How to REAL install Remix OS on VirtualBox

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How to REAL install Remix OS on VirtualBox

This is how to REAL install Remix OS on VirtualBox. rootfs could be writable!!!

Needs:

• any linux liveCD iso file (Xubuntu here)
• Remix OS iso file ("Remix_OS_for_PC_Android_M_32bit_B2016092201.iso" here)
• VirtualBox

step 1:

Create a virtual machine with a hard disk (at least 4GB). I use 32GB here.

step 2:

Boot linux liveCD to partition and format the disk.

$ sudo gparted

partition table type: msdos

(one partition for example here.)

finished partition:

step 3:

Boot Remix OS iso with boot flag: INSTALL=1

select partition that we had format.

(format function seems buggy here, so, skip it)

Install bootloader latter.

Select "Yes" let rootfs could be mount as rw!!

Wait until finished.

step 4:

Reboot to linux liveCD again. This time we are going to install bootloader.

# grub-install --root-directory=/media/xubuntu/RemixOS /dev/sda

(Where /media/xubuntu/RemixOS is the path you mount the partition that just created in step 2.)

(And /dev/sda is the devices you wants to install.)

add grub.cfg to /media/xubuntu/RemixOS/boot/grub/

androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 to androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 if used 64bit iso.

set default=0 
set timeout=10
set gfxmode=800x600
terminal_output gfxterm

menuentry 'Remix OS' --class android-x86 {
        search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/kernel
        linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/sda1 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive SERIAL=random DATA=/data
        initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
}

and reboot to RemixOS.

First time will take a little long at here.

Finally, and enjoy :)

grub.cfg

set default=0 
set timeout=10
set gfxmode=800x600
terminal_output gfxterm

menuentry 'Remix OS' --class android-x86 {
        search --file --no-floppy --set=root /RemixOS/kernel
        linux /RemixOS/kernel root=/dev/sda1 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86 androidboot.selinux=permissive SERIAL=random DATA=/data
        initrd /RemixOS/initrd.img
}

Thank you, this works great! (I installed the 64 bit version)

@cs8425

Reboot to linux liveCD again. This time we are going to install bootloader.
grub-install --root-directory=/media/xubuntu/RemixOS /dev/sda
(Where /media/xubuntu/RemixOS is the path you mount the partition that just created in step 2.)
(And /dev/sda is the devices you wants to install.)
add grub.cfg to /media/xubuntu/RemixOS/boot/grub/

Can you explain this part in more detail? I'm struggled.

Thank you, it works for me.

@lcdss,
In step 4, you need to mount that folder first. For me, I'm using the Ubuntu Live CD. It doesn't have /media/xubuntu folder, so i used /media/RemixOS instead.

Open terminal, run commands as root, create folder, and mount the partition:

sudo su
mkdir /media/RemixOS
mount /dev/sda1 /media/RemixOS

Follow the gist, install grub, fill in the configuration, then save it

grub-install --root-directory=/media/RemixOS /dev/sda
gedit /media/RemixOS/boot/grub/grub.cfg

For cleanup, unmount the folder
umount /media/RemixOS

After that, you can reboot.

I found I had to set the VirtualBox network mode to "bridged" to avoid getting certificate errors that hampered web browsing and prevented setting up a Google account.

Always erorr in stage 4... If i check on file manager the folder name not media/xubuntu/remixos but /media/xubuntu/73883+b78929ggh/remix os..

Those who are struggling with errors, I wrote another possible way of installing remix OS on the Virtual box here. This method works on Mac, Windows and Linux
Hope it helps.

Thanks! Nice work.

In last step, after reboot, RemixOS starting in root shell. :-(

When using 64bit, make sure you change "--class android-x86" to "--class android-x86-64" in addition to the already mentioned "androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64", in step 4.

And if you get a terminal after reboot, type "start" and hit Enter. Voilà!

Nice share! Great work. Thanks. Couldn't do without @icersg comment.

@amarilindra Your guide does not include anything about installing.
Resident mode saves data to the system, but does not install the OS.
You should also pay special attention to the details of guest mode:
Guest Mode - No data will be saved after each session
This is not an installation and doesn't even have persistent data.

hi, beautiful guide! ;)
Now that it was installed I had a problem: the mouse was not tracked and I could only move it if I clicked and selected! Fortunately I changed the settings on the mouse in virtualbox and I solved it.

I wanted to ask you if I can change the screen resolution, I don't know how it's done, thanks !!