DO NOT attempt to run these commands in your Ubuntu installation (host). WARNING: All the command mentioned below are meant to be executed in Android-x86 VM installation (guest). Changing Resolution of Android-x86 Installation in QEMU Virtual Machine (VM) If you have capable hardware, you can increase resolution by following the instructions below.
If you have low end PC hardware, I would suggest you to run Android in windowed mode only at the default resolution (disable “Zoom To Fit” in “View” menu). Resolution of the Android-x86 virtual machine. Lastly, we have a small issue yet to be fixed. To enable the compatibility layer, toggle “native bridge” in system settings. Android-x86 includes a compatibility library that helps greatly but you may still find issues with certain apps. Some android apps may refuse to work with x86 architecture. Improving App Compatibility in Android-x86 You can expect some random crashes and force closes now and then. Android-x86 in QEMU virtual machine may not be a 100% smooth sail.It won’t however affect your ability to run apps and games. Android-x86 lags behind current Android release by a version or two.You can minimize, maximize, restore windows and snap them to corners, just like you would do on a desktop OS.
Hardware acceleration compatibility and performance will depend on your PC’s graphics card, drivers and CPU horsepower.Not everything will work in virtual machine, bluetooth for example.You can activate internet connectivity inside Android-x86 by tapping on “VirtWifi” option in “Wi-Fi” settings.
On the next screen, you may see a warning about conversion to “MBR”. Select “ext4” to format the partition and select the “Yes” option when prompted.Ĭhoose “Yes” when prompted about GRUB boot loader. Select “Quit” option to exit partition manager. Hit “Write” option and then type “yes” to confirm.
Once done, you will see newly created file system in partition manager, as shown in the screenshot below: You don’t have to specify anything in prompts. Select “New” and then continue to hit the key for next four prompts. Ignore warning on the next screen, just press any key to continue. Select the “Installation” entry and wait for the partitioning screen to come up.Ĭhoose “Create/Modify partitions”, and then GPT to be “Yes”. If you have followed instructions correctly upto here, you should see a new window popup:
You have to make sure that they match names of virtual hard disk and downloaded Android-x86 iso image. device virtio-mouse-pci -device virtio-keyboard-pci \ Most modern CPUs have support for KVM but you can check its presence by running command below: You also need to have a Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) compatible CPU on your system. QEMU in older versions of Ubuntu lacks VirGL support. Using a combination of Android-x86, QEMU and VirGL technologies, we will boot and install complete Android OS in a virtual machine.Ī compatibility note: This guide has been tested with Ubuntu 19.04 and instructions below will work for Ubuntu 19.04 or newer versions. VirGL is an OpenGL renderer added to recent QEMU builds, it allows you to create a virtual 3D capable graphics card inside QEMU virtual machine. Qemu is a hardware virtualization solution for Linux that enables emulation of an entire OS installed on a virtual disk.
With new features, numerous compatibility patches and bug fixes over Android Open Source Project, Android-x86 is the most robust solution currently available today for x86 desktop PCs.This article describes how to install Android-x86 in QEMU with full hardware acceleration on Ubuntu, allowing you to play 3D games and run major Android apps. Android-x86 is a free and open source project that aims to provide Android images for x86 systems.