Hey, did you know that you can run Android on the netbook ?
I wanted to get some faster and more usable OS on the netbook I have. Ubuntu with its new direction towards the Unity interface is not one of my favourites. It is buggy and slows down the system quite a bit.
I am currently using Linux Mint which is ok, but i feel that again its just as fast as Ubuntu. Also, the problem is that with the changes in UX in the last few years, it looks archaic.
I was struck by the idea if any of the mobile OSs could be available on the netbook. The only viable choice was Android and I started searching for any project which has this available. I was quite in luck and found the Androidx64 project ! The result is as below. This is so far running off the USB pen drive, as I did not want to install it without first checking everything is running.
I wanted to get some faster and more usable OS on the netbook I have. Ubuntu with its new direction towards the Unity interface is not one of my favourites. It is buggy and slows down the system quite a bit.
I am currently using Linux Mint which is ok, but i feel that again its just as fast as Ubuntu. Also, the problem is that with the changes in UX in the last few years, it looks archaic.
I was struck by the idea if any of the mobile OSs could be available on the netbook. The only viable choice was Android and I started searching for any project which has this available. I was quite in luck and found the Androidx64 project ! The result is as below. This is so far running off the USB pen drive, as I did not want to install it without first checking everything is running.
Details :
Netbook :
- Acer One
OS :
- android-x86-2.2-r2-eeepc.iso ( Direct link to iso)
What works :
- Most of the things.
What does not work:
- Wifi ( cant seem to get it to working yet)
- Waking from sleep is not working well.
How to Install:
- Download the android iso. The EEEPC one works for the netbooks.
- Download unetbootlin for your OS
- Use unetbootlin to write the iso to a USB pen drive.
- Boot from the pendrive and enjoy or be frustrated :D
Sir jee what about makeing call from like S3
ReplyDeleteFor making a call, you need a SIM :)
ReplyDeleteOTOH, it should be possible to make a call using skype or viber. I will try that once I can figure out how to make the wifi work.