[ale] How do I run Android in a Virtualbox VM

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Horkan,

Thanks for the tip.  I think I'll let this android-x86 be my 2nd backup 
plan and bluestacks be the 1st backup.  I think the best potential at 
the moment is the official android emulator, which Derek suggested.

I tried to load the Android Development Toolkit on my Win 7 laptop, 
which does not have Java for security reasons.  The installation 
crashed.  Not long ago, I tweaked a Mint VM to use the official Oracle 
Java, so maybe I could install the ADT on that and then run the 
emulator.  Or, I might try it in a Windows VM.  It's just that, for my 
day to day machines, I don't want Java on them.

Sincerely,

Ron


On 10/1/2013 11:26 AM, Horkan Smith wrote:
> Ron, when I downloaded that link it *did* come w/ the Play store and other google apps; I was able to access my gmail account and was able to download 'ConnectBot', an SSH client app I'm fond of.
>
> It took quite a while for initial setup, but once it was up and running it seemed fast enough on a first-gen laptop i7 core, using either kvm or virtualbox.
>
> Getting the mouse to work was a bit tricky - for kvm I had to *not* use "-usb -usbdevice tablet' (which is my standard for linux guests running X), for virtualbox I had to disable pointer integration.  You should skip setting up wifi.
>
> It's still a big buggy, and I suspect you'll have trouble w/ most apps that use 'native' libraries - few app authors bother making x86 versions.
>
> later!
>     horkan
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 08:30:14PM -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>    
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestions.
>>
>> Boris, that project looks really cool and I may have to tinker with
>> it some time.  Unfortunately it cannot access the Google play store,
>> so I'll have to try something else.
>>
>> Derek, I may try the emulator.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> On 9/28/2013 7:11 PM, Boris Borisov wrote:
>>      
>>> http://android-x86.googlecode.com/files/android-x86-4.3-20130725.iso
>>>
>>> would be pretty fun ...
>>>
>>> On 9/28/13, Derek Atkins<derek at ihtfp.com>   wrote:
>>>        
>>>> Just run the Android Emulator. Its part of the Android SDK package. Yes, it
>>>> gives you internet access. Google play access will depend on the image you
>>>> run.
>>>>
>>>> -derek
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my HTC smartphone
>>>>
>>>> ----- Reply message -----
>>>> From: "Ron Frazier (ALE)"<atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com>
>>>> To: "ALE"<ale at ale.org>
>>>> Subject: [ale] How do I run Android in a Virtualbox VM
>>>> Date: Sat, Sep 28, 2013 5:27 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to run stock Google Android 4 in a Virtualbox VM?  I
>>>> want to try out some things in a VM environment before installing on my
>>>> tablet.
>>>>
>>>> The next best thing would be an emulator, I guess, as long as it can access
>>>> the internet and the Google Play store.
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>          


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