Submitted by Deepesh Agarwal on Tue, 08/20/2013 - 08:16
The quick and dirty Google Android 4.3 installation instructions for Windows shared earlier were not perfect and resulted in slow performance. Free virtualization utility Virtualbox offers an superior alternative to QEMU based virtualization used in the previous approach offering much superior working experience and performance benefits. Here's a complete picture-guide to get Google Android 4.3 x86 working in Windows using Oracle VirtualBox.
To get started follow the picture demonstration shared below :
- Download and install free Virtualbox utility.
- Download and save the Androidx86 ISO file locally.
- Start Virtualbox and create a new virtual machine using the settings shown below.
- Make sure you remove the default IDE connector and use SATA as shown below. Also, make sure to attach the above downloaded ISO as CD-ROM and enable booting from it.
- Now start the virtual appliance and setup as shown below.
- Once installed reboot and make sure we boot from Disk and not CR-ROM anymore.
- Once booted the initial setup screen will get loaded and you can proceed as instructed.
- We also have access to Google Playas shown below.
If the "mouse pointer" is not working inside VM, just go to “Machine” and choose “Disable Mouse Integration” inside VirtualBox menu.
Comments
Ethernet configuration
Hi, I have installed Android on VMWare workstation, but I could not get the ethernet settings in Wireless & networks under settings, please help me to access Internet on Android
Andriod on Dell M700
HI, I have old DEll M700 laptop, please let me know if I can install or not and here the configuration
RAM--512 MB
HDD--80 GB
CPU--1.8 Ghz
Install problem
Hi,
I prepared my VM as shown, but when i start the install I get an error message as follows:
[4.090226] Kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill the idle task!"
Do you have any idea that could help ?
Thks and brgds
Fix..
Found this on Virtualbox knowledgebase :
Try the provided suggestion and report.
Hello, and thanks for your
Hello, and thanks for your answer.
I disabled I/O-APIC & Virtualization option, but I can only choose a 2.6 Linux, there is no choice about 2.6.xx
Best regards
Hmmm.
Yes, it should work with 2.6. Is your version of Virtualbox latest, if not update it.
VirtualBox is in its latest
VirtualBox is in its latest version (4.2.16), I tried different solution (IO-APIC, VTX, IDE controller, SATA controller, etc...), nothing was working.
And suddenly, this morning it works !
Install is ok, but system is not running (still kernelpanic). I don't know how it's been possible to install eventually...
Suggestion..
I would suggest you reinstall Virtualbox and re-download the latest Androidx86 image. Make sure you are using these settings :
OS Type: Linux
OS Version: 2.6
Memory: 512MB
Hard drive type: VDI
Hard drive storage: dynamically allocated
Hard drive size: 3GB
Network: NAT
I re-enabled my
I re-enabled my Virtualization setting in the BIOS, and Viola! It worked.
mouse support
something wrong at my end or is there no mouse support? :s
Post updated..
I updated the article to fix your issue. Check above.
how to stop "kernel panic not syncing" error
some people get the "kernel panic" problem when they run without vt-x in virtual box. check this article, it contains how to bypass that without VT-x enabled.
All you need to do is to use VMware-Player instead of virtualbox.
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