Android Install?

martinlangley · 12-28-2020, 08:18 AM

Hi all, apologies if this duplicates.

I have tried in vain to install Android PC on to my ageing Gateway laptop. It has a 60 GB ssd and installs Windows 7 no problem. When I try and use the downloaded .iso images from the Android site I get as far as flashing a usb stick successfully, and the install proceeds fine with this, but when trying to boot the OS the machine hangs. A couple of times I've got the Android intro screen but no further.

Any ideas?

Best regards

Mart

bodqhrohro · 12-28-2020, 11:28 AM

Can you elaborate on exact versions please? Do old Android versions like Jelly Bean work for you?

Modern Android-x86 systems require lots of CPU instructions to work, some of which an old laptop CPU may lack. Also, some incompatible hardware can be a problem. Try to install it in a VM first; if you have the first problem, you won't be able to run Android even in a VM with hardware virtualization (emulation should work fine, but incredibly slow).