Android as a VM
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My current little project is to create a VM running Android to teach employees how to use mobile apps.
I stumbled across this nice how-to: http://www.vladan.fr/how-to-install-android-kitkat-in-vmware-workstation/Fingers crossed that this will work
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This does not work with our ESX servers ... I got Android 4.3 to start but that is all. Maybe I have to use VMware Workstation or View to get it working.
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Neat project. I wonder if VirtualBox would work.
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definitely a cool idea.
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This is about as close as I have ever seen it get:
http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/Beyond that, you need to use this site and setup your system to use the emulator (did this in a programming class I took a few semesters ago)
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html -
I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.
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@Chamele0n said:
I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.
But Android runs on x86 doesn't it?
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Oh, no it doesn't. Android is ARM only! I had no idea. There is a port attempt but standard Android is only on ARM.
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Xen will virtualize ARM.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Chamele0n said:
I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.
But Android runs on x86 doesn't it?
No...it is ARM only.
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@Chamele0n said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Chamele0n said:
I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.
But Android runs on x86 doesn't it?
No...it is ARM only.
But you could try an Android port to x86. http://www.android-x86.org/getsourcecode
It's not official Android, as it's a port for a different architecture. But this is just for training purposes right?
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Perhaps I misunderstood the OP, but have you seen this, http://www.bluestacks.com/? I have this running on my laptop.
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I tried bluestacks before. I had a lot of problems to get my apps running ... And it needs a M$ OS to run.
If I have more time, I will see if I can get this working on VMware Workstation first.
I think the main problem is that ESX does not fully support the needed virtual hardware, yet. VMware Workstation has a lot more virtual network adaptors ... -
@bytesnake said:
I tried bluestacks before. I had a lot of problems to get my apps running ... And it needs a M$ OS to run.
If I have more time, I will see if I can get this working on VMware Workstation first.
I think the main problem is that ESX does not fully support the needed virtual hardware, yet. VMware Workstation has a lot more virtual network adaptors ...Yeah, the first versions were wonky, but after an upgrade it was cool. And yes it needs MS or Apple to run. Good luck!
