{"id":10488,"date":"2017-05-06T10:42:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T05:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=10488"},"modified":"2017-05-06T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T05:12:47","slug":"boot-linux-pc-using-android-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/boot-linux-pc-using-android-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Boot Linux on PC Using Android Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The free and open-source Linux has many advantages, one very useful\u00a0is the accessibility of\u00a0various great Linux distros that you can pick from and use. Also, nearly all Linux distros have\u00a0the capability to boot and run the Operating System from installation media, such as USB flash drives. But you can use your Android phone instead of a USB flash drive to run\u00a0and install just about any Linux distro on your computer?<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><strong>DriveDroid<\/strong> is an amazing Android app. But before that we discuss how to boot Linux on PC using Android phone, and let\u2019s see why you\u2019d do that, and what are the hardware &amp; software requirements for it are.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"why-use-an-android-phone-to-boot-linux-on-pc\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Why\u00a0use an Android phone to boot Linux on PC?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the\u00a0(Android) phone that you can carry with you at any times, No need of carrying a dedicated boot able USB flash drive.<\/li>\n<li>All the advantages of a boot able Linux USB flash drive, such as a personalized work environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"basic-requirements-before-proceeding\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Basic requirements before proceeding:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>rooted<\/strong>\u00a0Android phone, with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drive Droid app<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A USB cable to connect the phone with the PC.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rufus.akeo.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rufus<\/strong><\/a>, a free boot able media creation tool.<\/li>\n<li>ISO file of the\u00a0Linux distro that you wish to boot on PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"set-up-drivedroid-to-boot-linux-on-pc-using-android-phone\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Set up\u00a0DriveDroid to boot Linux on PC using Android phone<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 1:<\/label>\u00a0Launch\u00a0Drive Droid, and go to the app\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Settings &gt; USB Settings &gt; USB Setup Wizard<\/strong>. Now, complete\u00a0the simple, self-explanatory steps in the wizard, as outlined below:<\/p>\n<p>Proceed &gt; \u00a0Acquire root &gt; I plugged in the USB cable &gt; Proceed &gt; Standard Android kernel &gt; I see a USB drive, proceed &gt; DriveDroid booted successfully, proceed &gt; Close wizard<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-132.png\" alt=\"How To Boot Linux On PC Using Android Phone\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-132.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1-132-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 2:<\/label>\u00a0Tap on the \u201c<strong>+<\/strong>\u201d icon in DriveDroid\u2019s option bar, and select\u00a0<strong>Create blank image<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-134.png\" alt=\"How To Boot Linux On PC Using Android Phone\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-134.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2-134-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 3:<\/label>Specify a descriptive name (e.g. Ubuntu) for the blank image, as well as the image size. Generally, the image size should be a bit more than the ISO file size of the Linux distro that you wish to use. Also, un-check the\u00a0<strong>Partition table (MBR)\u00a0<\/strong>option, and proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-115.png\" alt=\"How To Boot Linux On PC Using Android Phone\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-115.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/3-115-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 4:<\/label>Wait until the disk image is created. Once finished, tap on it, and when the \u201c<strong>Host image<\/strong>\u201d pop-up dialog box comes up, select the\u00a0<strong>Writable USB\u00a0<\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-110.png\" alt=\"How To Boot Linux On PC Using Android Phone\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-110.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-110-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 5:<\/label>Connect your Android phone to the PC via the USB cable, and run Rufus. It will show the\u00a0phone\u2019s internal storage, generally with\u00a0<strong>NO_LABEL<\/strong>\u00a0name. Against the\u00a0<strong>Create a bootable disk image using<\/strong>\u00a0option, select\u00a0<strong>ISO image<\/strong>, and use the button next to it to specify the ISO of the Linux distro that you have saved on your PC. Finally, click\u00a0<strong>Start\u00a0<\/strong>to begin burning the ISO file to the phone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-97.png\" alt=\"How To Boot Linux On PC Using Android Phone\" width=\"640\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-97.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-97-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><label class=\"label label-success\">STEP 6:<\/label>\u00a0That\u2019s pretty much all. Reboot the PC, and the Linux distro will be booted up via the connected Android phone, using the phone as the \u201c<strong>first boot<\/strong>\u201d USB device. How cool is that?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Elementary OS (a Linux distribution) booted up on our PC through a rooted Android phone, using the magic of DriveDroid:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-96.png\" alt=\"How To Boot Linux On PC Using Android Phone\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-96.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-96-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"other-features-of-drivedroid\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Other features of DriveDroid:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Directly download ISO images of over 35 different Linux distros to your phone. This can be useful when you don\u2019t already have the ISO file. Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/softwarebakery.com\/apps\/drivedroid\/distributions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see the listing of all distributions downloadable via Drive Droid.<\/li>\n<li>Try\/Install multiple Linux distros on PC, straight from your Android phone.<\/li>\n<li>Boot Windows 10, 8, and 7 on PC, via Android phone (However, we weren\u2019t able to make it work during our testing).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"important-notes-potential-issues\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Important notes\/Potential issues:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Although majority of the\u00a0<strong>rooted\u00a0<\/strong>Android phones work with Drive Droid perfectly, there might be some devices that don\u2019t work. This is because Drive Droid uses some features of the Android kernel that might not be available on certain Android phones.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you don\u2019t use Drive Droid while the phone\u2019s SD card is being used on the PC, as this can cause data loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"carry-your-favorite-linux-distro-with-your-phone\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Carry your favorite Linux Distro with your phone<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Drive Droid makes it possible to have your personalized Linux work atmosphere on just about every PC, without the necessity of carrying around boot able USB flash drives. All you need is your (rooted) Android phone. It\u2019s pretty simple, and works just the way it\u2019s supposed to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Boot Linux on PC Using Android Phone &#8211; Android &#8211; the capability to boot and run the Operating System from installation media, such USB flash drives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,1699,5739],"tags":[31211,31243,31216,31208,31209,31212,31229,31215,31213,31214,31250,31249,31244,31242,31210,31247,31251,30468,30481,31221,31245,30469,31218,31246,31232,31226,31225,31217,31233,31248,31240,31239,31220,31237,31230,31241,31219,31223,31236,31228,31234,31235,31238,31231,31222,31224,31227],"class_list":["post-10488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-linux","category-pc","tag-android-boot-from-usb-otg","tag-android-is-linux","tag-android-linux-distro","tag-boot-pc-from-android-no-root","tag-boot-pc-from-android-phone-without-root","tag-boot-pc-from-android-without-root","tag-download-kali-linux-for-android","tag-drivedroid-not-working","tag-drivedroid-tutorial","tag-drivedroid-without-root","tag-how-to-download-kali-linux-on-android","tag-how-to-install-linux-in-android","tag-how-to-install-linux-on-android-phone","tag-how-to-run-linux-on-android","tag-how-to-use-drivedroid-to-install-windows","tag-install-kali-linux-on-android-step-by-step","tag-install-linux-apps-on-android","tag-kali-linux-android","tag-kali-linux-android-tools","tag-kali-linux-app-for-android","tag-kali-linux-download-android","tag-kali-linux-for-android","tag-kali-linux-for-android-free-download","tag-kali-linux-in-android","tag-kali-linux-mobile-os","tag-kali-linux-phone","tag-linux-access-android-phone","tag-linux-app-for-android","tag-linux-based-tablet","tag-linux-deploy-download","tag-linux-for-android","tag-linux-for-mobile","tag-linux-for-mobile-devices","tag-linux-for-mobile-phones","tag-linux-for-smartphone","tag-linux-mobile-os","tag-linux-mobile-phone","tag-linux-on-samsung-tablet","tag-linux-os-for-mobile","tag-linux-os-mobile-phone","tag-linux-os-phone","tag-linux-phone","tag-linux-smart-phones","tag-linux-tablet","tag-mobile-linux-os","tag-samsung-linux-phone","tag-tablets-linux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}