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A port of the Android operating system designed to run on 32-bit computers and virtual machines

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VirtualBox - Android x86 - Don't boot in GUI but just in command line

I followed a lot of different tutorials to install Android_x86 on VirtualBox (actually I want to install Android on a virtual machine, so if you have alternatives, I'm interested), I followed its step by step, but when the installation is completed…
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Mouse pointer in Android-x86 inside Oracle Virtual Box

Is it possible to see normal mouse operation in Android-x86 inside Oracle Virtual Box? There are few apparent options for mouse, but neither work well I can't find "Mouse Integration" option as was recommended in some old answers.
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Marshmallow in VirtualBox:installation stuck on GRUB

I'm trying to install android-x86-6.0_20160129.iso in VirtualBox but the installation get stuck at Do you want to install boot loader GRUB Some background: The VM was created from the Ubuntu 32-bit (x86) VirtualBox template The VM has 1 core +…
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How to install VMware Tools in Android x86 VM?

I installed Android-x86 in a VMware virtual machine under Windows 7. Is there a way to install VMWare tools in this Android-x86 VM to share files between this machine and the host? If yes, how?
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Which Android-x86 download to choose? (i686, x86_64, k49)?

On the Android-x86 download page, the following are listed. What is the difference between these? And which one to download to install on, for e.g., an Intel-based PC (i5)? Thank you very much. android-x86-9.0-rc2.i686.rpm android-x86-9.0-rc2.iso…
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Android-x86 6.0 Marshmallow in VirtualBox doesn't start

I succesfully installed android-x86-6.0_20160129.iso in VirtualBox but the VM doesn't start. This is my GRUB: If I start the VM with the first option I get error Failed to find cpu0 device node. I found out that it's just a non-blocking warning and…
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Android x86 on PC black screen error

I have just installed Android 7.1 (from Android x86 project) on my PC and have encountered an error. I have Windows 10 as main OS and Android 7.1 as secondary. I was trying to create dual boot. When I boot up the PC, I get the grub menu and select…
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Unsupported GPT detected. Use GNU Parted

I'm installing Android-x86 in Dell XPS on SSD disk. I use GPT on SSD disk as follows with using gparted. $ sudo parted -l /dev/sdb Model: ATA SAMSUNG SSD CM85 (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table:…
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Stuck On "Detecting Android-x86.. found at dev/sda1" While installing Android 9.1-r2 (x64) In VirtualBox

First of all, I'm frustrated as hell, I'm facing this problem for the last 6 months when I first thought to try android on a PC. Till then, I've tried multiple iso's from android 7 to android 9 but nothing worked, even the persistence version isn't…
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Androidx86 touch screen not working. I have no idea what to do

I tried to do a lot of research on this but couldn't solve the issue. I have tried installing android 6.0 r3, 7.1rc1, 6.0 r2 (64bits all of them) from this link http://www.android-x86.org/download. It a windows tablet which intel 64 based processor.…
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VMWare Fusion ungrab mouse and keyboard command triggers android home

I've got an x86 android image loaded into VMWare fusion. When I select the keys for ungrabbing the mouse and keyboard, the command key triggers the home button and whatever app I'm in gets pushed to the background. Is there way to remap either the…
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Prime OS Doesn't Seem To Boot Up Correctly

I just installed Prime OS on a virtual machine to try it out. I just downloaded the .iso and added it to the disk drive of the virtual machine, and ran the installer. After installation, it boots up to a terminal screen like the following: PrimeOS…
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VirtualBox will not allow me to select VBoxVGA or VBoxSVGA with 3D acceleration selected when setting up Android x86

I'm trying to get Android x86 running in VirtualBox, to test it out as a viable replacement for my RPi 3B running OSMC, because I want something that I can install Netflix and other on demand TV services. I live in the UK so some of the programmes…
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I am getting an “eth0: no such device” when running android-x86-4.0 on a VirtualBox VM in bridged mode

Recently I installed android-x86-4.0-r1.1-asus_laptop.iso on VirtualBox virtual machine. After installation I set network type as bridge adapter, eth0 and started the virtual machine then opened terminal emulator and executed netcfg command to…
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Android-x86 7.1 in VirtualBox: cannot click any games menu

I've succesfully installed Android-x86 7.1-RC1 x64 in VirtualBox 5.1.28 on Windows 10 x64. Everything works as expected, but I'm unable to click games menu: clicks don't register. For example: this is the first-run screen for Lara Croft: Relic Run:…
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