Disclaimer - this could cause data loss and render your tablet useless. I take no responsibility for your data or system if you decide to try this with your device. This is no guarantee it will work on your device. Also this article is not an endorsement of any kind for the products or companies listed.
- The Dell Venue 7 is designed for Android. However, it is an Intel Atom based Baytrail platform (Dell Venue 7 3741 - CPU), so you can load other OSes into it.
- I've been running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell Venue 11 Pro 7140 for a couple of years. The system runs very reliably, but application support for the touch screen is poor, and audio through the headphone jacks is unusable (but fine through the speakers). I'm considering switching to Ubuntu 18.04. I'd like to know.
- Method 1: Hot Boot Method. Put your USB disk drive into the USB port on your Dell Venue Windows 8 tablet. On the Start screen or the Desktop, press Windows + C keyboard shortcut or swipe inwards from the right-side display edge. Click or tap on Settings and then click or tap on Change PC settings. Click or touch on General tab.
- Dieses Video zeigt das neue Dell Venue 8 Pro Tablet, wie es Ubuntu (13.10) vom USB-Stick startet. Zur Zeit funktionieren viele Dinge noch nicht, z.B.
I am using a Dell Venue 8 pro. I think Windows 8.1 is not a good OS for tablet devices. I believe that Ubuntu is working well on tablets, but I've read that people are having issues with touch input and internet access when running Ubuntu on this device.
Early last year I received a Dell Venue 11 Pro (5130) tablet as agift.It had Windows 8 and evenupgrading to Windows 10 I found it - well, not very useful.Why you ask? The applications I wantedto use work only on Android or IOS.Sohence another research project - this one took several months and then some!I tried many versions of Android, Remix OS, 64 bit and32 bit versions, dual boot options and design loads.I will not bore you with all the iterations and failed attempts - trust me, there were many!
Remix OS for 32bit worked with dual boot and installing from Windows was straight forward using their install utility. The downfall, Wi-Fi would stop unexpectedly and usually in the middle of a movie, causing the family to look at me with a funny look. Most of the Appsseem to work, but first you have to side load google play using GMSActivatotr.apk.
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Since the intense stares were increasing, I decided to go with a straight Android load and found a way to utilize the entire diskstorage - there is a trick to get Android to recognize the entire diskstorage rather than the default 4Gb storage.What Worked and What You Need
- A USB Thumb drive
- The Android X86- 4.4-R5 ISO image
- Rufus 2.11 install utility
Steps to install:
| Disk format utility in Android Install |
| Storage greater than 4gb default |
- Download the AndroidX864.4-R5 image to a windows pc.
- Download Rufus 2.11 to thewindows pc.
- In the bios settings of the Venue Pro, you mustturn off Secure Boot and ensure booting from USB is enabled.
- Run Rufus, and pick the Android Image.
- Pick the USB drive (be careful with this step not to pick your OS drive).
- Format and install the image as an ISO.
- Boot from the USB drive on the tablet (eitherhit the fcn F12, or hold the volume down key after power-up to bring up the boot menuselection).
- On the Android boot screen, pick install to disk(3rd option).
- Using the disk utility, SelectCreate/Modify partition, pick all the disk partitions and delete them (this will destroy any data, so make sureyou have saved anything off the tablet, this includes anything in windows asyou will wipe that off the tablet).
- Create a new partition. Pick a small primarysize.This is the trick Imentioned.I made mine 1Gb in size.
- Create a secondary partition using the rest ofthe space.
- Write the new partition data, then quit the discutility.
- Install Android on the second partition. Answer yes to all remaining questions. Formatit NTFS (ext3 doesn’t work - the tablet just will not boot).
- After it installs, it will ask about the size ofthe data.img file, enter the size of the second partition minus 1Gb for the OS size (this will take a while to write).
- Once complete, Reboot and Android should bootup.
Summary
The only app I found not to work so far is the Time WarnerTV app. All household automation apps, screen cast (I use localcast), HDMovies, Kodi and others all seem to work and update.I hope this helps others out and shows open source can work.Good luck!
Until next time - happy computing Here is how to boot from USB on Dell Venue Windows tablet. Read on and get the detailed steps. Closely follow them until you make it. Please let me know if meeting more problems.
As you might know, due to the controversial secure boot , Windows 8 has got quite a lot of boot probelms, such as booting from CD/DVD, booting from USB drive, installing Ubuntu, etc.
::How to boot from USB on Dell Venue Windows 8 tablet?
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Method 1: Hot Boot Method
-> Put your USB disk drive into the USB port on your Dell Venue Windows 8 tablet.
-> On the Start screen or the Desktop, press Windows + C keyboard shortcut or swipe inwards from the right-side display edge.
-> Click or tap on Settings and then click or tap on Change PC settings.
-> Click or touch on General tab.
-> Click or tap on Advanced Startup button.
-> Choose Troubleshoot option.
-> Select Advanced options.
-> Select UEFI firmware settings.
-> Click on Restart button after reading the instructions.
-> Highlight Security tab using arrow keys on the keyboard. (You need to connect a USB-port keyboard.)
-> Switch to Secure boot menu.
-> Ensure that Secure boot support is “Disabled.”
-> Highlight Save & Exit -> Select Save changes and exit and hit Enter.
-> Select OK.
-> Press and hold F2 key, which should bring back to the BIOS screen.
-> Go to Save & Exit tab.
-> Highlight “UEFI: Drive Name” under Windows boot manager and hit Enter.
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Once you OK those above, you will be able to boot your Dell Venue from the USB drive you selected just now.
Method 2: Cool Boot Method
Press Power button. (Now the tablet is powered off.) Next, press Volume Up button and hold it until you get the boot select menu.
On the next screen, under UEFI options, use Volume Up/Down to choose the device you want to boot from or touch on it to make it selected. In my case, I am going to select my KingstonDataTraveler. Next, hit Enter.
Good job! You now will be able to boot up from USB. Consequently, you will be able to run Ubuntu, Windows PE or Recovery drive on your Dell Venue Windows 8 tablet.
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