Run Android on your PC or Laptop..for real.

**apristel** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 11:52 AM

Want to run Android on your PC or Laptop?

This is pretty cool, did it this morning.

If you have troubles with getting your internet to work in it, what I did was put my EVO in USB tethering mode,plugged it into my PC..then booted the PC and it worked great.

1. Download Android from here..android-x86-1.6-r2.iso
2. Download UNetBootin

Now you have a few choices... either just burn the ISO to a cd (and boot your computer off it) or use unetbootin to make a usb thumb drive bootable with the ISO image on it.

Here are some better more detailed instructions.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrena1bNl18 -- cheesy video of it on my pc.

twilk · #2 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 01:40 PM

Ill skip for now but I bet this would just be freaking awesome on a tablet or any touch screen computer.

**apristel** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by twilk

Ill skip for now but I bet this would just be freaking awesome on a tablet or any touch screen computer.

ya that or maybe an old school slow pc... since this requires nearly no computing power to run smoothly.

I've got a ton of old laptops thinkin about putting this on one and running my 7" lcd in the car as a media hub... i dunno . tons of possibilities.

Kingtut18 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 02:59 PM

pretty cool, but is this android 1.6? So it doesn't support flash?

I plan on trying this at work, later.

**apristel** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingtut18

pretty cool, but is this android 1.6? So it doesn't support flash?

I plan on trying this at work, later.

Ya its an older version of Android, but its still neat.

I'll work on a newer version...

I didn't make this one, so credit is for whoever did...follow the better instructions link in the OP for more info.

**WarChild** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 08:47 PM

Thats awesome...lol

CW

**boredandtattooed** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-23-2010, 10:52 PM

pretty cool to see it early..

Google said @ I/O that ANdroid was coming to tablets,laptops, and netbooks..

i might have to play around with it.. good find though

**freeza** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 10:15 AM

Why not just use the emulator via SDK for an android experience? 2.2 is included.

**apristel** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by freeza

Why not just use the emulator via SDK for an android experience? 2.2 is included.

With this you don't need an emulator. Yeah understood it's 1.6, but you would be able to run this on a machine without an OS...I think that is where the coolness is...

xport · #10 (**permalink**) 07-25-2010, 02:11 PM

I have a XP Pro machine with a Lilliput touchscreen. Anyone have any idea if there would be a driver out there for the 7" lilliput. This used to be my in car PC. This would be awesome!