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Linux Emulation on Windows Mobile?

Hello Friends,
I am wondering if anyone has heard of emulating a Linux operating system locally on Windows Mobile (CE)? Something like PocketDOS but running a basic Linux operating system instead of DOS? I read about Bochs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291899), which may boot a Linux image, but from I've read Bochs doesn't work too well with newer Windows Mobile?
I know I can use Putty (SSH) or VNC and such for remote Linux access, but the goal here is to get some basic version of Linux running locally. I'm not sure Haret's Android port is ready for prime time yet (from what I've read) on my specific phone (Touch Pro 2)
Does anyone have any ideas? Please share, thanks.

mail_e36 said:
Hello Friends,
I am wondering if anyone has heard of emulating a Linux operating system locally on Windows Mobile (CE)? Something like PocketDOS but running a basic Linux operating system instead of DOS? I read about Bochs (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291899), which may boot a Linux image, but from I've read Bochs doesn't work too well with newer Windows Mobile?
I know I can use Putty (SSH) or VNC and such for remote Linux access, but the goal here is to get some basic version of Linux running locally. I'm not sure Haret's Android port is ready for prime time yet (from what I've read) on my specific phone (Touch Pro 2)
Does anyone have any ideas? Please share, thanks.
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It's possible to run Linux native, not emulated. Search for: HARET

Thanks for your response, but the idea at this point is to run Linux emulated, not native in Haret. I would love to run it Linux native using something like Android but unfortunately at this point Android doesn't look to be stable enough on my platform (Rhodium, Touch Pro 2) for 'production use'.
Any thoughts?

Android on the TP2 is improving every other day. Right now, power management and some features like Wifi, BT, GPS and Camera still aren't working, but things are progressing nicely

Moved as not software release...

mail_e36 said:
Thanks for your response, but the idea at this point is to run Linux emulated, not native in Haret. I would love to run it Linux native using something like Android but unfortunately at this point Android doesn't look to be stable enough on my platform (Rhodium, Touch Pro 2) for 'production use'.
Any thoughts?
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I'm not saying use Android, but Haret + some linux system, just the console. I thought that's what you needed. There are different system packages available which you could boot, not necessairly Android.

VirtualBox Android Emulator with Marketplace

Does anyone know of any VirtualBox Android Emulator that has Marketplace?
Thanks!
Oh, I forgot to add "that's free" and not the $50 that some cheeky bastards are trying to charge for a thing called AndroidVM!

iridium21 said:
Does anyone know of any VirtualBox Android Emulator that has Marketplace?
Thanks!
Oh, I forgot to add "that's free" and not the $50 that some cheeky bastards are trying to charge for a thing called AndroidVM!
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Android doesn't just load up and run on a PC. It's a source code project that a real developer has to spend time porting from platform to platform, unless you want to run it from a runtime built from the SDK. To do that requires an underlying OS, like Windows, Linux a MAC - something capable of running the SDK.
Since, VMware is emulating a PC, then in order to run as a real virtual machine, android needs to be pretty much ported to a PC. Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible, but geese - why? That said, it's bound to show up on an Intel compatible tablet at some point, if it hasn't already.

attn1 said:
Android doesn't just load up and run on a PC. It's a source code project that a real developer has to spend time porting from platform to platform, unless you want to run it from a runtime built from the SDK. To do that requires an underlying OS, like Windows, Linux a MAC - something capable of running the SDK.
Since, VMware is emulating a PC, then in order to run as a real virtual machine, android needs to be pretty much ported to a PC. Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible, but geese - why? That said, it's bound to show up on an Intel compatible tablet at some point, if it hasn't already.
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I'm already running Android under Virtualbox - I just wondered if there's a version for VB that has Marketplace.

attn1 said:
Android doesn't just load up and run on a PC. It's a source code project that a real developer has to spend time porting from platform to platform, unless you want to run it from a runtime built from the SDK. To do that requires an underlying OS, like Windows, Linux a MAC - something capable of running the SDK.
Since, VMware is emulating a PC, then in order to run as a real virtual machine, android needs to be pretty much ported to a PC. Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible, but geese - why? That said, it's bound to show up on an Intel compatible tablet at some point, if it hasn't already.
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Wow. So much complete and utter wrong in one post... I've been running Android under a virtual machine for quite a while...

There is an x86 version of Android available at androidx86.org
It will definitely run under Virtual Box or any other virtualization software package. It's Android 1.6 by the way, and you will have to perform some geek-like activities to simulate an SD-card to install appz.
Big question is whether an ARM-device version of Android would work in a normal VM emulator (not talking about Bochs and stuff).

FloatingFatMan said:
Wow. So much complete and utter wrong in one post... I've been running Android under a virtual machine for quite a while...
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Well, since I hadn't heard of a port to x86, I was certainly wrong about that, which makes the rest of the post moot, but not wrong. In any event, I stand corrected.

sorry to add a flame of any kind but this
"Since, VMware is emulating a PC, then in order to run as a real virtual machine, android needs to be pretty much ported to a PC. Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible, but geese - why? That said, it's bound to show up on an Intel compatible tablet at some point, if it hasn't already."
is totally wrong.
Virtual machines virtualise the hardware of your machine (bad explanation I KNOW). if you have a PowerPC you can only emulate PowerPC (Mac for those that dont know) and intel/amd chips are things like x86 then theres smaller devices like ARM. my point is that if you have a Intel/amd box you can only emulate x86 O/S. however if you have a netbook with a version of linux or windows built on arm arch then u could prob get away with the original android if you are running normal x86 then u require android that has been built from source on x86.
this made me laugh
"Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible"
all i can say is what??
anyway back to the point... to run android on a x86 box u need x86 android

The problem with getting the Market to work is simply that the GApps are currently only available in a compiled for ARM version. period. that's the answer you wanted to hear i guess.
@others: stop OTing please...

hvc123 said:
sorry to add a flame of any kind but this
"Since, VMware is emulating a PC, then in order to run as a real virtual machine, android needs to be pretty much ported to a PC. Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible, but geese - why? That said, it's bound to show up on an Intel compatible tablet at some point, if it hasn't already."
is totally wrong.
Virtual machines virtualise the hardware of your machine (bad explanation I KNOW). if you have a PowerPC you can only emulate PowerPC (Mac for those that dont know) and intel/amd chips are things like x86 then theres smaller devices like ARM. my point is that if you have a Intel/amd box you can only emulate x86 O/S. however if you have a netbook with a version of linux or windows built on arm arch then u could prob get away with the original android if you are running normal x86 then u require android that has been built from source on x86.
this made me laugh
"Since Android is built on a Linux kernel, it's not impossible"
all i can say is what??
anyway back to the point... to run android on a x86 box u need x86 android
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VMware and Virtualbox emulate PC hardware. Since Android runs on a Linux kernel, and Linux was originally developed for an x86 PC, it follows that a port of Android could be done for a PC. Since this was not a generic discussion about virtual machines but a specific discussion about PC emulation, I don't see where the argument is.
PC = x86 and it's successors. You said I was totally wrong and then pretty much made my case. The only point I missed is that the work had already been done. To run Android in a x86 (PC) VM, you'll need an X86 (PC) compatible version of Android - right - what I said.

Right... Ok, now does anyone know the answer to the original question?

the_fish said:
The problem with getting the Market to work is simply that the GApps are currently only available in a compiled for ARM version. period. that's the answer you wanted to hear i guess.
@others: stop OTing please...
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OP should read your thread.

arctu said:
OP should read your thread.
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I have
Supposedly, these guys have Android with Marketplace for VirtualBox:
http://www.androidvm.com/home
So it must be able to be done - the only problem is that it's $49.95!

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zgornz said:
They state they are running Ubuntu in a VM, then installed the Android emulator in Ubuntu, then the android emulator is setup to have the Marketplace. The android emulator is doing the ARM emulation.
I think using qemu User Mode emulation it might be possible to actually launch the Marketplace and apps via android-x86 without using a phone emulator. Not sure it would be that valuable, but it would allow lots more apps on a netbook running Android.
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I imagine it would be a mess to get a touch screen working in android running on an emulator.

I read reviews on androidx86 booted (not emulated) on a few netbooks that ran great and very responsive..I also read one on a touch screen comp that worked fine..they claim all apps work-minus gapps obviously.
I plan on trying this on my Toshiba nb205 netbook today and can post a review if anyone is interested..
Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk

A review would sure be appreciated. More knowledge is always better.

Just a quick follow up, I tried out the Androidx86 on my netbook this weekend, both booted off the usb and installed on the hd..it runs..nothing spectacular and slightly dissappointing. You still only have a 4x4 screen and the Marketplace is entirely different, very small selection of "blah" apps..none of my favorite android apps anyways-facebook,twitter,gmail..not really any widgets either. Lastly, you need to use an external mouse..the touchpad just moves the background but gives you no pointer (could be a hardware compatability issue tho)..
On the positive side, the internet was very fast and resume time was almost instantanious..not really any major bugs, just nothing too special..

This method works with 1.6 as originally described here:
link-> forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529170
I got it to run with the signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-img-14721.zip image from HTC for the developer phone.
link-> developer.htc.com/adp.html
I replaced the android-sdk-windows\add-ons\google_apis-4_r02\images\system.img with the one from the signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-img-14721.zip
(you should backup the original system.ini)
I then used the Android SDK GUI interface to create a Google API Level 4 machine.
I did not need to install the marketenabler.apk, as described in the original thread.
It boots up like a new Dev Phone, it behaves like there is a valid SIM and working data connection.
CTRL-F11 rotates the screen (slide out keyboard).
I have only installed a few free apps (K9 mail) but they seem to work fine.
I can't post links so copy, and paste them.
It would be trivial to create an Ubuntu virtual machine and then install the Android SDK inside of it and modify the system.img. Installing the SDK on your own machine probably takes less space and resources then running it inside another VM.

attn1 said:
Well, since I hadn't heard of a port to x86, I was certainly wrong about that, which makes the rest of the post moot, but not wrong. In any event, I stand corrected.
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Updated, not corrected.
Yes, you were absolutely correct except for being out of date, because that process you described has already taken place as others have now pointed out.
To the person who said he was wrong, actually, no.
Android as it stands on the phone, is an ARM system compiled in ARM machine code. Android apps are hardware/platform agnostic but the operating system is not, it does have to be ported and recompiled for any different hardware system. That being said, it seems that most of that work is finished, ala androidx86.org
Cheers,
Rob

x86 Android Market
I have been reading a bit. It seems that it is possible to have Gapps installed for x86.
Froyo, people have been using Cyanogen 6 Gapps for Tegra.
Android x86 launched their Gingerbread version not long ago. It would not surprise me if Cyanogen 7 Gapps worked with it. Different devices used different versions and now there is just one version for all. It should be possible to run VM from the desktop.
NDK dependent Apps: in theory, it may be possible taking the apk using android apk tool, x86 NDK from the x86 build and rebuild it for x86 code.
I will be playing with an old EEE900 and see how this goes sooon.

[Q] re:custom os on x86 android tablet?

I have searched lots on the subject of getting a full linux distro running on an android device most of which were really not really what I am looking for, almost everything I find on the subject seems to be some kind of hybrid solution where running linux side by side or on top of android but imo that just seems messy and may as well just be using andorid with it's apps than do that.
I ran into interesting information about modding chromebooks some of when were the similar side-by-side solution but others actually more what I was looking for, they enable legacy seabios while not enough to get windows installed seems to work fine to boot into linux and another guy had baked his own custom seabios replacing the chrome bios entirely.
my question, the atom tablets Im seeing pop up a few places are standard x86 right ? is it possible to either
1/run a modded sea bios similar to chromebook mods? then boot a stock ubuntu distro installation maybe from external storage?
2/or somehow have the existing/modded bootloader boot linux kernel/ubuntu install ?
can't help think if it were that simple maybe someone would have done it already but also thinking the hardware (drivers) are supported by android so they should be supported by linux right ? and if it is standard x86 can't be too much a stretch right ?
I don't own an atom tablet but was thinking it may be desirable (and add more use) if I could get a full linux distro installed and be a lot more affordable than full fledged windows based tablet.
anyway thanks
ps:that captcha is harcore

They are kinda standard. But they are not following PC architecture. They are so called Intel MID (Mobile Internet Device). On such devices you may find neither EFI nor ACPI. They have so called SFI which is a complete disaster. But Intel Merrifield is more or less supported by upstream kernel and Yocto (thanks to Intel Edison platform). You may try to gather information about those devices (official name of SoC is Intel Atom Z34xx).

Do you want a KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) enabled kernel for your Android phone/tab?

Hi. Can someone that compiles kernels compile one with KVM enabled and make it available to download for various popular devices? I'd love to test this out on ARM. This would really make these machines appealing if you could spin up VMs on them especially considering how much RAM they have today. There aren't many ARM devices as powerful as the Samsung Galaxy S9 that run Linux and can be tested with KVM. You could even run a different version of Android or Linux in the VM or try BSD.
This was already done for the Intel x86 based Zenfone 2 and as a result, it can run x86 Windows 10 32/64-bit editions, Mac OS X, BSD and any Linux distro full speed in a VM. Of course this is x86 and much more refined than virtualization on ARM and you don't have quite the OS selection on ARM either.
I'd like to see how well the new ARM Windows 10 performs on these Galaxy phones. It would be a great alternative to running Windows 98 in QEMU slowly. Windows 10 ARM runs Office 2016 and Photoshop at decent speeds on some of the latest Snapdragon SoCs.
Though, from what I've read, there will be some issues running Windows initially. ARM QEMU with KVM currently doesn't support the VGA display mode that is required for Windows 10 on ARM.
I was thinking of starting a project to do this for various Android hardware besides the Zenfone 2. There are a number of x86 tablets from companies like Dell or Nextbook that would really benefit from a KVM enabled kernel but ARM phones would benefit as well.
For those that want this feature now, here is a list of current retail Android devices with KVM support and the various custom ROMs/kernels available that enable it. If you would like to see this feature enabled in your device's kernel please reply and do not hesitate to request it to your custom kernel developers.
x86-64:
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551 and ZE550:
ycavan's custom KVM Enabled Zenfone 2 FHD(ZE551) & HD(ZE550) kernels:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...fhd-kernel-ze551-kvm-bridge-compiled-t3145055
ycavan's tutorial thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/zf2-running-windows-7-using-kvm-t3153299
TheSSJ's Custom Kernel for ZenFone 2 version 51:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/project-t-custom-kernel-zenfone-2-t3150822
Nyks45's [KERNEL]OctoDex[GCC 5.3.1][CM-13.0/AOSP6.0.X] ZE551ML/ZE550ML (formerly Veno-M):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/kernel-veno-m-ze551ml-ze550ml-t3375800
Discussion of KVM builds on the above:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/thread/3375800?query=kvm
Downloads: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=57205
BORET24's ROM for ZE551ML/550ML/Zoom ZX551ML as of 2017/08/29:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/borets-rom-ze551ml-550ml-t3551225
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...51ml-550ml-t3551225/post73580815#post73580815
nutcasev1.5's [Kernel]Holo Kernel[AOSP/LinOS14.1][-O3][LINARO][Z00A/8]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/kernel-holo-kernel-t3443689
RussiaNBearReborN's [Rom][6.0.1][B352][18/03/18][Unified Z00A/Z008]:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/rom-rbr-v1-0-t3550544
Renix63's [KERNEL][UC] ZenKernel V1.9 Super for MM [Z00A/8][HotPlug][STOCK ROM]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/kernel-zenkernel-1-0-mm-t3510734
Aterfax's custom LineageOS 14.1 with KVM enabled kernel for Asus Zenfone 2:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74568996&postcount=400
Asus Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6:
tank014 & BORETS24's Custom Lolipop kernel for Zenfone 5 & Zenfone 6:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/general/custom-lollipop-kernel-zenfone-5-t3238970
dgadelha's [ROM][6.0.1] CyanogenMod 13.1 Stable Builds (Unofficial)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/development/cyanogenmod-13-t3382702
Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML:
BORET24's ROM for ZE551ML/550ML/Zoom ZX551ML as of 2017/08/29:
According this thread, BORET24's ROM works with this and has KVM.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/borets-rom-ze551ml-550ml-t3551225
Post about it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...51ml-550ml-t3551225/post73580815#post73580815
If you know of any other devices with KVM enabled kernels (ARM or x86) please let me know and I will add them to this list.

I might have to purchase an ASUS Zenfone 2, as I've wasted the whole year trying to get Windows 7, 10 running on my Android phone at anything beyond a snail's pace. The main problem is that KVM hardware virtualization is turned off in, like, every smartphone on sale in the market! This is bad brain - SUCH BAD BRAIN!!! My phone provider would not even respond to me on this issue.
I bought the first ever ARM64 laptop @ £999, but had to return it to the shop because it never booted up any Linux live USBs/DVDs. Since then I managed to get an ARM64 Linux distro - with a KVM-enabled kernel - running on the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (thanks to help from a woman!) only to find that -enable-kvm is incompatible with qemu-system-aarch64's graphics options.
So what might the problem be exactly...? Well, the qemu-system-aarch64 generic -M virt machine type has no graphics output built into it - very clever!!! So we have to use -device VGA as an add-on to get VGA output. That will then allow snail's pace running/displaying of Windows 10 ARM; however, KVM happens to not be compatibile with this display mode - or perhaps any kind of display mode on aarch64 - due to the "VGA framebuffer" not being emulated (whatever that means!) by Qemu perhaps. The alternative is to use a different display device addon. We have -device virtio-gpu-pci, which allows you play around with the bios at near-native speeds - but the moment you boot from there into Windows 10 ARM it blackscreens cos' Microsoft did not put any virtio graphics drivers on their OS. So, basically, we are stuffed!
Ubuntu tells us "Ubuntu/arm64 can run inside the QEMU emulator. You can either do this fully emulated (e.g. on an x86 host) or, accelerated w/ KVM if you have an arm64 host." - yet they have no shame in omitting the fact that their installation runs with -nographics!
-display type none
Do not display video output. The guest will still see an emulated graphics card, but its output will not be displayed to the QEMU user. This option differs from the -nographic option in that it only affects what is done with video output; -nographic also changes the destination of the serial and parallel port data.
-nographic
Normally, if QEMU is compiled with graphical window support, it displays output such as guest graphics, guest console, and the QEMU monitor in a window. With this option, you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on the console and muxed with the monitor (unless redirected elsewhere explicitly). Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel with a serial console. Use C-a h for help on switching between the console and monitor.
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Therefore, I seriously doubt we can get even an RDP option on our Windows 10 ARM guest, alas. And, to add insult to injury, there is no sign of a Surface Phone or any Android software that might allow us to run Windows 10 ARM on our modern smartphones. What a bad time to be living...

Now I'm curious. How did you get KVM working on your Rasberry Pi 3 B+? I compiled QEMU from source using a modification of your instructions and couldn't get QEMU to even start with KVM enabled. What Linux distro are you using on the Pi? What linux did you use as your guest image? What was your exact qemu command line?
I wouldn't expect the ARM Windows 10 laptops to run any Linux yet. They're too new. We may need to wait years. The Windows RT devices were just secure boot unlocked a few months ago by someone from here and they still can't run any Linux.
Honestly, you probably are just better off getting a Zenfone 2. With the kernel mod, x86 Windows pretty much "just works." I just wish QEMU had a virtual battery meter so the VM could hibernate when the phone's battery gets low.
As an aside, I have a few Atom Baytrail Windows tablets that are quite similar to Android models and it's quite amazing what I can do with them out of the box when compared to Android. A few of them have virtualization enabled out of the box so all I need to do to use a VM is install VMWare, Virtualbox, Virtual PC, etc. and it "just works". No hacking, no flashing custom kernels, no command line tools at all. I've attached a picture of my Nextbook NXW8QC16G running Windows XP in VMWare and showing virtualization enabled in the task manager. The other picture is running Windows Server 2012R2, a 64-bit guest OS.
Your mention of virtio gives me an idea: Isn't it possible we can compile the virtio graphics driver for AARCH64 and somehow inject it in our ARM64 Windows image? If we did that, would Windows then be able to be used with ARM64 KVM acceleration? That guy who made the ARM64 Windows QEMU blog post already compiled the virtio disk drivers for AARCH64 and was able to get the installer to install to a virtual hard drive. Maybe all we need are ARM Windows compiled drivers for the rest of QEMU's special emulated hardware. I use the x86 Windows QXL driver with Windows 8.1 on my Zenfone 2 and it seems to work. Though, I had to boot with the VGA video mode first and install it via device manager manually.
Also, if you want an NT based OS on emulated x86 on ARM, have you thought of trying something older than XP like Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0? These were designed for 386/486s so should be more usable on emulated x86 QEMU than something like Windows XP. Office 97 works on Windows NT 3.51 and Office 2000 and maybe even XP and 2002 will work on NT 4.0. Softmaker Office 2008 also works somewhat on NT 3.51. Obviously Windows 98 may also be faster but it sounds like you prefer NT so these may be an option. If you install Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, you will even be able to RDP into your emulated machines. Windows NT 3.51 also has an optional edition with remote, multiuser support called Citrix Winframe but I was unable to find an Android Citrix client that can still connect to it. (they're all too new)
I think we're starting to see the limitation of devices marketed as "phones" They're not an open computing platform or standard like the PC or even Macs.
We really need some kind of open standard firmware for phones like the UEFI/BIOS on PCs and an OS to go with it. It would be great if there were some kind of "open", generic (not neccessarily open source) OS that let you install drivers after being installed like Windows. Android is sort of open but not the hardware and good luck buying a device that will have an unlocked bootloader and get custom ROMs. Plus, you can't run anything other than Android and maybe another linux if you are lucky. I dunno, it scares me that these phones may become the defacto computing platform when they are so closed and proprietairy. At least with a PC, I know I can install the latest OS and be up to date for at least 15+ years if I want to be. We need that for phones but it just doesn't exist yet.

Update: I found a work in progress WDDM Windows driver for QEMU's VirtIO 3D GPU driver mentioned here:
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=QEMU-3D-Windows-Guests
The source code for it is here: https://gist.github.com/Keenuts/199184f9a6d7a68d9a62cf0011147c0b

Well it looks like our prayers are answered and our dreams came true. Thanks to the folks at limboemulator.weebly.com, there is now an ARM KVM enabled kernel available for the Snapdragon based Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+
The latest Limbo PC Emulator even has KVM support even with the ARM builds.
Get it here:
https://limboemulator.weebly.com/android-arm-kvm---kernels.html

TFGBD said:
Well it looks like our prayers are answered and our dreams came true. Thanks to the folks at limboemulator.weebly.com, there is now an ARM KVM enabled kernel available for the Snapdragon based Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+
The latest Limbo PC Emulator even has KVM support even with the ARM builds.
Get it here:
https://limboemulator.weebly.com/android-arm-kvm---kernels.html
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These are only for Exynos
our snapdragons have a locked bootloader they will never work for us
dd the following lines to file: arch/arm64/configs/​exynos8895-dreamlte_defconfig
CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
CONFIG_KVM=y
CONFIG_KVM_MMIO=y
CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST=y
#from the command line type:
make clean
make mrproper
make ​exynos8895-dreamlte_defconfig

Does anyone know how to compile/use Virtio drivers for Qemu-system-aarch64?
"You are welcomed to check the branch: https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/tree/arm64
Instructions for build machine (using community edition of VS2017):
https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-g...vers-including-arm64-using-visual-studio-2017
Soon will be integrated to master and we will distribute the binaries.
Best regards,
Yan."
https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/issues/177
If the above works as a GPU for KVM then we might be able to pursue the Samsung Galaxy/Limbo solution?

I found out a lot of phones have KVM already enabled:
*Xiaomi phones, i.e. Pico F1 and Mi 8 with up to 8GB RAM (Mi 9 and Black Shark 2 have 12GB RAM)
*OnePlus phones, i.e. OnePlus 6T with up to 10GB RAM (McLaren Edition)
*Realme 2 Pro with 8GB of RAM
To find out just check the following file in a kernel source code:
https://github.com/MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/blob/dipper-o-oss/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
KVM is disabled in all Huawei and Samsung devices by default. And Huawei cannot be unlocked/rooted anymore.
However, I found out how to compile custom ROMs for Samsung, etc.

KVM enabled on Mi 9 Xiaomi. What's the latest on a VM build we can use to build kernels etc.? Great idea here I proposed this AM and was shot down by a bunch of old school devs that think you should go through the pain of setting up a build env yourself that no one can replicate.

mslezak said:
KVM enabled on Mi 9 Xiaomi. What's the latest on a VM build we can use to build kernels etc.? Great idea here I proposed this AM and was shot down by a bunch of old school devs that think you should go through the pain of setting up a build env yourself that no one can replicate.
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I probably need to update it, but for a VM you can try Builduntu here: https://nathanpfry.com/builduntu-virtual-machine-android-rom-compiling/
XDA post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585828
That should save you some trouble hopefully. ROMs and kernels will compile.

Thanks!
It's great someone is forward thinking enough to put this together. Much appreciated!
What updates do you suggest?

Seems to be running in VM
sylentprofet said:
I probably need to update it, but for a VM you can try Builduntu here: https://nathanpfry.com/builduntu-virtual-machine-android-rom-compiling/
XDA post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585828
That should save you some trouble hopefully. ROMs and kernels will compile.
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Seems to be running from Virtual Box after the Extensions was added. Almost got the torrent downloaded but had to revert to the Google Drive and change to .html extension to download. Virtual Box 5.2.30 is the version.
Didn't sleep at all just got it booted which is a success at least. Thanks for providing.

Has anyone tried to turn on KVM on Xiaomi phones?
I tried to compile the kernel with the included KVM on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. It compiled without errors, the KVM folder appeared with the files in the folder with the compiled kernel. But the phone with this kernel hangs on the logo. Maybe it's because of the miui?
To enable KVM, I added this to the defconfig:
CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION = y
CONFIG_KVM = y
CONFIG_KVM_MMIO = y
CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST = y
One person with the help of such a compilation was able to enable KVM on their phones (Honor 7c pro, honor p20 pro, samsung galaxy s8), and the KVM works. Windows 10 arm launched.

TFGBD said:
Well it looks like our prayers are answered and our dreams came true. Thanks to the folks at limboemulator.weebly.com, there is now an ARM KVM enabled kernel available for the Snapdragon based Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+
The latest Limbo PC Emulator even has KVM support even with the ARM builds.
Get it here:
https://limboemulator.weebly.com/android-arm-kvm---kernels.html
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new link plsssssssssssssssss

monsterdimon said:
Has anyone tried to turn on KVM on Xiaomi phones?
I tried to compile the kernel with the included KVM on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. It compiled without errors, the KVM folder appeared with the files in the folder with the compiled kernel. But the phone with this kernel hangs on the logo. Maybe it's because of the miui?
To enable KVM, I added this to the defconfig:
CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION = y
CONFIG_KVM = y
CONFIG_KVM_MMIO = y
CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST = y
One person with the help of such a compilation was able to enable KVM on their phones (Honor 7c pro, honor p20 pro, samsung galaxy s8), and the KVM works. Windows 10 arm launched.
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so does kvm works in honor 7c pro(as u have mention) ? And launch windows fastly?
also i wanna enable kvm in my redmi note4 .is it possible ? And How?

@TFGBD
Hi bro,
I have some questions that I hope you will answer me.
Note: My English language is bad ? ..
I was looking for how to activate the KVM feature on the LG G4 H818P phone to run Windows 10 ARM quickly on the phone, I have read that all ARM processors that work with Cortex-a15 or higher support KVM feature, but mobile manufacturers do not include this feature in the system, So,
I want a simplified way to activate this feature on my phone ?,
I want to know how fast I will get after activating KVM in Windows 10 ARM simulations ?,
will the method work with any device or each device has a method designated for it ?,
and
do you need experience ?,
How dangerous is it on the device?,
Do I need root privileges to benefit from KVM?
And will I need to reinstall the system again or only the kernel ? .
Thanks, bro ? ...
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tarikkaya said:
new link plsssssssssssssssss
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link: https://github.com/limboemu/limbo/wiki/KVM

It's not simply a matter of enabling the KVM support in kernel. The vendor has to enable virtualization capabilities for the SoC in the firmware. On most (if not all) mobile platforms this will be disabled. Although there have been exploits that enable you to overcome that and they have been confirmed to work (think Lumia 950[XL] custom UEFI).

Hi all,
Anybody has enabled or knows of somebody enabling KVM on samsung galaxy tab s6? (4.14 kernel)?
I tried enabling the virtualization options in the kernel config, kernel compiles and device boots as normal but /dev/kvm does not appear...
"The vendor has to enable virtualization capabilities for the SoC in the firmware"
@konradybcio What do you mean by "firmware"?
Bye

Had a look at the kernel boot log and found the following line:
kvm [1]: HYP mode not available
So it appears the kernel is running in wrong mode and cannot operate as hypervisor
Probably samsung's bootloader (firrmare!?) does not allow it...

Progress but still not quite there with my Lenovo X1 Tablet

Good day all. Hope this messages finds you safe and well in these challenging times.
I'm hoping to find some help a goal I have to have a single tablet PC that serves as both my daily driver PC running my OS of choice (Linux) and having the ability to dual-boot into Android for things like media consumption, reading books, etc.
I was fortunate to be gifted a Lenovo X1 Tablet 3rd Gen PC from a family member, and I'm truly enjoying it from the perspective of the form factor (it's similar to probably a Microsoft Surface tablet). Spec's can be found here:
[https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/tablet...es/ThinkPad-X1-Tablet-3rd-Gen/p/22TP2CP0113#)
But it's essentially an 8th Gen Core i7 with vPro, Intel 620UHD Graphics driving a 3:2 aspect ratio 3000x2000 native resolution touch screen with WACOM digitizer, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, etc.
I have tried just about every ISO that BlissOS offers (as well as other such as Android X86) and simply cannot get anywhere in the installation. Occasionally the boot process will get as far as displaying some of the boot sequence, and then he screen will go black and either have a flashing or solid cursor in the upper left corner. On the newer ISO's, I could get to the point where I can hear some audio. And in some cases, the screen will sort of flash lighter and then darker (like the backlight is getting brighter and then dimmer). But at no point did I ever see an Android desktop.
I tried to boot the ISO as a Qemu VM, and this does seem to work (as I can see the full boot sequence and get to a point where I'm looking at an Android desktop). Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to configure the VM for proper touch support. Ideally, I'd rather have Android running natively on the device.
I'm finding references to others who have tried this on the Lenovo X1 Tablets and had either moderate or no success. A no point could I find a guide or reference on what combination would allow BlissOS (or any Android X86 based solution) to boot and install on this hardware.
To anyone who could help me get BlissOS running and installed on this tablet, I'd be truly in your debt.
Thanks in advance.
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Update:
After some more research and experimentation, I was successful in getting Bliss OS installed and running on the bare metal of my Lenovo X1 tablet 3rd gen. However, the install isn't ideal as I leveraged an install script from JAXPARROW on Github (https://github.com/jaxparrow07/Android-x86-Installer-Linux) to complete the install. While this allows me to install and boot BlossOS (and other Android X86 releases) on the tablet, it's installing into a folder of the existing Linux ext4 filesystem and using the existing grub to boot. Ideally, I'd want the Android install in its own partition and ultimately use something like Refind as the boot manager.
I've attached an image of the grub entry that the JAXPARROW scripted install creates. Unfortunately, I cannot figure out what his script is doing that allows me to boot and install Android X86 on this hardware that a native boot and install won't work (black screen with a non-blinking cursor).
If anyone has any thoughts or feedback, I'd be grateful. I'm excited by the prospect that at least now I know I can run Android X86 on this hardware. And BlissOS is an amazing desktop implementation of Android.
Hardware is 2018 edition of the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet 3rd Generation:
ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3 | 2-in-1 Laptop Tablet
The ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3 delivers the best 2-in-1 tablet performance with a large 13" screen, detachable keyboard, and premium security features for work.
www.lenovo.com
Graphics are Intel 620 HD
3:2 aspect ratio
3000x2000
Thanks in advance.
[Image of grub entry ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/ysssaikm54cyhMpF8)

Hi @tech101, I am interested in buying a used thinkpad x1 tablet 3rd gen and planned to dual android or chrome os with windows.
Have you been able to successfully make android work?
this link https://github.com/jaxparrow07/Android-x86-Installer-Linux does not exist anymore.

Hello, I'm the developer of the mentioned project. I'm glad to see you're able to boot after installing via the installer. The installer has been updated recently with bug fixes and other distro support ( comes as a single executable instead of an installer ).
@tech101 said:
While this allows me to install and boot BlossOS (and other Android X86 releases) on the tablet, it's installing into a folder of the existing Linux ext4 filesystem and using the existing grub to boot. Ideally, I'd want the Android install in its own partition and ultimately use something like Refind as the boot manager.
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You can do that by mounting them beforehand via cli or by a FileManager and then choosing in the Installation Partition in the installer.
Mounting a partition e.g : In Dolphin, you can do that by right clicking a partition
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Basic help such as finding your filesystem name ( sda5 etc.,. ) is available in the installer's help menu
Help menu ( Ctrl + H or Help > Help in the menu)
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@tech101 said:
I've attached an image of the grub entry that the JAXPARROW scripted install creates. Unfortunately, I cannot figure out what his script is doing that allows me to boot and install Android X86 on this hardware that a native boot and install won't work (black screen with a non-blinking cursor).
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If you take a look at the line which has linux in it. It loads the kernel. With some parameters, it's possible to boot the android.
Bash:
linux /{name}/kernel quiet root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.selinux=permissive SRC=/{osname}/ noibrs noibpb nopti nospectre_v2 nospectre_v1 l1tf=off nospec_store_bypass_disable no_stf_barrier mds=off intel_pstate=disable mitigations=off
As explained by @Night(SG) in this commit. We removed the unnecessary ( in most cases ) kernel parameters ( ig which used to help you boot in this case ).
You can test the latest release and let us know if you're able to boot. If not, I'll add an option to enable the extra parameters while installing.
yeahman45 said:
this link https://github.com/jaxparrow07/Android-x86-Installer-Linux does not exist anymore.
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OP made a typo, here's the correct link :
https://github.com/jaxparrow07/Androidx86-Installer-Linux
( unnecessary "-" after Android caused this )
If you guys have any questions related to androidx86, ask us on our forum : AOPC ( formerly SupremeGamers )