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Hey guys,
currently i am on my Samsung Galaxy S but i ogle with WP7 . How is the performance going on with a Android built on a SD Card? Maybe even a Class10 one. Is it comparable with a native android phone like Galaxy S?
Are there some benchmarks (within android like Quadrant etc..)?
Thx for Infos in regard!
Cheers
I'd recommend a good quality class 4 microsd card like sandisk to run android off of... higher class SD cards tend to have slower random access speeds, which is more important than sequential read/write speeds if you're gonna run an operating system from it. I use a 32gb class 4 sandisk and have it partitioned to dual boot windows phone 7.5 and android, and it runs android as smooth as my brothers galaxy s. I'm currently running ICS without any major issues... only 5mAh battery drain on standby, too.
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Thx for your reply ! Good hint with the lower sd class. So there are elswhere no limitations in using ICS? GPS / Calling works flawlessly? I read the threads but i was looking for a subjective opinion of someone. So good to hear that your brother owns a galaxy s and its comparable in your opinion ;-) Could you run a Quadrant? I read several posts with scores from low like 900 to even bashing a galaxy s. I know benchs are not equal to performance, but i would be interested.
Do you experience any lags in using a SD built like descriped in some posts? I read alot about "wakeup lag" for example :/
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Thx for your reply ! Good hint with the lower sd class. So there are elswhere no limitations in using ICS? GPS / Calling works flawlessly? I read the threads but i was looking for a subjective opinion of someone. So good to hear that your brother owns a galaxy s and its comparable in your opinion ;-) Could you run a Quadrant? I read several posts with scores from low like 900 to even bashing a galaxy s. I know benchs are not equal to performance, but i would be interested.
Do you experience any lags in using a SD built like descriped in some posts? I read alot about "wakeup lag" for example :/
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In terms of features everything works flawlessly but you will inevitably get wakeup lag with SD builds unfortunately As for quadrants, I used to get easily over 1500 with ACA and some of MCCM's builds
Ok thx great support here @hd2 base really.
So except wakeup lag its a fully working android from a sd. Found this useful post about the lag: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12108550&postcount=18
If i buy a HD2 maybe i should look out for a "newer" Device.
Honestly i am a little interested in WP7 and like to link it with my xbox.
Would you buy a HD2 now? Its the only phone with WP7 / Android dualboot am i right?
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Ok thx great support here @hd2 base really.
So except wakeup lag its a fully working android from a sd. Found this useful post about the lag: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12108550&postcount=18
If i buy a HD2 maybe i should look out for a "newer" Device.
Honestly i am a little interested in WP7 and like to link it with my xbox.
Would you buy a HD2 now? Its the only phone with WP7 / Android dualboot am i right?
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Actually I might also try WP7 at some point, it's such a sleek OS Yes, as far as I know the HD2 is the only phone with the capability to dual boot Android and WP7, but it's possible that soon Android may work on WP7 native devices. On the portal look at the threads about Haret and being able to run WM6.5 on WP7, all seems to be quite interesting right now.
I would say that it's worth buying a HD2 if it's cheap but there are some things which simply aren't up to standard with other newer devices (despite what people say) such as the fact that the multitouch is very glitchy (due to the original WM6.5 OS the screen was outdated, it only supports 2 fingers and does even that very badly), the camera isn't great, the GPU is quite slow for HD games, sometimes the 576 Mb of RAM isn't sufficient (with just a few background apps running on a CM7 build I get around 200Mb free RAM, but if you go for Sense you'll be luck to get over 100Mb) and so on. I guess if you can get some sort of trade for your SGS for an HD2 then go for it, or if you can get yourself an HD2 at a low price, but if you think there are better out there go for a WP7 phone and hope for the best
Hi,
Is there any chance of dualbooting Dell Venue 8 Pro with Windows 8 and Android? I like Windows 8 but would also like to be able to use Android on this awesome tablet.
If not dual boot, is there any other way of using Android as virtual machine or something that provides full touch and other sensor's support?
Thanks.
Don't "think" Android. Think Linux instead. It theoretically can be done, but the fact that the UEFI is 32bit while Linux uses 64bit.
You would disable Secure Boot in the BIOS. The other issue is a lack of drivers for the touchscreen during installation.
The stress isn't worth it in my opinion. Leave the device stock as is.
I'm waiting for my Venue to arrive. I plan to try running Android on it with Genymotion
http://www.genymotion.com/
Not worth it
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I'm waiting for my Venue to arrive. I plan to try running Android on it with Genymotion
http://www.genymotion.com/
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I'm downloading it now since it is just an emulator running inside VirtualBox.
There are many Android games, that I've already boght and would want to be able to play on the Venue8 Pro. I'll let you know how it works out in a few hours.
EDIT: I've installed and ran the application. As it stated, it is really just an emulator VirtualBox running a stripped down Android image.
Enabling my real cam with the emulator gave me my first BSOD. Installed a few premium games that I had purchased on my real device. The frame rate in the virtual environment wasn't smooth. It was obvious that you were using an emulator. Genymotion is a very good attempt at emulating Andriod on a running PC, however this solution is not for me. It isn't a replacement for a dual-boot scenario with the native OS.
So what would you guys recommend? I have tried both BlueStacks player and an Android virual machine on my Venue 8 Pro. I really want to be running Android smoothly.
To be honest, Genymotion, is smoother than Bluestacks, since it has the Vanilla Android interface (without Samsung's Touchwiz or HTC's Sense). The problem is with trying to use the tablet's hardware such as the camera or gyroscope. The process is then not smooth and gameplay (for serious graphic intensive android games) are choppy or lagging at best. You get the feeling that it is all being emulated and not virtualized in the true sense.
I'm convinced you would have better success running Linux natively then finding a method of running Android apps as opposed to running Android on the device.
Android requires an ARM SoC processor. The Venue 8 Pro uses a full X86/64-bit processor. Therefore Android would need to be re-compiled. This isn't worth the effort in my opinion.
I'm wondering if these instructions will work for the Venue. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321292
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It looks plausible. I'd create a system image of my entire system partiotion before even attempting this.
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To be honest, Genymotion, is smoother than Bluestacks, since it has the Vanilla Android interface (without Samsung's Touchwiz or HTC's Sense). The problem is with trying to use the tablet's hardware such as the camera or gyroscope. The process is then not smooth and gameplay (for serious graphic intensive android games) are choppy or lagging at best. You get the feeling that it is all being emulated and not virtualized in the true sense.
I'm convinced you would have better success running Linux natively then finding a method of running Android apps as opposed to running Android on the device.
Android requires an ARM SoC processor. The Venue 8 Pro uses a full X86/64-bit processor. Therefore Android would need to be re-compiled. This isn't worth the effort in my opinion.
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But isn't install Linux also difficult (given the UEFI problems)? And will I be able to run Android apps smoothly on Linux somehow?
Linux to me would be easier since it already "exists" for PC. You should be able to install it in theory with a USB mouse and keyboard attached to a USB hub. Android on the other hand would simply not work "natively" with your Dell Venue 8 since it would have to be re-compiled for this purpose. I can't imagine why the source code for an Android app can't be re-compiled for Linux despite the differences in processor type.
My only desire for Android on my Tablet is to be able to play all those games that I've bought for my Samsung Galaxy Note2,
If I knew how to compile Android from source code and simply slipstream the touchscreen drivers that would be great. Let's agree to propose this to the developers in the phone section of this forum such as Cyanogem Mod so that something can be custom built for our devices.
Contrary to the above poster. There is no issue with android across architectures.
Android apps are compiled to dalvik bytecode and run within the dalvik virtual machine. Its platform independent. x86 builds of android exist. There are x86 android devices on shelves, there is android-x86 and there is android-ia. Android is also available on MIPS processors. Community ports to PowerPC have been done. As long as you have a dalvik virtual machine you can run the dalvik bytecode, problem solved.
The driver issue is a big one. x86 operating systems dont have the issue of having to target different devices. But there arent touchscreen, wifi, bluetooth or sensor drivers for all combinations of hardware out there. The asus w700 seems to be the device best off in that regard.
Theoretically it could be done for the venue though. Without those drivers though it will be unusably slow (software drawn screen etc) and interaction wouldnt be possible without external USB.
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x86 builds of android exist.
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Thanks for letting me know.
Has anyone given this a go with the Venue Pro 8 yet? The IA (Intel architecture) android project seems quite mature. You could try booting from an SD card?
CL0SeY said:
Has anyone given this a go with the Venue Pro 8 yet? The IA (Intel architecture) android project seems quite mature. You could try booting from an SD card?
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I was thinking of trying that but was too afraid to run into a problem that would ruin my new tablet.
Atom x86 phones and tablets use libhoudini to be able to run arm apps, so android dual boot is theoretically possible
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xueyao said:
Atom x86 phones and tablets use libhoudini to be able to run arm apps, so android dual boot is theoretically possible
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thats a different problem and solution entirely
CL0SeY said:
Has anyone given this a go with the Venue Pro 8 yet? The IA (Intel architecture) android project seems quite mature. You could try booting from an SD card?
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From what I've read, booting from an SD card is not an possible. That's what has stopped me from trying this. I'm not interested in resizing my C drive
In theory, it sounds like the Acer instructions should work on the Dell, but once you're in Android, there may be some driver issues.
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A_Str8 said:
From what I've read, booting from an SD card is not an possible. That's what has stopped me from trying this. I'm not interested in resizing my C drive
In theory, it sounds like the Acer instructions should work on the Dell, but once you're in Android, there may be some driver issues.
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I am planning to give this a try if it this doesn't break my Venue 8 Pro. Will it break it?
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I am planning to give this a try if it this doesn't break my Venue 8 Pro. Will it break it?
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There is never any guarantee of not breaking a device! Perhaps starting with a USB OTG cable and booting the USB might be a first step - without installing to the device... that is if that is possible. I know it worked on my x86-64bit laptop, but the Venue Pro 8 is 32 bit apparently?
Anyway I don't have a Venue Pro 8 of my own... perhaps there is a guide somewhere on taking a full backup of your SSD in the device (or a similar device), including all the partitions etc?
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There is never any guarantee of not breaking a device! Perhaps starting with a USB OTG cable and booting the USB might be a first step - without installing to the device... that is if that is possible. I know it worked on my x86-64bit laptop, but the Venue Pro 8 is 32 bit apparently?
Anyway I don't have a Venue Pro 8 of my own... perhaps there is a guide somewhere on taking a full backup of your SSD in the device (or a similar device), including all the partitions etc?
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I about to take the plunge very soon. I just completed the usb part of the tut. I am gonna use the IA3 file. I guess Ill see what happens soon. I already took the time to offload my backup on a usb, initially to make more space since I got the 16gig which really left me with only 6-8 gb. Taking out the recovery partition made about 3.45 gb free from the tab.
I already disabled "Secure Boot"
After doing this and restarting this you will run into the problem about the bitlocker and needing to type in your bitlocker code from MS again. You could bypass and disable this by hitting disable bitlocker. But for the concern it will come up. I plan on making a thread for this and be the pioneer guy.
So yeah kinda scared to start it as I got this when MS store had there $99 deal.... waited for 8 hours till i got mine and hate to break it....
Yesterday I bought Iphone 4, difference is very very big
I don't know how but
Iphone is from 2010. have 512mb of ram. 1Ghz A9 processor.
Our L7 is from 2012. Have 512mb too, and 1Ghz A5 processor.
Iphone is very very smooth,fast I run a lot of apps and there is no lags.
What is that why our L7 lag sometimes, and not responding???
Need someone who know
I know that Apple have too expensive chipset and better quality. But how???
I will be very gratefull if some people view this thread.
@ALEX.IMER He did everything for our devices
@skyinfo because he know everything about kernels, and maybe he knows how to reslove this. @Plamb1r he make scripts without problems :3
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@-CALIBAN666-
@F4uzan
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Paget96 said:
Yesterday I bought Iphone 4, difference is very very big
I don't know how but
Iphone is from 2010. have 512mb of ram. 1Ghz A9 processor.
Our L7 is from 2012. Have 512mb too, and 1Ghz A5 processor.
Iphone is very very smooth,fast I run a lot of apps and there is no lags.
What is that why our L7 lag sometimes, and not responding???
Need someone who know
I know that Apple have too expensive chipset and better quality. But how???
I will be very gratefull if some people view this thread.
@ALEX.IMER He did everything for our devices
@skyinfo because he know everything about kernels, and maybe he knows how to reslove this. @Plamb1r he make scripts without problems :3
@Asce1062
@-CALIBAN666-
@F4uzan
Sorry if I forgot someone.
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a different OS closed to some device will be more optimized and screen/colors can give a different aspect to your eyes
Cortex A9 is more powerful than a Cortex A5.
According to ARM , CPU's in ascending order with regard to computation power are :
Cortex Family : A5,A7,A9,A15
I think its because of the runtime and the way thay ios manage the ram with apps, idk im just supposing
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4Freedom said:
a different OS closed to some device will be more optimized and screen/colors can give a different aspect to your eyes
Cortex A9 is more powerful than a Cortex A5.
According to ARM , CPU's in ascending order with regard to computation power are :
Cortex Family : A5,A7,A9,A15
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Neperpika said:
I think its because of the runtime and the way thay ios manage the ram with apps, idk im just supposing
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Idk I think iOS is lightweigh works pretty fast.
I want L7 to work good. Android is much better than iOS, i don't like it.
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Idk I think iOS is lightweigh works pretty fast.
I want L7 to work good. Android is much better than iOS, i don't like it.
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They are two different systems each one has its advantages and disadvantages
Remember that android apps run over a "virtual" machine java based than iOS apps are directly executed.
Different performance has always been noticed throught benchmark test, but android must be shared to thousand of different devices a single virtual machine rappresent the easier way.
Android is a bit improved with ART runtime...
This is the main difference explained in few lines
@4Freedom has explained better than me
Any way, you know Apple. iPhone 4 is a top end phone whereas L5 is low/mid end..
And we all know apple provides top quality stuff!
And I think iOS is more optimized than android! That explains the smoothness..
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So... another iOS vs Android, huh ?
Let me explain this clearly
1.) iOS programs are launched via a sandbox, but not via 'emulator' like Android . Which is an exact point why does iOS is faster at app executing BUT not at multi tasking.
2.) iOS is well optimized for one type of phone ; iPhone. But, Android is mainly universal so it's clearly explained that Android isn't optimized for ALL of its device.
That's all I know
F4uzan said:
So... another iOS vs Android, huh ?
Let me explain this clearly
1.) iOS programs are launched via a sandbox, but not via 'emulator' like Android . Which is an exact point why does iOS is faster at app executing BUT not at multi tasking.
2.) iOS is well optimized for one type of phone ; iPhone. But, Android is mainly universal so it's clearly explained that Android isn't optimized for ALL of its device.
That's all I know
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Hello my friend I don't see you for a long time thanks for reply. I understand there is 8 versions of Iphone 3G,3GS,4,4S,5,5S,6 and 6+ and other idk and there is a milion of phones which run android. I understand
Thanks for reply.
Hi Everyone,
I wish to start learning android development in android studio but I have a major concern about the hardware requirements. I have two machines at hand, First one is a very old desktop with an athlon 64 2800+ single core with just 2.5GB ram and Windows xp sp3 which i know would be a big no. Second one is a new HP laptop with 5th gen core i3 and 4GB ram on windows 10. I wish to know, if the laptop will be able to run it with reasonable performance or if I should certainly look at upgrading the desktop. The problem is that I can't afford the latest hardware for desktop so I will be looking at some used hardware online. I am getting some affordable deals on a used AMD phenom II X2 555 and an AMD Phenom 9550 quad core, both coupled with decent motherboards. So basically its between the laptop and those phenom processors. Which way will it be better?
vikrant1982 said:
Hi Everyone,
I wish to start learning android development in android studio but I have a major concern about the hardware requirements. I have two machines at hand, First one is a very old desktop with an athlon 64 2800+ single core with just 2.5GB ram and Windows xp sp3 which i know would be a big no. Second one is a new HP laptop with 5th gen core i3 and 4GB ram on windows 10. I wish to know, if the laptop will be able to run it with reasonable performance or if I should certainly look at upgrading the desktop. The problem is that I can't afford the latest hardware for desktop so I will be looking at some used hardware online. I am getting some affordable deals on a used AMD phenom II X2 555 and an AMD Phenom 9550 quad core, both coupled with decent motherboards. So basically its between the laptop and those phenom processors. Which way will it be better?
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I think the laptop will run it. I've tried making app on a very old pc with barely 1 or 2 gb ram and successfully completed till the basic "hello world" app. Runs very slow though. But i think your laptop is good enough for app building
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simranjitsingh said:
I think the laptop will run it. I've tried making app on a very old pc with barely 1 or 2 gb ram and successfully completed till the basic "hello world" app. Although runs very slow. It all depends on the ram. But i think your laptop is good enough for app building
Besides you should have a look at this excellent free pdf guide for beginners. Easy and noob friendly,Helped me a lot
http://www.ebooksfeed.com/16/head-first-android-development-free-pdf/
Happy app building[emoji4]
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simranjitsingh said:
I think the laptop will run it. I've tried making app on a very old pc with barely 1 or 2 gb ram and successfully completed till the basic "hello world" app. Runs very slow though. But i think your laptop is good enough for app building
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Thanks a lot Simranjit, really appreciate your inputs.
I'd say your notebook shoud run Android Studio quite ok. Don't expect great performance though. Especially if you plan on using original Emulators, they are eating RAM like dogs.
I'm running AS on my 8 years old computer with Core2 Duo E6400 and 4Gb of RAM. Works ok, but not ligthing fast.
I've recently added an SSD to the configuration. Boy, that did speed things up! So, consider getting SSD if you will buy a new system. Or installing it to your notebook will also definitely boot overall system performance and loading times.
In Linux, (SWAP)
In Windows, (Paging File)
This can be considered equal to RAM and can actually be used as a substitute.
It is possible with a big enough SWAP or Paging file to use really old HW, your build-times will suffer but it's feasible if it has to be done.
I wish to start learning android development in android studio but I have a major concern about the hardware requirements.
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Let me give you the respect of a truly proper reply. Since you're actually buying stuff....
1 ) Hardware
CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 - 60$
GPU: Integrated HD510
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H - 60$
SSD: Intel SSD 600P - 70$
PSU: Standard 30$
Case: 15-30$ standard case
DDR4-2133: $40~ for 2x4GB sticks
Dual-memory is important here; the PCIE SSD will have a write speed fast enough to compensate for the dual-core CPU.
This is also a semi-future proof model too, since adding an i3-6100 at a future time will yield a huge improvement as it has 4 threads; the next biggest upgrade is an i7 which has 8 threads the i5 is insignificant in this.
This build will actually allow you to produce AOSP and things like this in under 1 hour.
IF YOU USE AN OVERCLOCK MOTHER BOARD:
G4400 can be brought to like 4.5 GHz which is insanely fast but you need a fan, i3 won't do anything for you as the non-K overclock kills hyper-threading; reducing it to being the same as a G4400.
i5 is the same as an i7 here for the same reason; no hyper-threading.
So if you could spring for an i5 you may as well go for an overclocking build.
I mean doing it either way would yield good results, but it is just a little more expensive in the MOBO area.
InterfaceNode said:
Let me give you the respect of a truly proper reply. Since you're actually buying stuff....
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That is some great info. Also, I have one more doubt, the reason why I looked at those used AMD chips is that I have read a couple of times people mentioning that the AMD chips handle android studio better due to better multi threaded performance than intel. If that really is the case then I can stretch a tiny bit more and get an FX-4300 since there isn't a lot of difference here between the G4400 and an FX-4300 but, thats only if i absolutely decide to build a new PC. Right now I am having a hard time considering an entirely new machine. Actually I had to leave my job two months back after a 10 years service. I saved up money all those years so decided to take a plunge and learn android and find a new job. Though I have healthy reserves today, I am not sure how long will it take for me to learn, be productive and find a new job.
Also, I want to add that those prices are inflated here in my country. For reference, that G4400 is around 80$ due to import duties and thats an online price on Amazon. On local stores it can be even more.
vikrant1982 said:
That is some great info. Also, I have one more doubt, the reason why I looked at those used AMD chips is that I have read a couple of times people mentioning that the AMD chips handle android studio better due to better multi threaded performance than intel. If that really is the case then I can stretch a tiny bit more and get an FX-4300 since there isn't a lot of difference here between the G4400 and an FX-4300 but, thats only if i absolutely decide to build a new PC. Right now I am having a hard time considering an entirely new machine. Actually I had to leave my job two months back after a 10 years service. I saved up money all those years so decided to take a plunge and learn android and find a new job. Though I have healthy reserves today, I am not sure how long will it take for me to learn, be productive and find a new job.
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Learning Android is worth it; and it will enhance your knowledge of Linux in general and yes you will make money eventually.
Also, I have one more doubt, the reason why I looked at those used AMD chips is that I have read a couple of times people mentioning that the AMD chips handle android studio better due to better multi threaded performance than intel.
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That's very correct, but... well.
There is really no situation where an FX CPU will beat an Intel CPU.
I'm saying it because I love you and don't want to see you make a huge mistake.
Do not mess with future-proofing ok?
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-9590-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3930K/1812vs1487
These CPUs are roughly the same price (refurbished or used i7-3930k is fine, nobody uses them hard compared to us.)
But the 3930k has 4 more threads; it is significantly stronger in single-core power as well so naturally the workstation score will be higher; and will build an entire OS in under 35 minutes no matter what.
When paired with strong Read/Write HW such as a PCIe SSD which should be considered REQUIRED if you value your time (you should, time is money here in regard to testing) you will be able to whack a build in under 15 minutes with this kind of HW probably.
Lesser builds such as Apps will probably take a minute or less.
You can obtain a 3930k for under 200$ no problem.
You will never be able to find a FX CPU that is worth it over an intel CPU.
FX CPU require tremendous cooling power to use! They pull a ton of energy too!
You can even run Android Studio on ARM CPUs if you're really struggling cash-wise and I can make suggestions here too.
Let me accommodate you ok?
I feel you work too hard for your money to burn it on a bad choice, tell me exactly how much you're looking to spend and I will give you an EXACT list of HW that will be unbeatable.
Dude, if you need help I can absolutely direct you to someone in China who can obtain these units are an incredibly reasonable price because these things are all made in China.
They are drowning in these parts.
I can find you a 3930k for uh, around 130$?
Look, it is a very effective CPU.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3930K/3502vs1487
This is what I suggest you use, seriously.
InterfaceNode said:
Dude, if you need help I can absolutely direct you to someone in China who can obtain these units are an incredibly reasonable price because these things are all made in China.
They are drowning in these parts.
I can find you a 3930k for uh, around 130$?
Look, it is a very effective CPU.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3930K/3502vs1487
This is what I suggest you use, seriously.
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Great, let me just work it out and see how much I can pull it up to and then I can just get back to you. Again, thanks a lot for you time and help.
vikrant1982 said:
Great, let me just work it out and see how much I can pull it up to and then I can just get back to you. Again, thanks a lot for you time and help.
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If it takes you 2 hours to build, you can only test a thing 5 times a day roughly.
Because it will take a LOT of time to trouble-shoot a project, you won't be able to build back to back as soon as the next build is finished :x
Trust me, if you strengthen your HW you will advance very fast it matters a LOT.
Even to rent a Cloud VM would be acceptable, Google offers the service man
Hi everyone! So, a few weeks back I was looking for an OS to put on my old PC and shockingly noticed lack of support for ATV for PC. Yes, I know thinks like Kodi exist and yes I could use Windows and emulate Android or some other solution however none that I can find seemed to fit me.
Things I want:
Full screen apps
Full controller support
Access to the Play Store and ability to add TV versions of apps
Decent hardware support
Ability to install on basically anything
Maybe access to a different launcher for other apps?
Easy to see and navigate UI
Easy enough for a basic user to use
Ability to utilize the optical drive
Yes, I am aware that Roku's and Android TV boxes exist for cheep, however, I like to use old hardware and this would be a good, useful project if done correctly and I feel this can gain popularity. The added IO, storage and RAM space is a huge plus and would make the experience better.
With all this being said; Who is interested in this project? I will be honest and say I know nothing about programming but I could absolutely learn and I have some days off during the week to get things done. I have a few machines to build on so that might not be an issue. If anyone could help that would be amazing. I am not asking for donations (unless this seriously grows) but instead I am asking for help.
What hardware do I have?
Laptop:
2017 MacBook Pro i5 8GB RAM
HP ProBook i3 with 16GB RAM
Desktop:
Intel Core i5 7th Gen
MSI Z270
16GB RAM
256 NVMe Boot Drive
x2 3TB HDD
Server:
Dual Chip Xeon Server
32GB RAM
7TB Storage
3 NICs
Internet: 400MB down and 50 Up
What do you guys think? Is this worth spending time on?
This is exactly what i was searching for. I would invest time and help where i can.
The thing is, i can't programm either :/
I have good hardware knowledge, a little bit with software like installing OS's. rooting android devices since the HTC Dream G1 (first android phone ever), have a TV and Shield with Android TV and was looking for a good way to bring Android TV on the TV of my Son. I would use Quadcore Intel Celeron APUs with HD 600 IGPU's.
So if there is any way to make this happen, i want that journey!
OH MY GOD! This is the best idea ive ever heard!
So yeah, its called Android tv x86 amongst many other names and its been around since at least.... 2016?!??
heres one of the first results that come up on Google the first time i just searched....
Install Android TV In Your Old PC In 2023 - Gadget Junction
Easily Install Android TV on any pc in simple steps.
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