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Friday, 2 March 2012

How to Install Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) In Virtualbox

By Damien | March 2, 2012 | 4 Comments

androidx86-ics If you do not own an Android phone, or that your phone has not been upgraded to Android 4.0 (Ice-cream sandwich) or you just plain curious how Android 4.0 running on a desktop will look like, here is your chance to find out now. The Android-x86 project, which brings the Android OS to x86 desktop, has released the ICS release candidate and you can now download and install it in Virtualbox, or even replace your existing OS as the primary OS.

To get Android running in Virtualbox, there are few things that you need:

1. Android 4.0 RC iso
2. A host machine with at least 1GB of RAM to spare.
3. Virtualbox application.

Install Android 4.0 in Virtualbox

1. Download Android 4.0 RC here (scroll down the list till you see the “Android-x86-4.0-RC1″ section). There are several versions that you can download. The one that I am using for this tutorial is “android-x86-4.0-RC1-asus_laptop.iso“. The filesize is about 180mb, so it will take about 10 – 15 mins if you have a broadband connection.

2. Assuming that Virtualbox is already installed in your PC, open your Virtualbox and create a new virtual machine. Give your new VM a name (such as Androidx86) and set the Operating System to “Linux” and the version to “Linux 2.6″.

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3. Set the base memory to 1000MB (though I think that 512MB will work as well).

4. Select “Create New Hard Disk”, followed by “VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)” as the file type.

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5. It is a good idea to set it to “Dynamically Allocated” and set the size to 8.0GB.

Once you have done creating the VM and is back to the main screen, highlight the new VM and click the Settings button.

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On the left pane, select “System” and make sure that CD/DVD-ROM is checked and is the first in the boot order.

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Next, go to Storage and select the Cd-rom entry. Under the Attribute section, click the CD icon and select the Android 4.0 iso that you have previously downloaded. You should see something like this:

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Click OK to save the changes. Once you are back in the main screen, click “Start” to run the installation.

Running Android 4.0

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This is what you will see on first boot up. You have the choice to run Android without any installation (live-CD mode) or install it in your VM. For this tutorial, I will go through the installation mode.

Choose the Sda1 Linux partition.

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Select “ext3″ as the filesystem to format to.

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Install the bootloader.

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When it prompts you whether you want to enable read-write for the /system directory, choose No if you just want to test and try out Android 4.0. If you are a developer or intend to use this full time, select Yes.

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The installer will then proceed to do its job. When it is completed, select “Run Android-x86″.

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Android 4.0 will now boot up. On the first run, it will prompt you to setup your account. If you move your mouse around, you will find that it is not working within the VM. To fix this, go to “Machine” in the menu and select “Disable mouse integration”. Next, click anywhere in the VM, your mouse will magically appear (You can restore the mouse in your host machine by pressing the right Ctrl button on your keyboard).

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Proceed to setup your Android account. When you are done, you will see the homescreen and your Android 4.0 is now ready for use (testing). You can also go to Android market and install your favorite apps.

androidx86-homescreen

Since Android doesn’t come with a shut down button, the only way to shut the VM down is to close the VM window. When prompted, select “Power Off the machine”.

The last thing you have to do is to go to the Settings and remove the Android iso from the CD-ROM, else the next time you boot up, it will prompt you to reinstall again.

That’s it and enjoy!

Will you use Android 4.0 as your primary OS?

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Hmmm, install went well, but I have no network. What are your network adapter settings (I’m on a desktop, wired internet)?

http://dashaman.com dashaman

from the virtual box setting, just right before your run the os/machine selection. go to network then from the drop down of choices you need to select “bridged” then select wether its wlan0 or eth0. in your case your using wired go for eth0. then your virtual box will use the network from your host’s LAN. hope this helps.

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No good with latest Windows Virtual Box. No instructions above for formatting the hard disk, the HD defaults to sd0 not hd0, lots of differences in the Virtual Box versions that made the entire installation not work. I tried two of the live CD images and neither worked.

http://maketecheasier.com/ Damien Oh

The above tutorial was based on Linux host. I will try out the Vbox in Windows host and let you know again.

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How to Install A Minimal (And Non-Bloated) Ubuntu On Your Old Laptop

By Damien | February 24, 2012 | 9 Comments

minimal-wallpaper Ubuntu has always been said as the Linux distro for beginners and entry users. It comes with plenty of free software and most of the things will just work after you installed it. However, if you have noticed, the recent build of Ubuntu is getting more and more resource intensive (with more animation and effects) and also come bundled with plenty of software that you probably have no use for. In short, it is getting bloated and doesn’t run well on old laptop anymore (at least in my case). While you can install another distro like Linux Mint, another alternative is to strip off all the software and unnecessary stuff and install Ubuntu from scratch. Here is how you can install a minimal Ubuntu on your (old) PC.

To get started, we can use either the Ubuntu Server edition or the Ubuntu minimal CD as the base install. Both come with the minimum packages to get the distro running and don’t come with any pre-installed software. The Ubuntu Server edition is more focus on server usage though. For this tutorial, we will be using the Ubuntu Minimal CD.

1. Download Ubuntu Minimal (mini.iso) for your PC architecture. The file size is only less than 30MB.

2. You won’t be able to create a USB startup disk with this iso file, so the only way is to burn it into a bootable CD.

3. Make sure your PC/laptop is connected to a LAN network. Insert the CD into your CD-rom and boot up your computer from the ROM. This is what you will see. Select “Install”.

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4. Select the language, follow by your location.

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5. Let it detect your keyboard. Optionally, you can select “No”, you can select from a list of keyboard layout (the most widely used is English (US)).

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6. Next, the installer will proceed to configure some files for networking. When it is done, it will prompt you to enter the hostname. This will be what you will see in the terminal later, so change the hostname to something more personal, like “my-laptop“.

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7. Select the mirror for Ubuntu archive that is closest to your location. This allows you to update your system and retrieve packages faster.

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8. Unless you are using a proxy to connect to the outside world, leave the HTTP proxy field blank.

9. The installer will now retrieve the necessary packages from the mirror site. Once it is done, it will prompt you to reformat your hard disk. I assume that you are going to use the whole hard disk, so in this case, select “Guided – use entire disk”. If not, you can select “Manual” and configure the partitioning accordingly. I won’t go into the detail here.

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When prompted, select “Yes” to confirm the partition setting.

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10. Now, sit back and let the installer do its work. Once it’s done, it will prompt you to enter your username, password and whether you want to encrypt your Home directory.

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11. Go grab a coffee while the installer do the final installation on your PC.

12. When prompted on how you want the security update to be done, select “Install Security Update Automatically”.

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13. The next part is the important part. Here is where you can choose what to install on this machine. Personally, I want to choose what to install on this system, so I am going to select “Manual Package Selection”. You can do otherwise, though.

minimal-ubuntu-select-package

14. The last thing it will install is the GRUB loader. Select this if this is the only OS running in the machine and the GRUB loader does not interfere with other bootloader.

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15. Finally. this is what you will see when the installation is completed. Remove the CD from the CD-rom and select “Continue” to restart the computer.

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Post Installation

Now that you have finished the installation, it is only half the battle. You still need to install the desktop manager and several required applications.

1. Restart the computer. Press “Alt + F1″ when the grub loader appears. This will bring you to the command prompt. (If you didn’t press “Alt + F1, you will only see a blank screen).

2. In the command prompt, first login with your username and password. Next, type the following:

sudo apt-get install gdm network-manager

This will install the gdm login manager and the network-manager. Optionally, you can replace the “gdm” with “lightdm” or “lxdm“. You can also use “wicd” as the alternative to network-manager.

3. Next, choose your desktop manager. You can choose to use Gnome, Openbox, LXDE, Fluxbox, XFCE, WindowMaker, etc.

For Gnome, installing the Gnome-core will install a whole bunch of Gnome library and several Gnome applications (including Synaptic). This is a good starting point for beginner.

sudo apt-get install gnome-core

For Openbox:

sudo apt-get install openbox

4. Lastly, start gdm

sudo start gdm

Note: I have problems getting lightdm to work with Openbox. It could be just my hardware problem, but since I can’t get it to work, I don’t recommend it here.

That’s it. Restart your PC. Once you are logged back in to the desktop, you can proceed to install all the applications you want/need. If Synaptic is not installed, use the following command to install:

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Enjoy!

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Cool. I’m gonna try this, I like the idea.

Minimal? Gnome? You are kidding, right?

http://maketecheasier.com/ Damien Oh

Gnome is used as an example. You can install whatever DE you want.

Tom Saunders

So…
What about the huge amount of users with old netbooks that dont have cd drives?

Personally I use and recommend Lubuntu which is snappy on my netbook (released oct 2008)

Gord Campbell

You could call this, Archbuntu!

http://maketecheasier.com/ Damien Oh

I think this is even simpler than arch linux.

Anonymous

@google-ebe2cac1067a471a156b80721e546342:disqus
What about the huge amount of users with old netbooks that dont have cd drives?
Everyone should check into a USB powered portable CD drive. I use it all the time for forensics, etc.

Wouldn’t just using the Debian Net install be easier and much the same ?

http://maketecheasier.com/ Damien Oh

The procedure is almost similar, but personally, I am more familiar with Ubuntu than Debian.

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Monday, 27 February 2012

Android apps in the rough, go install Glancee right now

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With nearly 400,000 apps available in the Android Market, it is often difficult to discover cool new releases. We started our weekly column Top 10 Android App Updates to help our audience discover apps that others were actively using, but it only identifies the well established apps that have already have a bunch of installs.

So how do you discover the coolest apps that just hit the Android Market? Like the ones that have less than 5,000 installs. I’m sure that someone could write an algorithm to help with that problem, but for now we are going to hand pick them.

Introducing Glancee

Speaking of discovery, wouldn’t it be neat to have an app that helped you meet interesting people that had similar likes and networks? Glancee is that app that lets you discover hidden connections and meet with people important to you.

The app works by connecting to your Facebook account and analyzing your likes and friends. It then uses your location to suggest people around you that have similar interest and connections.

I travel a lot and I often find myself in new places where I don’t know many people. At trade shows and media events there are always the other bloggers that I talk with, but it’s fun to meet new people. The problem I have with meeting new people always seems to be time. I can walk around a huge room with hundreds of people, but how do I know which are the most interesting people that I should be introducing myself to?

Glancee provides that digital sixth sense that can intelligently alert you about interesting people you might want to meet.

Here are some success stories taken from Glancee users:

Karen (Chicago) wrote: “I’ve been talking to this cool guy from Ecuador. It’s great as we started talking because of a book we had in common. He said he never met anyone that had read it before!”Richard (San Francisco) said: “I was stuck at the airport as my flight got delayed. Glancee showed an old friend of mine as ‘steps away’ so I wrote her and she was at the airport too! I was actually happy my flight was late.Alberto (Italy) was at a conference in San Francisco and got a notification that there was someone from his small hometown back in Italy. Such a small world! He would have never met him in such a large crowd if it weren’t for Glancee.Maia (San Francisco) needed a designer for her startup. She added “design” in Glancee and found some people with similar interests. One was so nice to help her get in touch with a fellow freelancer.

The app is still brand new, so it won’t be that useful until more users sign up. Thankfully, they support Android, iPhone, and Facebook web so I anticipate it will grow quickly. Just like other social apps such as Foursquare and Foodspotting, Glancee is ideal for dense urban areas. If you live out in a rural area then you might not find much use for Glancee yet, but I think it’s still worth a download.

As for the other features of Glancee, I don’t want to share too much. The point of this post is to persuade you to go install the app and play around with it.

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This site only averages about one million visitors a month and there are over 250 million Android devices out there, but our community still has the ability to accelerate apps to stardom. We are the taste-makers and the ones that our friends and family go to when they have questions about their Android devices. This app might not be for everyone, but if you see the potential in Glancee please share it with your friends.

Have a suggestion for the next Android app in the rough? Message Taylor if you find an interesting app with less than 10k downloads that you think has a lot of potential and others would enjoy.

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