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How to try Google Android on x86 computers with a LiveCD
You can also use the disc image in a virtualization application like VirtualBox or Microsoft Virtual PC if you want to try the operating system without even rebooting your computer.
[via Netbook News.de]

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Jesse said 11:13AM on 7-06-2009
What, no VMWare love?
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Drew Green said 12:03PM on 7-06-2009
I think he didn't reference VMware b/c they don't offer a free Workstation version. VMware Player isn't quite the same as VBox or VPC, and VMware Workstation isn't free.
rcarm said 12:03PM on 7-06-2009
VMware Server is free.
Andrew Pollack said 12:03PM on 7-06-2009
@Jesse -- vmware --- hard to make kits for this as its such a moving target, version wise. Good software, annoying as hell at the same time.
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Jesse said 12:04PM on 7-06-2009
That's why I use VMWare Server as a desktop emulator.
Not to mention, if you have a spare pc you can build with ESXi (free) you get a nice testing playground.
Andrew Pollack said 12:05PM on 7-06-2009
@Jesse -- tried that once, but it was pretty picky about hardware and not well documented about exactly what it was picky about. Maybe it's gotten better now.
mxxcon said 12:05PM on 7-06-2009
you don't need to make vmware images for specific version of vmware workstations/player/server/esx
you make them for specific compatibility profiles and any vmware product newer than the required version will work.
just look how http://easyvmx.com/ does it.
mxxcon said 12:15PM on 7-06-2009
btw, LiveAndroid v0.2 is being uploaded right now, as of this moment only liveandroidv0.2.iso.001 is up
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Jash Sayani said 1:13PM on 7-06-2009
Does it work with all hardware (Speakers/Ethernet/Wifi) ?
Because, its only useful if I can boot up my netbook quickly on the airport and connect to a hotspot.
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Duh said 2:19PM on 7-06-2009
No you can't fire this up on your netbook because this is a phone build. If you want you can re-tool it to work on your netbook, feel free.
Jash Sayani said 3:01PM on 7-06-2009
@Duh: Ok. In that case, I'm very happy with Windows 7.
acme said 10:04AM on 7-07-2009
what are you tlaking about this is built for x86, it will run on just about any pc
POP said 7:32AM on 7-07-2009
Can anybody plz tell me whether I should download
liveandroidv0.2.iso.002
liveandroidv0.2.iso.001
both or only one??
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Kraken said 11:36PM on 7-14-2009
You need to download both and join them together.
roshan.manuel said 12:24AM on 7-15-2009
AFAIK,
a. liveandroidv0.2.iso.001 is for Live-CD
b. liveandroidv0.2.iso.002 is for ISO image/USB image/Vmware image/Virtualbox image
Ryan Karolak said 12:45AM on 7-15-2009
you download both and they combine into one image.
acme said 10:04AM on 7-07-2009
tested it out real quick last night, runs in vbox. tad bit laggy.
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vincent said 11:42AM on 7-15-2009
Downloading from the servers can be pretty slow, here is a nice and speedy torrent:
http://live-android.googlecode.com/files/liveandroidv0.2.iso%20%5Bmininova%5D.torrent
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DJ_SA said 8:31AM on 8-04-2009
What's the usefulness of running the LiveCD instead of the Android emulator from the SDK?
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