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Linux & Android => Distributions => Topic started by: ssfc72 on August 23, 2016, 11:28:46 PM

Title: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: ssfc72 on August 23, 2016, 11:28:46 PM
Installed this to a bootable USB 3.0 thumb drive and chose a persistence option.

Very nice!!

Nice Desktop background, works pretty fast on my new HP X360  11.6" notebook.  Everthing on the notebook seems to work well. Trackpad, scrooling, tapping.  WIFI works.

I can even access the files in my Windows 10.

Streams videos well.
However, the Chrome browser won't play the flash video, on the BBC website.

Edit - Aug 24,   The Google Play Store works without any problem.
Title: Re: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: fox on August 24, 2016, 07:42:24 AM
Wow; that's good news! I saw that the 3.0 update was released, but hadn't had the chance to try it. This sounds like a substantial improvement over version 2. Have you tried installing it to your internal drive?
Title: Re: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: ssfc72 on August 24, 2016, 09:05:52 AM
No, I won't be installing to the hard drive.  I just want to run it from a bootable thumb drive.
Title: Re: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: fox on August 30, 2016, 01:02:12 PM
I was able to make a live usb that works on my Mac, but unfortunately, the persistent option won't even boot.
Title: Re: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: ssfc72 on August 30, 2016, 05:24:49 PM
After selecting the persistence option,  wait for about 15 minutes before giving up and shutting down or pulling out the usb thumb drive.
It may take quite a while for the thumb drive to set up the persistence file.
Title: Re: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: fox on August 30, 2016, 10:44:21 PM
I tried again, this time for 1/2 hour. No joy. I'm now downloading Remix on my Dell in Windows 10 and will try again with the PC installer. OK, it works from the xps download! I don't know what was wrong with the other versions I tried.
Title: Re: RemixOS - Android 6.0 Marshmellow
Post by: fox on September 01, 2016, 12:30:06 PM
Remix on USB works pretty well on my MacBook Air, but won't boot my older Acer 1810TZ. I don't know why since the version I used is supposed to cover 64 bit and 32 bit with and without UEFI boot. Starts booting but never makes it to the Android desktop - same as Bob's Acer. But it's a big improvement over version 2 - faster, better window control, Play Store installed automatically, and it updated to the newly-released version 3.0.203 without problems.