Well that was an interesting experiment. I installed the latest version
of Android (android-x86-2.2-r2-eeepc.iso) in VirtualBox running on 64bit
Mageia Linux. In order to get networking to work in the VM, I had to
configure Android to use an Ethernet connection via Settings > Ethernet
Configuration. The default virtual network card would not work on my
system, so I had to shut down the VM, change the virtual network card to
PCnet-PCI II (NAT), then restart the VM.
The VM could then browse the web, but the App Store crashes with a "Not
Responding" message.
Maybe the above network changes will work for your system.
Tom
On 08/14/2015 10:02 AM, Bas G. Roufs wrote:
Hello Everybody.
Here is Bas G. Roufs, from Utrecht, The Netherlands, Linux Kubuntu
user ever since 2007, new at this list. Also VirtualBox, I have been
using from time to time at prevailing versions of Kubuntu - so far
with very limited success. At present, I work at an up-to-date version
of Kubuntu 14.04 LTS, along with KDE 4.13.3. From VirtualBox, I am
using version 4.3.10 - the version in the repository right now. My
hardware: Asus Eee PC Flare series, 4 GB RAM, 1.6 Ghz processor, 320
GB HD.
Is there anybody at this list who: .......
+... manages to somehow use some recent version of *Ubuntu as as a
'host',together with some version of Android as guest?
+... wants to share his or her experience here?
If your answer to both questions is 'yes', please, read on.
The exact version of Android is only of secondary importance to me. So
far, I have been trying 'Android 4.4. KitKat for the Eee PC Family'.
However, I am happy to use any other version.
A few times, I fruitlessly tried to to get started with Android within
VirtualBox along the lines of this manual:
> http://www.howtogeek.com/164570/how-to-install-android-in-virtualbox/
Other things possibly useful to know:
* Host OS: an up-to-date Kubuntu 14.04 LTS system;
* Guest OS tried so far: Android 4.4. Kitkat for the 'Eee PC Family'
* Hardware: Asus Eee PC Flare series, 4 GB RAM, 1.6 Ghz processor, 320
GB HD.
So far, I have been using a few strategies.
First of all, I simply have been following the standard path way I
usually follow inside Android: early log-in into my gmail account.
Additionally, I have skipped the login in the early phase; by choosing
a 'not now' option, I do manage to get into the Android system and
even to prevent that platform from 'sleeping'.
However, both strategies fail in the end as soon as I try to sign into
my Gmail account from Android in the virtual environment. One
persistent problem prevents me from doing anything beyond the sign-in
moment. I simply do not manage to transfer the WIFI connection I am
using, to the virtual Android system - this prevents me from using
'Google Play' - the app repository of Google. Both Kubuntu and VB do
detect the (WIFI) internet connection I am using, however, Android
not. According to the manual at 'Howtogeek', the internet connection
should also work by simply skipping the WIFI turn-on option in Android
- however, this is not the case.
At this point, a few questions spring to my mind.
Is there anything else I can do to go beyond this deadlock?
Secondly, take a look at the hardware and software specs I have
summarised above. Is 'Virtual Box' at all possible at such a machine?
Is it perhaps better to install e.g. Android at one of the empty
partitions I still have?
Thanks for considering my questions. Have a nice day.
Respectfully Yours,
Bas G. Roufs.
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Utrecht, NL, EU.
E.: [email protected], M./SMS: +31 6 446 835 10.
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