Instructions for Installing Android 4.0

To do this test, we will need to:

• Iso file of Android 4.0 RC
• 1 server with a minimum RAM capacity of 1 GB
• VirtualBox application

Install Android 4.0 in Virtualbox

Start by download Android 4.0 RC version here (scroll down to the bottom of the list and select Android-x86-4.0-RC1 ), the iso file used here is Android-x86-4.0-RC1-asus_laptop. iso With a capacity of about 180 MB.

Next step, start VirtualBox And create new Virtual Machine , name this virtual machine (eg Androidx86 ), set Operating System to Linux And Version to Linux 2.6:

Set the required memory capacity to 1000 MB (500 MB is actually enough to operate). Select Next Create New Hard Disk And VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) As shown below:

Next, choose Dynamically Allocated And change the file size to 8.0 GB. When completing the virtual machine creation process, start the corresponding Virtual Machine :

In the settings window on the left, select System And check the CD / DVD-ROM section As shown below:

Next, select Storage> Cd-rom . Under the Attribute Section, click the button with the CD icon and select the iso file of Android 4.0:

Click OK to save the changes.

Running Android 4.0

On the first start, you will see the main screen above. At this test, we chose the Installation Mode. Then select Linux Sda1 partition:

Select Ext3 :

Installing Bootloader :

When the system asks users if they want to enable Read-write Mode for the directory / system , select No If they only want to test Android 4.0 , if not, choose Yes :

And when done, choose Android-x86 Run:

On the first launch of Android 4.0, the system will ask users to set up a user account. Here, we will easily see that the mouse doesn't work inside VirtualBox. To fix it, open the Machine Menu and select Disable mouse integration , then click anywhere on the virtual machine and the cursor will work as usual, or press the Right Ctrl Key to move the cursor to the host machine:

After setting up the account, we were able to use and test the features of Android 4.0 as usual:

However, Android does not have the Shutdown Option available, so when needed to turn off the operating system, you must close the Virtual Machine , and don't forget to remove the Android Iso file from the CD-ROM section in the Settings Section, otherwise the system will restart the installation process on the next boot. Good luck!