Hi
all users, as we all know that android based phones are so popular in
the market with their features and flexibility. Now with lots of new
Android tablet PCs popping up every week, you can now have this
excellent OS on your tablets as well. However, going one more step
ahead, have you ever tried the same on PC? With so many technological
changes, it is really fun to implement and inculcate some viable changes
in your life as well. Here we shall have a look on how to install
android on PC and to get a new experience all together on your PC.
This
is something that will be fun and you will feel one step ahead of
others for sure. Since this technology is now becoming popular on
non-mobile platforms as well you should take advantage of these guides
and tutorials that help you learn everything step by step.
With
Google releasing Android 3.0 Honeycomb specifically targeting tablet
PCs, you shouldn't be surprised if we see one for a normal PC or laptop
in near future, officially from Google. But till then, we can be one
step ahead of Google and try it out ourselves right now!
Android Running on NetBook
How to install Android on PC ?
To
install Android on PC follow the steps as given below. Thanks to the
developers at Android X86. Note that Android x86 can be installed on
NTFS, FAT32 (Windows), EXT3 or EXT2 (Linux) partitions.
1. First download the Android x86 package from here.
2. Now
you can either make a bootable USB drive which is the recommended
procedure or burn a bootable disk from the ISO image file which you just
downloaded.
3. Shut down your system and insert the bootable disc or USB drive which you made earlier and restart the system.
4.
Now, if you had already set you optical device as first boot
priority/order, then you will get a screen to install Android x86. Or
else if change the boot order to you optical drive or USB drive and
restart the system.
5. When the system is restarted, you will get an installation screen asking to select either of the 4 options :
- Live CD – Run Android without installation
- Live CD – VESA Mode
- Live CD – Debug Mode
- Installation – Install Android to hard disk
6. Select
the fourth option : 'Install Android to hard disk' to start
installation. If you want to run Android like a live CD then select the
first option.
7. After
you hit the Install Android to hard disk option, you will get a screen
asking to select the partition. Either you select an existing partition
which you created earlier to install android on pc or you can create one
now with 'Create/Modify partitions' button. One good thing about this
is that you can even install it on your portable devices like pen drive
or external hard disk. In any case if your external drive is not shown
in the list then try clicking 'Detect devices' button.
8. After
you hit the OK button on this screen, it will ask to format the disk in
the desired format. Android x86 can co-exist with other OS or data
which are already in the selected partition. So in case you do not want
to delete the contents of existing partition, select 'Do not format'
option. Or else you can wipe out all data and have a fresh formatted
partition.
Note :-
Do not select FAT32 to format. Android x86 cannot write or save data to
a FAT32 system. So if you select FAT32 then it will show a warning
about the issue. If you ignore and install with it then this
installation will work like a live CD.
9.
Next screen you will be asked to install Boot loader GRUB. Click 'Yes'
unless you know or want to install boot loader manually by yourself.
10.
If you did everything correctly, you will see an installation progress
screen. After a few minutes, you can see an installation success screen
and will ask to run Android or reboot.
11. Congratulations! You have successfully installed Android on your PC.
In
our next post we shall show you how to run Android on Windows system as
an emulator. We will be updating more such developments on Android like
root Samsung phones or installing custom rom on HTC, SonyEricsson or
other Android Phones. We hope that the above post will be useful to you
and you will be able to take advantage of the new technological
enhancements that you may tame to keep up with the developments.
Enjoy.......
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