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    • Bill KindleB
      Bill Kindle
      last edited by

      This is about as close as I have ever seen it get:
      http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/

      Beyond that, you need to use this site and setup your system to use the emulator (did this in a programming class I took a few semesters ago)
      http://developer.android.com/tools/help/emulator.html

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      • Chamele0nC
        Chamele0n
        last edited by

        I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Chamele0n
          last edited by

          @Chamele0n said:

          I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.

          But Android runs on x86 doesn't it?

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            Oh, no it doesn't. Android is ARM only! I had no idea. There is a port attempt but standard Android is only on ARM.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              Xen will virtualize ARM.

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              • Chamele0nC
                Chamele0n @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said:

                @Chamele0n said:

                I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.

                But Android runs on x86 doesn't it?

                No...it is ARM only.

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                • Chamele0nC
                  Chamele0n @Chamele0n
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                  @Chamele0n said:

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @Chamele0n said:

                  I wonder if this is because ESX is not able to emulate an ARM processor.

                  But Android runs on x86 doesn't it?

                  No...it is ARM only.

                  But you could try an Android port to x86. http://www.android-x86.org/getsourcecode

                  It's not official Android, as it's a port for a different architecture. But this is just for training purposes right?

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                  • T
                    technobabble
                    last edited by

                    Perhaps I misunderstood the OP, but have you seen this, http://www.bluestacks.com/? I have this running on my laptop.

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                    • bytesnakeB
                      bytesnake
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                      I tried bluestacks before. I had a lot of problems to get my apps running ... And it needs a M$ OS to run.

                      If I have more time, I will see if I can get this working on VMware Workstation first.
                      I think the main problem is that ESX does not fully support the needed virtual hardware, yet. VMware Workstation has a lot more virtual network adaptors ...

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                        technobabble @bytesnake
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                        @bytesnake said:

                        I tried bluestacks before. I had a lot of problems to get my apps running ... And it needs a M$ OS to run.

                        If I have more time, I will see if I can get this working on VMware Workstation first.
                        I think the main problem is that ESX does not fully support the needed virtual hardware, yet. VMware Workstation has a lot more virtual network adaptors ...

                        Yeah, the first versions were wonky, but after an upgrade it was cool. And yes it needs MS or Apple to run. Good luck!

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