Remix OS

[VulkanBros]

Sounds interesting....
http://www.cultofandroid.com/77953/...esome-android-desktop-youve-been-waiting-for/

https://www.droidmen.com/how-to-install-remix-os-2-0-computer-laptop-pc/

Download officially here: http://www.jide.com/en

 

[jboydgolfer]

interesting

 

[Hugis]

tried to get it going yesterday didnt work with my pc or my missus pc....

 

[silentbogo]

Looks pretty good on pictures. Too bad we can't see it in action.

tried to get it going yesterday didnt work with my pc or my missus pc....

Wondering how? OS is not available yet, unless you pre-ordered jide devices, or backed the kickstarter campaign (and still only Nexus 9/10 images were promised)

 

[Hugis]

Looks pretty good on pictures. Too bad we can't see it in action.


Wondering how? OS is not available yet, unless you pre-ordered jide devices, or backed the kickstarter campaign (and still only Nexus 9/10 images were promised)

it leaked yesterday or the the day before

Remix_OS_for_PC_64_B2015123002
remixos-usb-tool

 

[natr0n]

nice

 

[Liquid Cool]

I've been watching Brad Linder(Liliputing) talk about this for the last year. It does look pretty nifty, I might take it for a spin.

Best,

LC

 

[silentbogo]

it leaked yesterday or the the day before

Remix_OS_for_PC_64_B2015123002
remixos-usb-tool

Thx.

Just downloaded the thing and tried on both of my rigs.

First attempt:
Hyper-V: 2 cores/2GB RAM

Successful start in guest mode. Mouse for some reason does not work properly. I can drag, but simple cursor movement is not doing anything.
Some graphics/color/scaling issues, but those are probably related to the VGA driver, and not the OS itself.

Resident mode is not working.

Second attempt:
Proper boot: AMD A4-5300B / 4GB RAM

Successful first start in guest mode. Network adapter started without issues. Installed Antutu and Kodi to test media performance.
Antutu ran fine and gave me a total score of ~200K. The second 3D benchmark failed to start (not supported), so I'm not 100% sure if this score means anything.
BTW, RemixOS uses Gallium 0.4 by default for my Radeon HD7480D, so some OpenGL[ES] features may not be implemented or supported yet.
Overall the OS feels snappy (almost like running linux with LXDM). The desktop itself is clean and kinda resembles LXDE, but the notification panel is clearly an attempt at replicating Win10 notification area. Not too bad.
Kodi, on the other hand, failed to recognize my native resolution(1280x1024 native, 1300-something x 1100-something detected), which caused some serious issues with mouse navigation. Keyboard navigation works fine.
1080p playback was smooth, as expected.
There are some problems with app scaling. App store is only partially scaled to my screen size and some dialogues fall back to [probably] 800x480 size.
I think my old 4:3 screen is at fault, but similar thing was encountered in Antutu: it only works in fullscreen mode, and most raster assets (icons/images) are taken from a low-res package.

In order to power off the machine you need to physically press the power button, just like on any other android device. Start menu is basically a popup with all installed apps, which can be also called by holding a home button for 1 sec.

Resident mode is not working.

Third attempt:
After rebooting my second rig for the third time, RemixOS failed to start altogether. Same rig, no changes, but it fails to boot in either guest or resident mode.
Re-checked the flash drive for errors - everything seems fine.

Wanted to make a followup of my successful boot with screenshots, but I guess I'll have to wait for more stable release. Hopefully it's tomorrow.

 

[brandonwh64]

I cant get it to work on VirtualBox, VMware, or two laptops. It just freezes or reboots.

 

[VulkanBros]

Bare in mind - it is still not official......

 

[eidairaman1]

Before remix there is ReactOS

 

[Red_Machine]

Before remix there is ReactOS

I'm assuming that is a joke, because ReactOS is a Windows clone and nothing to do with Android.

 

[silentbogo]

Remix OS official download is now up and running.
Gonna try it tomorrow, see if there's any improvement in the official release.

http://www.jide.com/en/remixos-for-pc#downloadNow

BTW, this is a developer version, which means stable 2.0 ain't coming for some time. For some reason this reminds me of Cubietech and their development cycle - as soon as the new device hits the shelves, they halt software support and start working on the new device. Considering that Remix mini is a super-simplified analog of Cubieboard 4 in a much uglier case, I won't be surprised if they are the same people...

 

[Hugis]

Ok got this little minx working , i had to boot up with onboard intel not my gtx780ti, this worked!

(i was stuck previously at this)

Also the new release DOES NOT have the play store and they have changed the browser(i think)

 

[jboydgolfer]

im currently Trying to install it to a Totally new Barracuda 1Tb drive, sincethere is nothing else on it. My usb drives are apparently WAY too slow.

**edit*** not bootable....hmm any suggestions?

Found THIS on installing it to a HDD.

 

[silentbogo]

I was only able to boot it in Guest mode again.
Resident mode is still not booting, but this time I get an error message, something like "Unable to determine USB write speed. Boot may fail blah-blah". I press a key to continue and get stuck again.
Using my second rig (A4 APU / 4GB RAM)

Found THIS on installing it to a HDD.

Did similar for my flashdrive. I have a multi-boot USB stick with Win7/Win10/Arch/Ubuntu and now RemixOS.

I'd try to DD the image to HDD, but so far I ran out of motivation juice... Most sane people install Ubuntu on their phones and tablets, and we, a bunch of dorks with too much time on our hands, wasting a lot of effort into installing a broken Android distro to our hi-end desktops.... sarcasm or irony?

 

[Hillbilly]

There is another way.

http://www.hillbillyhardware.com/Reviews/remixmini/remixmini.html

 

[silentbogo]

There is another way.

http://www.hillbillyhardware.com/Reviews/remixmini/remixmini.html

$69.99 for a mediocre ARM miniPC - not the best option. There are tons of embedded computers in that price category that will allow you to run a full-featured Linux distro with hardware graphics acceleration and give a lot more in terms of features.
Odroid XU4 is just one example. It has 3 USB ports(2x2.0 and 1x3.0), which provides an opportunity to connect more than just a wired KB/mouse (decent WiFi adapter, USB3.0 external hard drive etc.) and features a much more powerful MALI-T628 MP6 with OpenGLES3.0 support and up to 1440p display resolutions. Can easily run a full-featured Ubuntu 14.04 and higher. CPU may be not as powerful, but when it comes to graphics and multimedia - it will run circles around Allwinner A64.

The second problem is that it is still in Alpha and does not really work, while there are viable alternatives, such as ChromiumOS, which can be used on any platform today (x86, x64, ARM etc.). By the time RemixOS is finished and ready for consumer market, ChromeOS and Android merge will most likely kill the competitor.

http://www.cnet.com/news/googles-mobile-quest-may-lead-to-android-chrome-merger/

As to the future of Remix Mini - I'm pretty sure that in a month or two from now the majority of its users will run Arch, Ubuntu or some Debian variation.

 

[Hillbilly]

The second problem is that it is still in Alpha and does not really work,

The Remix OS for the Mini is no longer in alpha state. It is a stable 2.0.106.

 

[silentbogo]

Just because it does not say Alpha does not mean that it will not behave like one:

http://support.jide.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/200427697-Bug-Reporting
http://support.jide.com/hc/en-us/articles/214134757-Remix-OS-Update-2-0-106

If I had a chance to get one at Kickstarter pre-order price, I'd probably be one of those individuals ranting about bugs, but since I cannot run it properly on any device in my house...

NB!
* There are no ARM images available at all (except 1.5 for Nexus).
* Remix 2.0 is not working on their ultratablet - the only device that actually had marketable appeal.
* Nexus 9/10 users are still on Remix 1.5 with 2.0 nowhere to be seen.
* Both support and community forums look abandoned.

Does not look good for a kickstarter project which raised over $1.6 mil.

 

[Hillbilly]

FYI. Remix OS for PC is now in beta. It now has 32 & 64-bit support and can be installed on hard drives. Here is my take on it.

http://www.hillbillyhardware.com/Reviews/remix_os_for_pc_beta/remix_os_for_pc_beta.html

 

[remixedcat]

Hmm might give it a wirl on hyper-v... hope it works.

 

[RejZoR]

Sounds like an interesting option for my crappy little AMD E-450 laptop. Windows is all of a sudden too much of a burden for it even though it used to be super snappy. But if phones can run Android smoothly at 1080p with crappier hardware, this one should run it super smoothly.

Besides, it's for music, movies and internet only anyway.

 

[Hillbilly]

Hmm might give it a wirl on hyper-v... hope it works.

Me too. Let us know if you get it up and running.

 

[Hillbilly]

Sounds like an interesting option for my crappy little AMD E-450 laptop. Windows is all of a sudden too much of a burden for it even though it used to be super snappy. But if phones can run Android smoothly at 1080p with crappier hardware, this one should run it super smoothly.

Besides, it's for music, movies and internet only anyway.

It's definitely worth a try. Good luck.