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Help Installing Android on a Vulcan Omega Tablet

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DCC1989

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Link to site for details: http://vulcanelectronics.com/vulcan-omega-8-tablet/

We got a pair of tablets cheap with Windows installed. Problem is that they can't update without an SD card and the OS being fooled into believing the SD card is part of the C: drive. Now, it doesn't even want to do that, and they are essentially bricks due to the OS eating all the resources... and there's nothing else installed.

So, I had the thought to replace Windows with Android; they are nice tablets, after all.

My issue is that I have no idea what I'm doing, and apparently no one else is really doing that either. All the decent walkthroughs I've found are for dual-boots or VMs. The latter would mean Windows would still be installed, eating all the tablets resources, so that's not what I need. My thoughts then go to the former, then clearing off Windows after I've worked out the bugs... but I still don't know if this is a viable option.

I spent hours looking... barely found an ISO for a basic Android install, let alone a solution. Out of ideas here. Anyone else have any thoughts? Thanks for any input.
 
Hi there and welcome to Android Forums!

I'm glad you came here to ask before you got too involved in it. Short answer: you can't.

Longer answer: The Android operating system is written to very particular hardware configurations. Unlike the Windows architecture, the Android architecture is completely different: although it's BASED on Linux, it's a variation of it. The hardware that runs Windows is simply the wrong hardware to run Android. I thought you'd want to know that before trying to flash the ISO, having it fail, and then not being able to reinstall Windows... which may or may not even be possible with this tablet. I know this isn't the news you wanted, but it's what I have for you.

And THAT'S the pitfall of cheap Chinese tablets: they usually have very low system resources, run unauthorized copies of Windows or Android, they don't come with Google services, and will NEVER see an update.

It's great to have you here :)
 
If you can boot a USB, you could try the iso I made for Phoenix OS based on Android x86. Can you get into BIOS?
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The_Chief said:
Hi there and welcome to Android Forums!

I'm glad you came here to ask before you got too involved in it. Short answer: you can't.

Longer answer: The Android operating system is written to very particular hardware configurations. Unlike the Windows architecture, the Android architecture is completely different: although it's BASED on Linux, it's a variation of it. The hardware that runs Windows is simply the wrong hardware to run Android. I thought you'd want to know that before trying to flash the ISO, having it fail, and then not being able to reinstall Windows... which may or may not even be possible with this tablet. I know this isn't the news you wanted, but it's what I have for you.

And THAT'S the pitfall of cheap Chinese tablets: they usually have very low system resources, run unauthorized copies of Windows or Android, they don't come with Google services, and will NEVER see an update.

It's great to have you here :)
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I had a feeling Android wouldn't like it.

I do appreciate the really in depth answer here. While I'm nowhere near what you would call tech-savvy, I do like learning the ins and outs. Now to figure out what to do with these things to make them worthwhile.

Guess we go lucky we bought these at a really cheap price... I do regret letting them sit so long, however. Could/Should have returned them and gotten an actual Android tablet.

Bg260 said:
If you can boot a USB, you could try the iso I made for Phoenix OS based on Android x86. Can you get into BIOS?
Thread link in my signature.
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I was able to get into BIOS. While I can't remember the name of the cable I used, I hooked up a USB keyboard to one of the tablets to see about using BIOS and checking what options it had available. Unfortunately, other than a few basics, I really wasn't to sure of most of the settings.

I think I'll go with a different plan and see about making the tablets useable with the installed Windows OS... maybe I missed something that's eating the resources. If I can't get that to work and we decide to go for a long shot, I'll circle back around to your ISO. I appreciate the offer, and I'll let you know if it becomes Plan C.
 
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