Want to install Android on your laptop thats laying around collecting dust? There is a project called the Android x86 Project that will allow you to install Android on your old netbook. Android x86 Project was started by Chih-Wei and Yi Sun that is a direct port of AOSP Android with Ethernet and trackpad support added.
Verified devices that are currently supported and allow installation of Android on them are:
- Viewsonic Viewpad 10
- Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
- Samsung Q1U
- Viliv S5
- Lenovo Thinkpad x61
These are the only devices currently supported although others may work just fine. If you get it to work on a device not listed please let us know.
The Android x86 Project key features are:
- Kernel 2.6.39.4 with KMS enabled. Most netbooks can run Android-x86 in the native resolution.
- OpenGL hardware acceleration for Intel and AMD Radeon chipsets. However, if you have trouble with it, you can disable it by adding HWACCEL=0 to the command line.
- Wifi and Ethernet support. Both are configured from the GUI.
- A new text based GUI installer which supports ext3/ext2/ntfs/fat32 filesystems. The installer now supports read-write mode, as well as a tool to create a fake sdcard.
- Bluetooth support for builtin device and external bluetooth dongle.
- External usb drive and sdcard are auto mounted on plugging.
- Add software mouse cursor. Mouse wheel is also supported.
- Compressed filesystem (squashfs).
Download the Android x86 Project Test Build of Android 2.3.5 from the official website
I downloded this file: generic_x86-20111115_usb.img
After burning it on a cd, Do I only need to install it on my Samsung Q1U and it will turns on a Android tablet automatically? Or I need to choose the OS each time?