Recent changes to Installation

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:39:40 -0000

--- v17
+++ v18
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 * **fat32**

-**You can install Android-x86 to an NTFS filesystem to co-exist with Windows. See the [Advanced Section](http://) below for details.**
+**You can install Android-x86 to an NTFS filesystem to co-exist with Windows. See the Advanced section below for details.**

 ##Step By Step

-* Burn the iso image to cdrom or you can create a bootble USB stick(recommended- you known it is environmental protection).see the [Advanced Section](http://) for details.
+* Burn the iso image to cdrom or you can create a bootble USB stick(recommended- you known it is environmental protection).see the Advanced section below for details.

 * Boot OS from the Android-x86 installation CD/USB, Choose the '***Install Android to harddisk***' item as show below：
 ![installation item](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/InstallBootSelect.PNG)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 * **Also note** if you choose to format to ***fat32***, you will see a warning that android cannot save data to fat32. You can still proceed to install, but the installed android system will work like a live cd system. That is, all data will lose after power off. **But** it has been improved to save data to fat32 or ntfs since 2010. The installer will ask to create a ***data.img*** to save data when fat32 or ntfs is chosen.
 ![Dataimg](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/Data.img.PNG)

-* Next question is whether to install boot loader [Grub](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/). Usually you should answer yes, unless you want to install boot loader by hand yourself. **Note** the installer only creates boot items for Android-x86. If you hope to boot other operating systems, you need to add the item to `/grub/menu.lst` manually. See the [Advanced Section](http://#Advanced "Advanced Section") below for how to do this.
+* Next question is whether to install boot loader [Grub](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/). Usually you should answer yes, unless you want to install boot loader by hand yourself. **Note** the installer only creates boot items for Android-x86. If you hope to boot other operating systems, you need to add the item to `/grub/menu.lst` manually. See the Advanced Section below for how to do this.
 ![GrubConfirm](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/InstallGrubConfirm.png)

 * If you are lucky, the installation will begin, and you will see the progress bar.

Installation modified by Alexander Gee

Alexander Gee — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:36:20 -0000

--- v16
+++ v17
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@

 ##Introduction

-**We have implemented an easy installer to install Android-x86 to a harddisk. The supported filesystems are:**
+**Android-x86 includes an option to install to harddisk via easy installer. The supported filesystems are:**

 >* **ext4**
 * **ext3**
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@

 ----------
 ### VMware
-You have to change your virtual disk type to be IDE because the default type in VMware is SCSI, and Android-x86 kernel is not configured to support SCSI. 
+When using Android-x86 as a VMware guest OS you must change your virtual disk type to be IDE. The default type in VMware is SCSI, and Android-x86 kernel is not configured to support SCSI.

 You can follow these steps:

@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@
   * Choose the hard disk and remove it.
   *  Add a hard disk to create a new virtual disk, then you can choose IDE as your virtual disk type.

-When finished, you can install android-x86 normally.
+When finished, you can install Android-x86 normally.

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:08:08 -0000

--- v15
+++ v16
@@ -53,16 +53,17 @@

 * **Use the USB image**

-   Download the compressed USB image, uncompress and dump it to a USB stick.
-     On a Linux host, you can use the command:         
+Download the compressed USB image, uncompress and dump it to a USB stick.
+  On a Linux host, you can use the command:            

-   *for 64bit*
-  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86_64/android_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc`**  
-   *for 32bit*
-  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86/android_x86.iso of=/dev/sdc`**

-
-
+~~~~
+  *for 64bit*
+  dd if=out/target/product/x86_64/android_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc
+  *for 32bit*
+  dd if=out/target/product/x86/android_x86.iso of=/dev/sdc
+~~~~
+ 
 **Note** where `/dev/sdc` is the device name of the target USB disk. However, some broken BIOS may fail to boot such a USB disk.
      On a Windows host, you have sevral choices like [Win32DiskImager](https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/latest/download) or [USBImageTool](http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/USB-Image-Tool.shtml "usbit") , and what you want.

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:57:44 -0000

--- v14
+++ v15
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
**Note:** The type you chosen must match the partition ID or the boot loader will fail to boot.
 ![ChooseFilesystem](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/InstallChooseFilesystem.PNG)

-* **Also note** if you choose to format to ***fat32***, you will see a warning that android cannot save data to fat32. You can still proceed to install, but the installed android system will work like a live cd system. That is, all data will lose after power off. **But** it has been improved to save data to fat32 or ntfs since 2010. The installer will ask to create a ***data.img*** to save data when fat32 or ntfs is chosen.**
+* **Also note** if you choose to format to ***fat32***, you will see a warning that android cannot save data to fat32. You can still proceed to install, but the installed android system will work like a live cd system. That is, all data will lose after power off. **But** it has been improved to save data to fat32 or ntfs since 2010. The installer will ask to create a ***data.img*** to save data when fat32 or ntfs is chosen.
 ![Dataimg](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/Data.img.PNG)

 * Next question is whether to install boot loader [Grub](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/). Usually you should answer yes, unless you want to install boot loader by hand yourself. **Note** the installer only creates boot items for Android-x86. If you hope to boot other operating systems, you need to add the item to `/grub/menu.lst` manually. See the [Advanced Section](http://#Advanced "Advanced Section") below for how to do this.

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:56:52 -0000

--- v13
+++ v14
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 
**Note:** The type you chosen must match the partition ID or the boot loader will fail to boot.
 ![ChooseFilesystem](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/InstallChooseFilesystem.PNG)

-* **Also note** if you choose to format to ***fat32***, you will see a warning that android cannot save data to fat32. You can still proceed to install, but the installed android system will work like a live cd system. That is, all data will **lose** after power off. Therefore we do **not recommend** to install Android-x86 to a fat32 partition.
+* **Also note** if you choose to format to ***fat32***, you will see a warning that android cannot save data to fat32. You can still proceed to install, but the installed android system will work like a live cd system. That is, all data will lose after power off. **But** it has been improved to save data to fat32 or ntfs since 2010. The installer will ask to create a ***data.img*** to save data when fat32 or ntfs is chosen.**
+![Dataimg](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/Data.img.PNG)

 * Next question is whether to install boot loader [Grub](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/). Usually you should answer yes, unless you want to install boot loader by hand yourself. **Note** the installer only creates boot items for Android-x86. If you hope to boot other operating systems, you need to add the item to `/grub/menu.lst` manually. See the [Advanced Section](http://#Advanced "Advanced Section") below for how to do this.
 ![GrubConfirm](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/InstallGrubConfirm.png)

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:43:29 -0000

--- v12
+++ v13
@@ -54,15 +54,12 @@

    Download the compressed USB image, uncompress and dump it to a USB stick.
      On a Linux host, you can use the command:         
+     
+   *for 64bit*
+  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86_64/android_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc`**  
+   *for 32bit*
+  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86/android_x86.iso of=/dev/sdc`**

-  * **for 64bit**
-~~~~
-  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86_64/android_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc`**  
-~~~~
-  - **for 32bit**
-~~~~
-  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86/android_x86.iso of=/dev/sdc`**
-~~~~

 **Note** where `/dev/sdc` is the device name of the target USB disk. However, some broken BIOS may fail to boot such a USB disk.

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:11:53 -0000

--- v11
+++ v12
@@ -53,11 +53,19 @@
 * **Use the USB image**

    Download the compressed USB image, uncompress and dump it to a USB stick.
-     On a Linux host, you can use the command:
- 
-       **`zcat android-x86-1.6-r2_usb.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdc*`* 
+     On a Linux host, you can use the command:         

-   **Note** where `/dev/sdc` is the device name of the target USB disk. However, some broken BIOS may fail to boot such a USB disk.
+  * **for 64bit**
+~~~~
+  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86_64/android_x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdc`**  
+~~~~
+  - **for 32bit**
+~~~~
+  **`dd if=out/target/product/x86/android_x86.iso of=/dev/sdc`**
+~~~~
+
+
+**Note** where `/dev/sdc` is the device name of the target USB disk. However, some broken BIOS may fail to boot such a USB disk.
      On a Windows host, you have sevral choices like [Win32DiskImager](https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/latest/download) or [USBImageTool](http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/USB-Image-Tool.shtml "usbit") , and what you want.

 * **Create a bootable USB stick by ISO file**

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 03:04:54 -0000

--- v10
+++ v11
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 * **fat32**

-**You can install Android-x86 to an NTFS filesystem to co-exist with Windows. See the [Advanced Section](http://) for details.**
+**You can install Android-x86 to an NTFS filesystem to co-exist with Windows. See the [Advanced Section](http://) below for details.**

 ##Step By Step

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@

 * **Also note** if you choose to format to ***fat32***, you will see a warning that android cannot save data to fat32. You can still proceed to install, but the installed android system will work like a live cd system. That is, all data will **lose** after power off. Therefore we do **not recommend** to install Android-x86 to a fat32 partition.

-* Next question is whether to install boot loader [Grub](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/). Usually you should answer yes, unless you want to install boot loader by hand yourself. **Note** the installer only creates boot items for Android-x86. If you hope to boot other operating systems, you need to add the item to `/grub/menu.lst` manually. See the [Advanced Section](http://#Advanced "Advanced Section") for how to do this.
+* Next question is whether to install boot loader [Grub](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/). Usually you should answer yes, unless you want to install boot loader by hand yourself. **Note** the installer only creates boot items for Android-x86. If you hope to boot other operating systems, you need to add the item to `/grub/menu.lst` manually. See the [Advanced Section](http://#Advanced "Advanced Section") below for how to do this.
 ![GrubConfirm](https://sourceforge.net/p/android-x86/wiki/Installation/attachment/InstallGrubConfirm.png)

 * If you are lucky, the installation will begin, and you will see the progress bar.

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 14:00:37 -0000

--- v9
+++ v10
@@ -52,16 +52,13 @@

 * **Use the USB image**

-   Download the compressed USB image, uncompress and dump it to a USB stick. 
-   
-   
+   Download the compressed USB image, uncompress and dump it to a USB stick.
+     On a Linux host, you can use the command:
+ 
+       **`zcat android-x86-1.6-r2_usb.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdc*`* 

-   - On a Linux host, you can use the command:
- 
-       **`zcat android-x86-1.6-r2_usb.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdc`** 
-
-       **Note** where `/dev/sdc` is the device name of the target USB disk. However, some broken BIOS may fail to boot such a USB disk.
-   - On Windows host, you have sevral choices like [Win32DiskImager](https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/latest/download) or [USBImageTool](http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/USB-Image-Tool.shtml "usbit") , and what you want.
+   **Note** where `/dev/sdc` is the device name of the target USB disk. However, some broken BIOS may fail to boot such a USB disk.
+     On a Windows host, you have sevral choices like [Win32DiskImager](https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/latest/download) or [USBImageTool](http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/USB-Image-Tool.shtml "usbit") , and what you want.

 * **Create a bootable USB stick by ISO file**

Installation modified by xiezhongtian

xiezhongtian — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 13:38:41 -0000

--- v8
+++ v9
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@

 ###Multi-boot
 - To boot other operating systems, you have to add boot items for them to `/grub/menu.lst`. For example, to boot Windows, add the following:
-
`title Windows`
-
` rootnoverify (hd0,0)`
-
`brchainloader +1`
+
+~~~~
+title Windows`
+`  rootnoverify (hd0,0)`
+  `brchainloader +1`
+~~~~

 * This assumes the Windows is installed to **the first partition of the first hard disk**. Or you need to change rootnoverify to the appropriate value. See [**Grub Manual**](http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html "GRUB Manual") for details.