How to Run Android OS on a Netbook
The Android X86 installation package was compiled to provide an Android operating system version for computers such as netbooks. The Android X86 project supports booting, installation and live CD features off of a USB thumb drive so you won't run into any problems with a netbook lacking an optical drive. The Android X86 operating system may not work with all of the netbook's hardware components, so you may need to reinstall a prior operating system if Android X86 does not currently support a particular device or driver.
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Things You'll Need
- USB thumb drive
- Unetbootin or another bootable USB creation software on your netbook
Instructions
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Back up all of the data currently on your netbook and the USB thumb drive.
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Download the latest Android X86 operating system .ISO image at android-x86.org. Download the .ISO that is most closely related to your netbook model to minimize hardware conflicts.
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Open Unetbootin or another third-party bootable USB utility. Insert your USB thumb drive in to the netbook. Select the Android X86 distribution image in the "Diskimage" field. Select the USB thumb drive's letter in the "Drive" field. Click "OK" and "Exit."
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Restart your netbook with the USB thumb drive in your computer. Select "Installation - Install Android to harddisk." Press "Enter."
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Choose an installation partition and press "Enter." If you need to create or modify an existing partition, you can do so on this screen. Choose your file system from the list provided and press "Enter." Press "Enter" to confirm Grub installation.
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Press "OK" and boot in to Android.
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