Turn An Old PC Into An Android PC

[@Britec09]

Would you guys use this OS?

[@rajadawood8137]

Yh but not for daily use Because it will be buggy 😂

[@ProLiveGamers]

i have given this a go unfortunately no option for Ethernet and pc does not have a wi-fi adapter shame as it runs smooth i've tried prime-os remix os etc and none seem to boot for me this one does great video

[@rajadawood8137]

@@ProLiveGamers Can you run apps like Snapchat on it and login 🤷‍♂️

[@ProLiveGamers]

@@rajadawood8137 i'm unsure as far as i'm aware you can i couldn't connect to ethernet wifi should work for you though

[@rajadawood8137]

@@ProLiveGamers well I haven't used it but most of them you can't login to apps like Snapchat 🤷‍♂️

[@nickbrown4762]

Yes, please keep these videos flowing. Great work Brian.

[@WebbChannel1]

Would be a good idea to tell your viewers WHY you would want an Android OS over Windows in the first place, and secondly maybe do a side by side comparison to see how well ... or Not the Android OS works. Just a suggestion -

[@virgilwalker683]

Windows is garbage, they are the police snooping around in your life. If you can only use only Windows and not benefit from other OS's, then you the problem, not the person who is making the video. I like Windows for gaming only. Windows isn't secure, not at all. I prefer Linux over Windows or Mac.

[@mfuller1093]

I love this, I love my droid phone and have been fed up with Windows for years. Thanks Brian.

[@Marksman560]

I would love to see a follow-up movie, about the compatibility with google-accounts, google-play and performance of games.

[@jordanlivesey4715]

google play does work, keep in mind though that by default you are rooted so you can't use netflix, further more some apps may not work at all

[@SupraManG]

Doggone Brian, you just saved me over $300 in ordering upgraded parts for some old laptops I have laying around. I'm definitely gonna give this a shot. If it works, I'm gonna donate the laptops to some low-income families so it can help with their children. Thanks M8! You're the best!

[@mikem9695]

You could also use the Rufus program to make a Linux Xubuntu or Linux Mint xfce flash drive. Xubuntu runs really well & extremely fast on old computers. For example at idle it may only use between 9% or 10 percent of memory on a machine with 4gb of ram. Although Windows 10 runs nicely on my old pc, at idle it is still using 30-40% of physical memory. If you're giving away the laptops load on some simple but fun games like extremetuxracer, and Libre Office comes as standard.

[@davefarley4318]

Mike M I had to give up on linux. every update I would lose wifi drivers on 4 PC's. after 2 months of that I gave up on it

[@peacerevolution4155]

Make a Linux Mint installation disk and save yourself and the kids a lot of heartache. Then the faster machines can be upgraded to more elaborate versions of Ubuntu if desired and the slower machines will still be absolutely capable for network computing, internet, etc. You may need to use a piece of software called Rufus to create the installation disc. Definitely don't create an android box for them unless you're green and live on Mt. Crumpet. Your heart is in the right place and that's the best part, kindness is the most important thing in the world.

[@ConstellationChannel]

Love How do you do it... example humane!!!

[@samuelpereira5209]

you can install linux lite, Xubuntu, Lubuntu or LXLE as well on old laptops, it works well

[@CanadairCL44]

Thanks Brian. I am just starting to learn about IT and I have been using yyour tutorials for a long time, they are the best! I am going to try this one on an old laptop. Cheers!

[@Britec09]

Over 2000 videos Colin, happy watching :)

[@RobertKeenanComp-U-Right]

@@Britec09 Wait what? I watched over 2K Videos! know wonder why I feel Like that guy from "oldergeeks" holding the magnifier glass to see the monitor.Lol

[@bbmester]

Used 7 hours on your 10 min video. Finally found out that my computer does not run the 9.0 version. Got it working by installing the 8.1 version.

[@cplcabs]

I keep seeing images from Bosnia, more specifically Mostar. Did you go on holiday or are living there?

[@Britec09]

its a lovely place

[@geraldwolfe3414]

@@Britec09 I travelled through there while stationed in Bosnia back in 1998! Seems like another lifetime!

[@cplcabs]

@@Britec09 it is, I have stayed there and passed through there many a time. However, be wary if you dig under the surface.

[@Matlockization]

You show good taste.

[@intel386DX]

Hej Jugosloveni :)

[@xpired5328]

Thx, man, it really worked! And for those of you who did not reach the android screen, and you were just sitting at loading x86, try running 32-bit version as I too tried running 64-bit first but it gave me the same error. Then I tried 32-bit iso and it worked. So be sure to try 32-bit if 64-bit doesn't work for you. Even if you have a 64-bit capable pc just do it.

[@Azrael_Garou]

@6:55 how did you get there from the previous installation screen after reboot? I've been following along in Oracle VM and have no idea how you got there.

[@abtechboy-6732]

Ya exactly, I have the same query

[@mikethomasonline]

Hey guys, just been running with this myself. When you use virtual box to test it, do not use the USB, but select the optical drive and load the ISO directly before you start the VDI . The USB is only for a laptop or desktop, though you could also burn the ISO image to a DVD as an option - hope that helps. That said, the whole thing crashed on me :-)

[@HumourHeaven16]

Man....I have got a problem....I have done everything perfectly as you have shown but still while booting, it is stopping at " Detecting Android-X86...found at /dev/sda1".....after that it stops... nothing else is happening.... please help me regarding this 🙏🙏

[@mark____2365]

Very interesting. I've got an old laptop tucked away unused for years. This would give me something to do with it. Thanks.

[@RedneckBubba19]

Thanks for posting this. Have been thinking of putting Android on a laptop as a possibly faster way of playing games like Words With Friends, rather than dealing with the seemingly much longer ads and slow flash performance of the web version. I read some years ago about the way to install Android in a virtual machine, but I don’t remember where now, so this was a great reminder and informational.

[@geraldeh7291]

I'm going to try this out when I get some free time. I've always wondered why Android was never properly developed for the PC to compete with Windows.

[@henrybaniqued6739]

chromebook left the group

[@greycircularity]

@@henrybaniqued6739 well... chromebook isn't really an android device but it works like one Android apps don't run natively. There's a compatibility layer in between

[@peterwho9380]

Why would you even waste your time installing this as Windows can do much more for you! If you got a really old laptop or desktop bringing it back to life would be buying a low profile video card and adding an SSD to the desktop will give it life!

[@Igbon5]

@@peterwho9380 Exactly. Very exactly.

[@benkerr9051]

@@peterwho9380 And if you want to use an old pc, linux is the obvious choice of OS

[@robmichalski6316]

Had a bit of a Faff around to start with because there was a protected partition on my hard drive but got round it by making it unavailable in the cmos settings. Works great so far :)

[@michael10144]

Hello can i ask a question??? Do i have to install a driver for the wifi and audio for my laptop? I did not perform it yet sir. I just want to be sure of i try it. Thank you 👍👍👍

[@IGqy]

That depends on your machine (your WiFi and sound card card to be specific). The os uses the Linux kernel, which supports most hardware out of the box, but you may be unlucky and have to install some drivers via LAN or via a USB

[@michael10144]

@@IGqy thank you so much sir God bless 👍👍👍

[@americanmultigenic]

Worked like a charm up until 07:49 at which point it stalled displaying "detecting Android-x86... found at /dev/sda1/" at which point it just sits there and the ANDROID logo never shows. Frustrating as this is seemingly a classic case of "fell at the final hurdle" syndrome. If I can work out the problem I will update this with what it was.

[@americanmultigenic]

Hmmm. Well, it does the same thing trying to run Android from the USB stick WITHOUT installation. Well, that's a real bummer, for I bought a new (old refurb) PC just for this project, and it looks like it is somehow ""incompatible"" to run Android. Again, if I find out why, I will report back here what I found in case it helps anyone else.

[@jdsgotninelives]

Thanks Brian and if you choose to do more of these types of tutes, count me in! Happy Easter and stay safe and well 🙂

[@Britec09]

Happy Easter

[@adam.southside]

Hello .. thanks for the video ... I have tried to install - everything looks OK except - I don't have cfdisk 2.14.1 - All I have is cgdisk 1.0.0 and no option to make partition bootable - Please advise. BTW I am fresh installing on a cheap Chinese 15.4" netbook Celeron CPU N3450 1.1 GHZ/6GB RAM/64GB memory. I have had no problems installing Linux distros or Win 10 on this device.

[@MrFreddiew1]

This is an excellent way of getting new life out of an old PC, tell me, can the desktop display size be set to different screen sizes? or do wide screens get black bars on both sides?

[@julz19]

Why? You can still use windows on plder hardware.

[@mikisafe2905]

and there is batocera linux if u had a potato 2gb ram laptop or pc

[@lelandclayton5462]

I would run Android on a Raspberry Pi since it has an ARM CPU and more likely to be able to use the Apps I want. For a old PC I would toss in a SSD and max out the RAM then toss on Linux such as Debian or Arch. If it's a real old PC such as a late Pentium 4 I would run FreeBSD or use it as a Appliance system such as pfSense or a simple file server. If it's one of those crummy budget Laptops that can only support up to 8GB I would just toss on a minimal install of Debian, toss on i3 or Awesome WM and use it for Programming Micro Controllers or just strip it down and rob the LCD and touch pad from it.

[@stevewillis8317]

Or Linux Mint or Ubuntu; which are far easier to install in the first place, and don't look like a 20 year old KDE desk top

[@sencchosenccho8278]

0:07 my hometown Mostar ,

[@MKAttituder]

I did the exact steps but now everytime I hit enter after editing the kernet boot, the screen just flashes and nothing happens. Please help.

[@cs_fl5048]

Hmmmmmm... interesting. and I have a fully working PC sitting in the corner... but why would I do this? Am I missing something?

[@YellowPinkie]

If it's an old PC that is struggling to be useful (slow and creaky), then why wouldn't you? You wouldn't do it to a PC that its

[@myerwerl]

Windows updates messed up my old computer. I think im gonna give this a go.

[@petagonkyi]

What is the advantage of having Andriod PC over Windows?

[@TeamMadcrew]

most apps no longer work on older PC's. windows 10 runs very slow on older PC's. older windows OS is no longer supported and so are the browsers.

[@bartoszjasinski]

none

[@virtualtools_3021]

you can play clash f clans

[@TVsGreatestHits]

The advantage is in taking old hardware and making it useful again. My laptop is too old to take Windows 10. I don't feel like investing hundreds of dollars in new hardware (particularly now). The older the operating system gets, the less it's supported by software manufacturers. In the case of browser software, as security technology advances, it won't be supported by the browsers I'm stuck with in my older version of Windows. Eventually, things like online banking will become impossible with that software. By installing a brand new, shiny Android OS, I can use a more modern browser. My hardware isn't quite so obsolete now, and just got an extension on its lifespan. I'll take it!

[@ravenbandit]

Been thinking of doing this myself on an old laptop but had no clue how to,, this video is a great help.. thank you, but I'm curious as to why you didn't download the latest android but instead chose an older version.

[@TheLinuxYes]

Linux Mint is the one you should use. the site even has how to's to install.

[@scottparis6355]

Interesting that you can do this, but I'd like a short explanation as to WHY I would want to.

[@amanofmanyparts9120]

Exactly what I was thinking. I have an old 17" Compaq laptop that I bought specifically to take on holiday in my folding camper with the view to slaving it off my mobile phone as a wifi hotspot. If it gets stolen or broken, it doesn't matter as I paid so little for it. In its current configuration it struggles to play back You Tube videos even at the lowest definition within feet of my home wifi broadband network connection.

[@carlthomas4959]

DIWhy

[@jonathanpalmer155]

Because then you could have space-efficient apps that otherwise were only on your phone with a 5" screen to be on a 17" screen with keyboard - Accuweather for instance has annoying ads filling the desktop version.

[@stevenneuberger4323]

If I could make my Samsung Notebook act like an Android I might be able to download the movies I bought on amazon prime.

[@ckrumbach]

To make smart a dumb TV, for example. You connect the PC through HDMI and you can watch KZbin, Netflix, etc.

[@schaddly]

the last android os i tried running was called remix os. back then, the system wouldnt recognize the dvd burners and many android apks (in particular purchased) wouldnt work due to google licensing restrictions. so my question is, have these been fixed? i love running android on my laptop, but not having many of my purchases kind of hindered long term use.

[@mr.smash96]

Android x86 is a direct port of Android. Any APK's you download should work fine.

[@schaddly]

@@mr.smash96 I'll check it out then. I can work around the DVD roms not working, but it would be nice. Thanks for the reply!

[@RobertWilliamsserving]

This is awesome! Fun project! Thank you! How much ram would you recommend for Android for say video streaming or light gaming? Is it compatible with touch screen? Thanks again!

[@Britec09]

4GB is plenty

[@matinimitani9865]

@@Britec09 I'm trying to install this on an old Acer Iconia W510 with 2 GB RAM. When I select the 'Install' option, all I get to see is an empty black screen.

[@jordanlivesey4715]

don't even try and use android 9 with 2gb of ram its incredibly slow, I have a lenovo android tablet, tab m8, running android 10 with that much ram

[@bandile126]

This issue I have is with the fibre internet and my wifi rooter basic it has dual band 5gb and 2,4 but some devices stop picking up the 5gb band after some time while other devices don't. It's not an issue of them not being 5gb enabled. For example if create guest network on fibre for some time these devices will go back to picking the 5gb band, but then just lose it after a few hours or so...

[@journeytree]

me and the boys installing android on a super computer

[@rustyboomerton2235]

Thanks for helping me revive my old netbook with this Android video =)

[@wrathofbod]

Haha its funny, I was just digging out an old mini PC I have to do just this & then I got a notification from youtube lol

[@Britec09]

Nice, give it a go

[@LeventeValamiert]

@@Britec09 if this does not work will my pc be dead forever?

[@auser5253]

@@LeventeValamiert No if it don't work. You will need an other pc to download windows iso and create a bootable usb. You can check youtube videos. Also your data will be erased.

[@rod779]

I love the animation and I think you should have done this a long time ago. Thanks for the great content, Keep up the good work.

[@jonasianescanillan8899]

Can we dual boot the Android OS with a Windows OS on a laptop?

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

if you can use windows os why bother use android OS lmao

[@CarNRadio1]

Nice picture of Mostar on the desktop :)

[@GManWrites]

Best thing of all is it's not Windows 10 and people allergic to Linux can use Linux without even knowing they are using it, just like on an Android phone because Android uses the Linux kernel under the hood.

[@GManWrites]

@airscrew1 If you have no problems with Windows then you are very lucky.

[@TeenstarletsInfo2015]

Interesting. But how do you get files onto this Android PC? Guest additions with shared folders with your host machine do not work.

[@stojanbn]

City of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina for wallpaper. Priceless...

[@damienhartley3222]

Andriod is definatly something you want on a pc however its important to recognize andriod being more compatible with AMD as andriod nativly runs on power pc using the ARM RISC architecture which AMD is also power pc but without ARM RISC arcutecture therefore andriod on traditional pc uses a puppy linux clone of google framework which only pre 2009 intel potatoes are optimized for unless you have the 2020 version of ARM hybrid poptato which runs both win RT and native andriod however I don't advise because RT on native andriod hardware is more bang for the buck.

[@grahamjerome1057]

...here's a question I'm sure some others may be interested in knowing the answer to... can I use this method on an old Windows mobile? I have two; one doing nothing, the other used as a media player. There are many old Windows phones out there, very capable, cheap as chips, and needing a saviour...

[@adelbertmadredinos6946]

This is good video I ever saw britec.

[@paulabraham2550]

I think it would be helpful if you were to explain some of your decisions - why you didn`t want GPT and why you needed to edit the OS startup for example. Otherwise keep up the good work!

[@tubernaastig]

same sentiments

[@alcionesantos4405]

The title says old pc, so it probably has a cmos bios not ueifi, so it won't boot gpt partitions, and the boot edit is to use generic drivers for video, assuming that's an old pc it has crap graphic card.

[@tlsCODcooper]

at 7:46 in the video mine did evrything yours did apart from yours comes up at the bottom with a last line of txt saying console: # mines not done that yet and just sits on detecting android -x86... found at /dev/sda1 and a blinking line under it??? help ??

[@nahpets2345]

Now install Windows 10 on an Android device

[@johnsweda2999]

Yeah give it 15 years

[@tsntana]

And VOILA! You have a Windows Phone. :)

[@virtualtools_3021]

Use the highest end phone possible. Use the Limbo app , it lets you run x86 on android. If you manage to install windows 10, it will be the slowest POS ever, but it will work. Best i got working was windows 2000 on my phone.

[@bonganimsolo8754]

I have tried this before and I didn't get any joy but after watching your video and following your steps, im walking on cloud 9 😁👌, thanks mate

[@fernandozornosa6398]

The installer is from "old school" but ok in this of quarentine i'll try it,thanks.

[@Marco-my8dp]

Simple and efficient installer

[@ericpiscano1261]

I am planning to turn my old PC but I'm worried about the system requirements of Andriod-x86 to be able to run it in an old PC. Can you tell what is the system requirements of it before I proceed to apply to my old PC?

[@skyking1328]

Not only extending an old PC, but getting rid of blotted Window 10.

[@bryanskinner]

It better to have a support OS than have one that will give you a virus etc., win7 and under lost their support

[@-felt]

w10 can be debloated already and slimmed down a considerable amount. i just bought the cheapest 2in1 laptop from jbhifi without thinking, and god it was slow. hitting 100%cpu and ram just idling in w10. did a bit of fishing around. found some debloating tutorials and got everything down to about 15-20% idle. its now pleasant to use for just about any light task.

[@lawrencecavens5760]

I hate to say this but android 9.0-r2 has a flaw in the bootloader and needs to be re-written / nomodeset xforcevesa - replacing the word quiet dose not work - can you please help by doing another video on how to fix this for version 9.0-r2. All the steps were done correctly before rebooting and all it does is hang in text mode and dose not get to the ANDROID screen. Is there a step I or you missed ??

[@brianjrichman]

Very much like installing Linux from two decades ago.

[@smishyt]

cfdisk hits different on this one.

[@bahri568]

Your videos are very interesting. Always a pleasure to watch, thanks

[@basketcase1146]

I keep getting this message"403 Forbidden" everytime i try to download Android

[@YOONUTZTouchNTechStuf]

same problem

[@tuliojiujitsubrasil]

me too

[@pcgamingeconomico3057]

use the main download link on the page and use the other link

[@FIXDIY]

Good restoration of old pc

[@ctcboater]

I hate Android, so I'm converting my Chromebook to Linux...

[@MaxUmbra]

Good call 🤙 👍

[@TheMinecraftNerd2014]

Not sure if this always worked or if it was recently added in 9.0, but I can actually install and run ARM-native apps. The only issue is that some apps don't detect mouse clicks at all, only touchscreen taps.

[@rumatadestora]

Why suffer all this just to put a lame smartphone OS on PC with limited hardware/software support, when you can get any flavour of Linux instead?

[@karenstjohn6759]

Why not do both? I enjoy the experiment.

[@TKevinBlanc]

Got a suggestion for a Linux flavor for an older laptop?

[@Swanicorn]

Cuz a laptop is way powerful than a phone and one can play graphics intensive games on these instead of using an Android emulator or buying a flagship phone. You'll be surprised to know how many people do that.

[@Swanicorn]

@@TKevinBlanc You definitely need to mention how old. Like 10-15 years old or 5 years old? You can get things like Elementary or Mint working fine on a 5-10 year old laptop but older than that and we are into 32bit processor territory for which we can't use modern Linux.

[@dayspoiler4608]

@@TKevinBlanc you cannot go past linux mint. it sort of has everything out of the box

[@epowcub]

Hi there Brian, Im about to install Bliss. i was wondering tho, and couldn't find what i was looking for, which is. once bliss is installed, the things like wireless adapter, sound, microphone and all other hardware. will be working just fine,....or ?? at this moment in time.... the pc has Win 10 installed. Cheers.

[@harley1200davidson]

Looks great, but,.. will it work all to old hardware, scanners, etc that windows 7 operate? How easy is it to revert back to windows 7 if it all goes wrong ?

[@mikehahn2259]

On my PC I would need a wi-fi dongle then? No way to connect from lan card????? Also, if I run from my dongle without installing, how will apps be affected? Need to download everytime I run it??

[@lawrencecavens5760]

Ok so people need to be brought up to speed on the issue I said earlier. I just found out what was causing the issue - and what it is, is the UEFI code is not compatible with older computers that use Legacy version in the bios. So this means you must find a way to turn off UEFI when writing the OS to a usb stick in order to make it compatible with older bios versions. and Brian you should of said something to that affect as it would of saved me a whole lot of time in troubleshooting the problem..So -Please cover all aspects and full procedures as to when dealing with UEFI based Bioses... Part of what I was having issue is using a linuxed based usb writing tool and not rufus which was where the problem first started. Kit Kat ran ok but being a version that google dose not support any more got me thinking. You do a great job in showing these installments But need to be a lot more clear on how to handle microsofts glitch on UEFI systems.

[@LoungeAct1978]

Does this procedure still allow you to dual boot back into windows if you want? This is the best video I've seen on installing Android to my pc, but I would live to be able to dual boot it on my media pc. Thanks!

[@MikeSpeakman]

Got an old HP i5 laptop in the drawer, it has Win10 on it but it doesn't run well. This seems like a no brainer to me ... going to have a go, thanks!

[@LastZion]

how would you get it to get internet access for VM installation? as it stuck on looking for wifi, not sure how to set it to get an IP via the VM NIC. please help thanks

[@besiniku904]

I tried and got stuck at internet connection

[@lawrencecavens5760]

I also like to add that I installed version 4.4.2 Kitt Kat and fore some unknown the os turned off the usb sockets on my laptop and this was done by a CD installment on a Toshiba laptop - And I didn't find out till I went into the bios to check the USB ports is this a hidden flaw as well??

[@mikeyb7793]

Hi if you don't do this sort of stuff how are we old farts that have not got a clue going to learn what it's all about. keep up the good work. well done.

[@myerwerl]

I use the other download mirror but the file names and sizes are different. Its much smaller. Is it still the same files?

[@dadum6358]

Did you ever make a video on how to dual boot android with windows. I am using windows Xperia’s

[@veroandariega]

Would this work on a netbook? I have a netbook running Win7.

[@popholmes5825]

Win7 is the best system made why would you want to change it?

[@bryanskinner]

@@popholmes5825 it depends on others personally and beside win7 and under lost their support

[@myslav1805]

Doesn't hurt to try. You can boot it up and see how it works without installing it.

[@lmofficial3269]

i can´t run any of the streaming services, which is what i primary wanted to use it for,the apps freezes and google services continue stop randomly

[@RelaxingGamerAdventures]

If you are interested in which town is on his deskop background, that is Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the best places you have to visit if you are in BiH.

[@B-A-L]

This is a really good idea and a cheap way to access high end apps that require an expensive android device but I do have one question: How do you use apps that only work with a phone's accelerometer or gyroscope? It would be more useful for a cheap laptop instead.

[@CATSCRATCH]

I think i got rid of chromium ill see today at 2:00 2:00 everyday it attacks my computer with the command prompt black window coming up. So i did follow a video where as you delete all the chromium files out of your registry at first i got tired of doing that so i did not suceed. Then i finished doing it yesterday.BUT IT WILL NoT UNiINSTALL IN FEATUrES AND PROGRAMS OR EVEN IN SETTINGS WITH APPS. Now i have no permissions to my LOCAL files to delete files there.

[@dominicfernandes4877]

Wtf...... wooowww Gonna try this out . Thanks Bro for the upload

[@dannyags]

I remove usb and rebooted the system and it manage to detect the android x86 then ends with a white grainy screen and starts to reboot all over again. what went wrong?

[@mobssimply8139]

Sir, if you don't mind can i ask some question? First i followed all of you instruction regarding this video but i fail. I have an old netbook "LENOVO IDEAPAD S10-3" with an OS of windows 8 Pro and id like to change it into android OS like PrimeOS, Chrome, and etc. but the problem is NO DEFAULT OR UI CONFIGURATION FOUND. many ways id tried to make it successful like creating my USB into bootable in MBR Partition and in FAT or FAT32 and also trying in GPT in NTFS but its so sad i didn't solved it. Can you please help and guide me with this problem? My advance THANKS to you sir....

[@CoolDudeClem]

Why would I want to put what's basically "Phone OS" on one of these? Linux or An old version of Windows for a retro gaming system would be better.

[@tsntana]

We were all asking that question when Microsoft came out with Windows 8. :)

[@craigofficial]

I have done everything correctly but when the android logo supposed to come out i get a glitchy weird flashing screen instead and it keeps changing

[@stdeniro]

Another excellent video. Thank you! Just a question, do you need an antivirus with the Android system on a pc?

[@benbowyang]

Hi Brian. Good video. Keep 'em coming! One question. Most desktops come with wired rather than wireless network adapters. Is there any way to have Android-x86 use a wired adapter?

[@davefarley4318]

my older version works wired

[@andyjk5974]

so this is a good way to keep kids busy. using old pcs. and for someone who just watches movies and doesnt do much on pc. this is very much ideal.

[@michaelgasperik4319]

That's a good idea. I have about 40, identical, IBM Lenovo ThinkCenter computers. They were "host" computers from a restaurant franchise that I worked for. I replaced the machines with the new "upgraded" ones. My boss said I could do whatever I want with the old ones, just get them out of the stores. I ended up keeping 104 computers, most of which were in working condition. The hard drive in each has "password protected" Pulse software that I couldn't remove or "get around". I recently found out that I can format the drive with diskpart. So far I have successfully made an emulation game machine with about 4,000 games from various early systems. But thanks to you, now I have a way to put a free OS on them. Any other ideas that I can use some 10 year old desktop machines for?

[@SenIkeIT]

Can u install it alongside windows on different partitions but same drive?

[@timtremblay8601]

Thank you Brian @BRITEC Android may be the best and less bloated, hopefully.

[@sincerelyyours7538]

Interesting. I have several old PCs still in working order but I want to keep the OS's and data in them. Backups of such machines never work well for me because the old OS is usually gone. You mentioned you use VMWare. Can I convert, for example, my old Dell Pentium II Win 98 machine to VMWare and add the Android OS to it without upsetting the existing software?

[@francoisjeandefortier9488]

Hi, I've used your methodes and works well, as so as I turn the computer of I have to do the kernel methods all over again. What would cause the issue?

[@TimsComputerRepair]

Looked easy and simple. Thanks

[@Britec09]

Thanks Timster

[@PianoMaestro_]

Does it deletes all photos, games and media while installation?

[@stevemercure902]

Cool idea, but I've run into a problem. I'm running an old Dell Optiplex 760 and after installing fine, the system just stops at a # prompt upon reboot. When attempting to boot in debugging mode I get a number of ACPI errors, and the installer stops. I believe these ACPI errors are messing with GRUB. I'm going to hunt around the BIOS and see if there is a way to turn off ACPI but I doubt that is an option. I may give the 32 bit version a try just for laughs. Any help you might offer would be appreciated!

[@abutimmy3743]

can you run this on the hard drive if you partition it so you can have windows and android just select witch 1 to load ???

[@bradleydshenk8381]

I am going to have to do this with one of my old laptops. I have to ask. Are there minimum system requirements? or Just put it on a virtual machine?

[@AmitGupta-nq5zq]

The hi there screen is not loading. Stuck on Android screen. Any thoughts.

[@keithw.fletcher3307]

i have an acer aspire all in 1 that has hadca boot up problem lately and its windowsy 10 do i need to get the boot issue fixed before doing this or what. i can get as far as the eula and the ...but cant make it boot . t The !screen does come on..

[@EastTexasRanching]

Soooo, basically, android operates on a linux partition. Does it use the same command line syntax as Linux? My mom gave me her old vista laptop and it won't boot into the system... think i might try this out. I have worked with linux before, command line and GUI (Redhat). This will be fun.

[@ren-revenge]

plz help i installed the android pie on my hp mini 2133 specs: VIA C7-M 1.6 GHz processor 1 gb ram but after the disk format nothing happened and the screen started showing random colours so i installed the android 8.1 r5 it installed but after reboot when i choose to boot from android x86 again nothing happened and the display is showing random colours

[@TikTok-bl1rm]

Thank you for the instructions. Do you think this will work on an old Android tablet that no longer receives automatic updates (OTA)?

[@himbo754]

Your old Android tablet could well have an ARM chip (CPU), instead of an Intel chip. If so, the Intel version of Android won't work on it. Most phones and tablets run on ARM chips. Laptops usually have Intel chips and can run the Android-x86 software in this video.

[@craigywild]

Hi. Before I installed android 8.1r4 on the old windows pc hard and lost my windows build, I decided to run android from the usb device to try it and see if was ok and had no major problems. When setting up android it didn't find any wifi or Bluetooth devices so I'm guessing it is not compatible with the PC hardware. Can you advise ?

[@pillow2k]

How about the LAN connection is it possible on this OS? Coz most of my old pc has no WiFi but LAN connection only.