Tutorial: Live-Android on a Netbook

Live-ANDROID

Instructions:

1. Install VirtualBox
2. Install Live-Android
3. Set-up a Live-Android VirtualBox machine

1. Download & Installation of VirtualBox:

Navigate your way to: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Select the appropriate OS distribution:

Windows: http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.4/VirtualBox-3.2.4-62467-Win.exe

Mac OsX : http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.2.4/VirtualBox-3.2.4-62467-OSX.dmg

Linux: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
Right-click Save Link As...on the appropriate file (i386)

Linux: The file is saved as a *.deb file
Use either a Package manager for installation or via the command-line:

sudo dpkg -i virtualbox-3.2_3.2.4-62467~Ubuntu~lucid_i386.deb

2. Download & Installation of Live-Android

Navigate to the Live-Android download site: http://code.google.com/p/live-android/downloads/list
Download the files:

liveandroidv0.2usb.iso.001
liveandroidv0.2usb.iso.002
Open a terminal and execute the unix 'cat' commammand to produce a single *.iso image file

Unix command:

cat liveandroidv0.2usb.iso.001 liveandroidv0.2usb.iso.002 > liveandroidv0.2usb.iso

Viola! you've generated your own iso disk image of Live-Android.

3. Setting up a Live-Android Virtual Box machine:

Create a new virtual machine for running Live-Android

Select the VM Name and Operating System

Select enough Memory allocation eg: 300 MB should do!

Important UNCHECK the option Boot Hard Disk and click NEXT

A summary shot is provided:

The Live-Android iso image is now installed!

Start the Android-Mobile Virtual machine!

Your Done!