Difference between revisions of "IntensePC: Installing Android-x86 4.4 RC1"
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− | * SATA disk or USB Flash drive of at least 8GB should be used as | + | == Download Android-x68 ready-to-run image == |
− | * Download | + | * SATA disk or USB Flash drive of at least 8GB should be used as boot media |
+ | * Download [http://fit-pc2.com/download/android-x86/android-x86-4.4-rc1.8GB.dd.gz Android-x86 4.4 RC1 image] | ||
− | == | + | == Prepare boot media on Linux == |
− | * Connect the storage device to the | + | * Connect the storage device to the Linux PC |
− | * Assuming your storage device was detected as /dev/sdb write the image on it: | + | * Open Terminal window |
− | + | * Run this command to figure out what device name was assigned to your storage device: | |
+ | $ ls -all /dev/disk/by-id/ | ||
+ | * Assuming your storage device was detected as /dev/sdb, write the image on it: | ||
+ | $ gzip -dc android-x86-4.4-rc1.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdb bs=1MB | ||
+ | * Notes: | ||
+ | ** The process takes about 10 minutes depending on your system and storage drive. | ||
+ | ** The process doesn't show progress bar, so be patient and do not interrupt it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Welcome to Android-x86 4.4 == | ||
* Connect the storage device to the Intense PC and boot | * Connect the storage device to the Intense PC and boot | ||
− | * | + | * On first boot choose language, Google account, wireless setting, etc. |
Latest revision as of 09:03, 9 March 2014
Contents
Download Android-x68 ready-to-run image
- SATA disk or USB Flash drive of at least 8GB should be used as boot media
- Download Android-x86 4.4 RC1 image
Prepare boot media on Linux
- Connect the storage device to the Linux PC
- Open Terminal window
- Run this command to figure out what device name was assigned to your storage device:
$ ls -all /dev/disk/by-id/
- Assuming your storage device was detected as /dev/sdb, write the image on it:
$ gzip -dc android-x86-4.4-rc1.8GB.dd.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/sdb bs=1MB
- Notes:
- The process takes about 10 minutes depending on your system and storage drive.
- The process doesn't show progress bar, so be patient and do not interrupt it.
Welcome to Android-x86 4.4
- Connect the storage device to the Intense PC and boot
- On first boot choose language, Google account, wireless setting, etc.