Android On Vbox?

	Android On Vbox?
	Discussion by manuleka with 14 Replies. Last Update: November 21, 2012, 11:33 am

manuleka

has anyone here tried running Android on a VM?

i mean the Android 2.2 or 2.3, i think chrome os would probably work but i'm curious about Android...

Mon Jun 6, 2011 Reply New Discussion

I guess there is likely to be some hack out there. I searched the google and found atleast one tutorial on it. It basically deals with two things - installing it natively on PC or linux or installing it directly under VM. There is also one project that lets you run android on netbooks or other linux distros. You can check that here. There is also one site which has step by step instruction on how to access or install android on virtual machine. You can check that site here. I don't know if you're vmware user or virtualbox because that will change some steps in this tutorial. Check it anyway.

Mon Jun 6, 2011 Reply New Discussion

manuleka

thanks starscream... it seems an image for vms aren't really easy to get hold of for androids... but Chrome OS does have image available

Tue Jun 7, 2011 Reply New Discussion

yordan

There is one version for eepc, it worked fine on my vm. Have a look here :
http://www.vladan.fr/how-to-install-android-in-vmware-workstation/
The other available iso's, 4.0 for instance, installed correctly but did not work with virtual Ethernet.
Also, remember that your vm is not a phone, so a lot of things will not work. For instance you cannot register at googleplay, because you cannot receive the confirmation SMS

Sun Nov 18, 2012 Reply New Discussion

manuleka

thanks yordan... downloading it now to test on virtualbox

Version 4 (Ice Cream sandwich) is available for downloads
http://www.vmlite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:android&catid=17:vmlitenewsrotator

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion

yordan

QUOTE (manuleka)

thanks yordan... downloading it now to test on virtualbox

Version 4 (Ice Cream sandwich) is available for downloads
http://www.vmlite.co...litenewsrotator

Link: view Post: 195702

Did not work correctly on my VM, did not detect the wired network.

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion

manuleka

same... network connection doesn't seem to function...

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion

yordan

Try the one in my link, it worked fine for me, I was able to surf.

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion

manuleka

ok will give a shot... thats an earlier version though

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion

yordan

QUOTE (manuleka)

ok will give a shot... thats an earlier version though

Link: view Post: 195765

The earlier version works fine. And the new version did not work. So, back to the old version.

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion

manuleka

a bit tricky though as i'm using Virtualbox on Kubuntu... just going through the .vbox file on kate seems to look different from the .vmx file for vmware....

Mon Nov 19, 2012 Reply New Discussion