www.lenovo.com

Graphics are Intel 620 HD

3:2 aspect ratio

3000x2000

Thanks in advance.

[Image of grub entry ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/ysssaikm54cyhMpF8)