Pathik Shah

How to Install Android OS on your PC / Netbook / Laptop?

This tutorial will show you how to install Android 2.0 Eclair on your Asus EEE PC. It also works with most other netbooks.

Download the Android X86 port from http://www.android-x86.org/

-> Android-X86 Download Link

How to Install Android OS on your EEE PC?

After downloading the bootable android-x86 ISO, burn it to your USB drive using Win32DiskImager –  or UNetBootIn

Insert the USB drive in your netbook, set it to boot from USB drive from the BIOS options and then restart your netbook.

The installation process should start soon. You can use it as a Live USB to run Android without installing it or install Android to your harddisk.

If you choose to install it, select a partition to install it to and then format it using the EXT3 format. Choose to install the GRUB boot loader.

After the installation is complete, you can reboot your EEE PC to run the installed Android OS.

The OS is very responsive and works perfectly well, atleast with the EEE PC. Everything just works out of the box – Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Display, Mouse, Keyboard etc.

It can be used as a backup OS or just to show off a bit. It also has a makeshift version of the Android Market with a few apps compatible with the X86 platform.

Android’s official GIT repository has been updated with new code for Android 2.0; the early Donut release is available to developers. It includes many new features including

- Multi-touch support
- Gesture support
- CDMA support
- Universal search
- Text-to-speech
- Automated backups

XDA’s Cyanogen has already compiled a build ROM of the Donut release, which you can flash your G1 with.

If you want to try out the new build, but don’t want to flash your phone yet, check out this Android Donut SDK.

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This tutorial will show you How to connect your PC / Laptop to the internet using the GPRS / EDGE / 3G data connection on your Android phone (HTC Dream / G1); or in other words, to tether your PC to your Android Phone. In this tutorial, I will tether the Android phone to PC via USB.

To Enable Tethering on your Android phone:

1. Install the TetherBot application on your phone -

2. Install the Android SDK on your PC. Also install the device driver bundled with the SDK.

3. Now go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Development and enable USB Debugging on your phone.

4. Connect the phone to your PC; start the TetherBot application and press the Start Socks button.

5. On your PC, go to Command Prompt (Run > CMD) and navigate to the \androidsdk\tools directory.

6. Type this command and execute it
adb forward tcp:1080 tcp:1080

This starts a SOCKS proxy on Port 1080 using which you can connect to the internet.

You can now use this proxy to access the internet using any browser which allows you to set up a SOCKS proxy like Opera or Firefox.

For example, in Firefox, go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Connection > Settings > Manual Proxy Configuration >

Type: SOCKS
Host: localhost
Port: 1080

Android is a free operating system for mobile phones developed by Google. I’ve always been a huge fan of it; most probably my next phone is going to be an Android. It is mostly run on smartphons powered by ARM chips, though it is being ported to various platforms and architectures, including X86.

LiveAndroid is a Live CD for Android running on X86 platforms. You can use it to run Android directly on your PC.

To Install Android on your PC,

Just download LiveAndroid

Live Android – Part 1
Live Android – Part 2

After downloading these files, just join them using HJSplit.

You can also download it via the LiveAndroid torrent.

Next, burn the ISO (disk image) to a CD using any CD burning application like Nero, Magic ISO, Power ISO etc.

You can also use W32DiskImager to copy the image to a USB drive.

After this step, just reboot your computer and boot from the CD or USB drive. You should be greeted by the LiveAndroid startup screen.

Alternatively, you can also load the ISO in any virtualization application like Microsoft Virtual PC or Virtual Box.

This is a tutorial to try Android as a Live option. To install Android on your EEE PC or netbook – How to Install Android OS on EEE PC

HTC Hero

The Android scene is buzzing with activity, just after the official launch of the HTC Magic, HTC is out with a new Android Phone, the HTC Hero. What’s more interesting than its 5 MP camera and awesome specs is the HTC Sense UI it comes bundled with.

The specs of the HTC Hero are almost the same as the HTC Magic except for a 5 MP camera, more RAM, better design and a 3.5MM headphone port. It also includes native support for Flash.

HTC Hero Specifications:

• Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
• Weight: 135 gms
• Display: 3.2 inch TFT Display, 320 x 480 pixels, 65K colors
• CPU: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz
• RAM: 288 MB RAM
• ROM: 512 MB ROM
• Connectivity: GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G HSDPA / HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• Camera: 5 MP Camera with AF
• OS: Android 1.5
• Audio Support: MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA9
• Video Support: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV9
• Battery: Li-Ion 1350 mAh

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