Hi all,
just wont to know if it's possible run android on iconia w500 ( comes with seven ).
tnx
You would most likely be able to get an x86 build of android running on there, but not the version that the A500 uses. They are different architectures, and are therefore incompatible.
The A500 uses an ARM CPU, while the W500 uses an X86-64 CPU. These architectures are in no way compatible.
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Can you tell me how to install android on Acer Iconia Tab W500 with Windows 7 by default.I've tried the android-x86 project but the Wi-fi,bluetooth and cameras aren't working.Thanks in advance!
As far as I understand things, the x86 project will probably be about the best you will get. Android doesn't natively support all of your hardware because it isn't standard for android...its standard for Windows.
iconiaw500 said:
Can you tell me how to install android on Acer Iconia Tab W500 with Windows 7 by default.I've tried the android-x86 project but the Wi-fi,bluetooth and cameras aren't working.Thanks in advance!
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If you wanted Android on it, why did you buy the Windows Tablet?
suppose he wanna the dock with keyboard.
the 1.3M camera as well
sanaell said:
suppose he wanna the dock with keyboard.
the 1.3M camera as well
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Would've been better getting one of those folder cases with the bluetooth or usb keyboard built-in..
I bought it ,because the docking station.
iconiaw500 said:
I bought it ,because the docking station.
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If you are able to you should return it and purchase the Asus transformer if you are wanting androidand docking station. you won't be able to install honeycomb on it sadly. It would be like trying to install ios or android on my blackberry just as an example.
I am very interested in this as well. The latent power of the AMD C-50 processor is GPU accelerated. I believe that Android on this device will lead to M$ going bye-bye, because Fusion processing is the future!
Cknopp said:
I believe that Android on this device will lead to M$ going bye-bye
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Not going to happen. You obviously haven't read any of the reviews on the early Win8 versions; it's generally seen as a big improvement over previous versions and it's especially good on mobile devices.
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iconiaw500 said:
Can you tell me how to install android on Acer Iconia Tab W500 with Windows 7 by default.I've tried the android-x86 project but the Wi-fi,bluetooth and cameras aren't working.Thanks in advance!
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Unless you can code the drivers for those devices yourself then you're out of luck. There is no x86-based Honeycomb Android distribution whatsoever.
Why don't you try Windows 8 Developer Preview? There are several youtube videos showing the W500 running it. From the looks of the videos, I am actually considering picking up one and trying it myself!
It looks good with Windows 8. It even seems possible to switch out the 32GB hard drive for a larger one, if you need more space.
The W500 also seems to run Ubuntu pretty well. So there are a couple of other options that may be better than trying to make the switch to Android.
VitaZora said:
Why don't you try Windows 8 Developer Preview? There are several youtube videos showing the W500 running it. From the looks of the videos, I am actually considering picking up one and trying it myself!
It looks good with Windows 8. It even seems possible to switch out the 32GB hard drive for a larger one, if you need more space.
The W500 also seems to run Ubuntu pretty well. So there are a couple of other options that may be better than trying to make the switch to Android.
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I agree with this person. If I'd have a W500 I'd like to try and get dual-booting working between some Linux distro and Windows 8. That way you'd get more-or-less the benefits of both worlds and you'd still be able to carry it all along with you.
iconiaw500 said:
Can you tell me how to install android on Acer Iconia Tab W500 with Windows 7 by default.I've tried the android-x86 project but the Wi-fi,bluetooth and cameras aren't working.Thanks in advance!
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Get Linux Live USB creator.
Flash the Android X86 iso to an sd card
Boot tablet while holding down the key combo to get into the bios (forgot it, so google it)
Set bios to boot from SD card
Boot SD card and either use the live version, or install it...
xendrome said:
If you wanted Android on it, why did you buy the Windows Tablet?
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Because Android OS, while being fun and all, is an appliance based OS, just like Mac OS or iOS... Where as the x86 architecture Windows, and Linux runs on, and Apple eventually caved in and adopted, is the most capable and developer friendly architecture for real computers... Buying an Android only device is fine if thats all you need/want.. But if you want more out of your device, then this tablet is it.
I have Windows 7, Ubuntu 11.10, and Honeycomb all running on this, with an ISO of x86 Ice Cream Sandwich downloading as I type...
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I have Windows 7, Ubuntu 11.10, and Honeycomb all running on this, with an ISO of x86 Ice Cream Sandwich downloading as I type...
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On Acer Iconia Tab W500 ??
I Read in some forum : In Android Some Hardware s has bug ( like sound & touch )
digimancer said:
Get Linux Live USB creator.
Flash the Android X86 iso to an sd card
Boot tablet while holding down the key combo to get into the bios (forgot it, so google it)
Set bios to boot from SD card
Boot SD card and either use the live version, or install it...
Because Android OS, while being fun and all, is an appliance based OS, just like Mac OS or iOS... Where as the x86 architecture Windows, and Linux runs on, and Apple eventually caved in and adopted, is the most capable and developer friendly architecture for real computers... Buying an Android only device is fine if thats all you need/want.. But if you want more out of your device, then this tablet is it.
I have Windows 7, Ubuntu 11.10, and Honeycomb all running on this, with an ISO of x86 Ice Cream Sandwich downloading as I type...
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Please can you link the ISO of Android OS for download?
If you could make a video with the Android and Linux OS for look how it works the touch screen. I still i have not the tablet (it arrive in three weeks at most).
Thanks!
you can download it from here :
http://www.android-x86.org/
i have installed the ICS port , so far BT/camera/sound/G-sensor/ not working
wifi and touch are working fine.
development needs more support to get these to working too.
Update : keyboard is not working when you want to select which OS to boot,
hussainr said:
Update : keyboard is not working when you want to select which OS to boot,
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Others may have figured this out already, but when I encountered this problem earlier today, I gave up on dual booting Win8 & Android. Since then, I have been reading the android-x86 thread on code dot google dot com -- see issue 503.
To select between Android & Windows, you have to use the volume control and the windows key... if only I had read this earlier... ;-)
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digimancer said:
Get Linux Live USB creator.
Flash the Android X86 iso to an sd card
Boot tablet while holding down the key combo to get into the bios (forgot it, so google it)
Set bios to boot from SD card
Boot SD card and either use the live version, or install it...
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Is there away to do the same from Windows? I have seen some articles on booting from an USB drive and was going to play with the same approach with an SD card.
On a related topic, can Android be installed to and boot from the SD card (i.e., not just installing but actually booting running from the SD card)?
Yes. I can be installed on SD card. I allocated 2048 mb for the android system on the SD card. I have a 32gb sd. I have android 4.0.3 installed and is running smoothly with the exception of minor video glitches, camera, screen rotation, and some graphics demanding apps and games.
this is great to know since i may pick up a w500 tomorrow. the price made me go for it ( free is always good), but the fact that it was a win 7 tab pushes me away from the idea.
just a quick question;
on the android-x86 download page which one is more compatible with the w500? there are so many flavors...
i tried ALL 4 flavors of the isos and my touchscreen didnt work in any of them!
which did you choose?
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I agree with this person. If I'd have a W500 I'd like to try and get dual-booting working between some Linux distro and Windows 8. That way you'd get more-or-less the benefits of both worlds and you'd still be able to carry it all along with you.
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I'm actually very interested in a win8 tablet with bluestacks running on it. And then dual booting it with ubuntu too. Of course, it all comes down to performance. If it's not smooth, it's not really worth it.
With windows 8 now supposting ARM processors I was wondering if it would be possible to somehow flash the os onto the Iconia A500?
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With windows 8 now supposting ARM processors I was wondering if it would be possible to somehow flash the os onto the Iconia A500?
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When they release the ARM version, hopefully someone here will figure out a way to get it onto our tabs. Since the ARM version will run on everything from cellphones to tablets, I'm pretty sure the A500 will have the hardware to run it. Since the only version of Win8 out is the X86 / X64 developers release version, we will have to wait for the ARM version to see for certain.
I can't imagine that the A500 will not have the capabilities to run win8, whether or not someone will port it over to our tabs is another story altogether.
Well then I cant wait for the ARM version. I have been running the x64 version on my laptop and I havta say its really nice. I really would like to dual boot it on my A500 with android. it just feels like it would be perfect for it.
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With windows 8 now supposting ARM processors I was wondering if it would be possible to somehow flash the os onto the Iconia A500?
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If it does, it will big blow on the Android, because many of people will move to the W8.
I guess Android 4 is will come quicker than W8 for Iconia devices.
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Well then I cant wait for the ARM version. I have been running the x64 version on my laptop and I havta say its really nice. I really would like to dual boot it on my A500 with android. it just feels like it would be perfect for it.
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The "Developers Release" of Win 8 sux as far as the touch screen experience goes compared to Win 7 as of this time. Not sure if you're using it on touchscteen or not. Win 8 is far from release, but if we only believe half the hype, it should not only bring all the platforms together (which is Microsoft's intent), but should be pretty amazing (again, once it's finished).
Has anyone been able to get Backtrack5 running natively on the TPT? I know we could get it to work through VNC and stuff like that. I've seen the Iconia and Xoom running Ubuntu and BT5 and was wondering if anyone knew how to get it working on this device.
I would highly doubt it, I know there is a post in development on getting Ubuntu via VNC, but the developers are hard at work on getting CM9 together, and Correct me if I'm wrong but I think we would ultimately need the NVFlash keys from lenovo to make any distro run natively, which lenovo has made clear they will never release. we can only hope that they are leaked like the K1's were.
Thanks, I was just curious. My room mate has BT5 on his Xoom so I thought it would be worth the inquiry.
Hey guys,
I'm considering the Acer Iconia Tab W4-820 tablet (8" / x86 Atom Z3740 / W8 / 2GB RAM) since it's really cheap now. It could replace my netbook which would be sweet, but I also need an Android tablet for some work.
Is there a way to dual-boot this thing with both W8 and droid?
Even better, is there a way to dual-boot this thing with some reasonable Linux distro and droid, without W8? Honestly I weren't even looking into touch-capable Linux distros yet.
I've been looking but information seems very scarce or none for this particular tablet. I found someone dual-booting other Acer tablets, and found some Acer support article about being able to boot their tablets into another OS by using a USB-LAN adapter and booting from LAN, but not sure if either of those would work with W4. Also I don't have a USB-LAN adapter so something simpler would be nice.
Thanks in advance for any info.
Yes and no. It depends on what you want. If it's Windows 8.1 and Android, possible.
Do it with your own risk, I'm not responsible for any damage.
Lets get started...
First Acer W4 820 is Bay Trail based, i.e. Atom z3740 is Bay Trail (confirm by searching in Google and navigate to Intel website details on the processor). The tab has 2GB RAM, which is more than enough. An internal space of 8GB is required (to install Android). Backup the existing OS and valuable data as Android installation is slightly unstable (do not worry, very rarely goes wrong but no idea about camera). A laptop or desktop is optional but a good practise.
Now goto the following website and read the guidelines
01.org/android-ia/guides/quick-start
and read the guidelines, it's not listed for this tab, so read general guidelines.
Next goto the following website
01.org/android-ia/downloads
and download the required version of Android for "Bay Trail". Follow the steps in the quick guidelines website to install, and you're completed installation.
:angel: An advise, Android is for light usage, not at all like Windows tab.
Thanks. I know the process but in the meantime I gave up on it and bought a cheapo droid tablet instead. I need droid for some work (related to mobile Chrome) and thought the win tablet could be a replacement for my old Eee 901.
But I couldn't find any report about anyone having success with installing an alternative OS on the W4 - quite the opposite in fact, someone reported that the method did not work on W4. And since I definitely didn't want to pay any money just to have a W8 machine, I didn't buy it. Every time I want to buy a mobile computer I decide upgrade of the desktop is a better investment. In this case SSD > tablet.
So my nearest project will be to install some proper Linux on that new droid tablet
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