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Run Android on your PC or Laptop..for real.

Want to run Android on your PC or Laptop?
This is pretty cool, did it this morning.
If you have troubles with getting your internet to work in it, what I did was put my EVO in USB tethering mode,plugged it into my PC..then booted the PC and it worked great.
1. Download Android from here..android-x86-1.6-r2.iso
2. Download UNetBootin
Now you have a few choices... either just burn the ISO to a cd (and boot your computer off it) or use unetbootin to make a usb thumb drive bootable with the ISO image on it.
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Here are some better more detailed instructions.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrena1bNl18 -- cheesy video of it on my pc.

ok so this looks bad a** but like is it a dual boot? or is it if you dont have the memory card you cant run it? im running ubuntu and think this would be pretty sweet if you have the UI of this but still have the functioning of ubuntu

bubba1114 said:
ok so this looks bad a** but like is it a dual boot? or is it if you dont have the memory card you cant run it? im running ubuntu and think this would be pretty sweet if you have the UI of this but still have the functioning of ubuntu
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I just booted up off a thumb drive so it doesn't effect your current os... you could also burn the ISO on to a cd and bootup off the CD...
You don't actually install this on your hard drive or anything. You could, but it'd be kinda pointless.

Would be very cool to run on a Netbook, see how android translates as a Netbook OS.

how about froyo2.2??

I tried it on my laptop Dell E4200 but I cannot run it. I tried all LIVE modes but nothing happened.

mine gets stuck on detecting android x86. I even tried burning the disk and got stuck in the same place. I really want to try this.

This is sick!! Can anyone think of any possible way to install apk files???? Can I add Google Apps somehow??

You can boot from Virtual PC too
Hi, i have successfully booted from Windows Virtual PC software..
You need to :
1. Download Windows Virtual PC
2. Go Bios to enable CPU virtualization technology(newer pc would have this function)
3. install the Windows Virtual PC software
4. Create a virtual disk
5. Give it any name
6. Go to Settings for that Virtual Disk
7. Search for dvd drive and point it to the android iso
8. Boot up the Virtual Drive you have created
9. select the third option, debug, and follow the instruction there, you should type exit twice to boot into android
10. Wella you have reached android
10a. Make sure you got a ethernet connection on your pc
10b. Try either ethernet port 1 or 2 to get connected to the internet by editing in the android ethernet settings.
Hope this helps

matthenry87 said:
This is sick!! Can anyone think of any possible way to install apk files???? Can I add Google Apps somehow??
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I would assume that the OS uses the flash drive as a filesystem- so put the APKs on the flash drive, download a file manager from the web and install using the file manager.
Also I can't get this to work in VirtualBox, it says the ISO file is invalid.

I read about this months ago but never did give it a go. I can only imagine how awesome this would be to run on a computer that has a touchscreen monitor.
That said... once windows releases a few of their tablets and we have the option to boot into android.............. AWESOME!!!

This is confusing...no matter how I try to start it, it always comes to a black screen with an underscore that blinks every couple of seconds

This came out just in time.....not even 3 days ago I was looking at live android, which has been discontinued as it seems

Mac OSX
I got a Macbook Pro and I wanted to try, so I used Parrells desktop and mounted the ISO as as a Windows 7 (unsure if that was right) but it seemed to work just fine
Check it out!
Android on OSX -

Got it running on my Acer Aspire one, wifi works and I can connect to the internet! this is awesome!

Wow, I can run it under VirtualBox on Fedora 13... nice. Unfortunetaly I do not have touch screen so handling is a little bit tricky.

i got it running in virtualbox. just set up a virtual system and use ubuntu linux as the virtual system to be created and use the defaults to create the system

I got it running on an HP DV6 laptop coppied it to a usb drive booted up and it works fine and the internet, nice work thanks for this

it runs great under vmware workstation 7. even internet works I just wished the real market was pre-installed. im pretty sure someone will get froyo into a iso now that this version is getting attention

will the touchscreen be usable if you install android on a Tablet or UMPC?
I'm getting a Sony Vaio UX this week and that would be a realy cool android device!!

[Guide] Android Emulator On Computer

If anyone is interested in running an Android emulator heres a short guide for it.
Step 1: ADB
If you haven't already, you need to install ADB on your computer. See this guide:
ADB Guide
Step 2: Configuration
Now open SDK Setup.exe from wherever your android-sdk-windows folder is and go to the [Virtual Devices] option and press [New]
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"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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and this window will show up
Heres what to put
Name: Put something simple like "Android_2.2", etc
Target: From the dropdown box, select whichever Android version you want. I want Android 2.2 so I will select "Android 2.2 - API Level 8"
SD Card: Insert a size in MBs. I put 500(MB). The larger the size, the longer it will take to process. Ignore the File option
Skin: I would recommend you skip this option
Hardware: If you press the [New...] Button it will give you a bunch of options. Basically, you can configure if your emulator can support GPS, Dpad, Keyboard, etc. Most of them are enabled by default but you can increase the ram via "Device Ram Size". I set it to 500(MB) for example.
Heres what it should look like when finished
Click [Create AVD]
Step 3: Running The Emulator
Now open up CMD (Start>Run>Cmd) and enter the following commands:
cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools (or wherever your "android-sdk-windows\tools" is)
emulator -avd "AVD Name" -partition-size 500 (AVD Name is whatever name you used in the beginning and 500 is the size of the emulators internal memory in MBs. You can increase the size if you want)
Now the emulator should show up and when its done booting up you should have something like this.
And you have your emulator
Step 4: Installing APKs
Now you might want to install some apps/games on it. You can either download APKs from the internet or rip them from your phone. First, open up another CMD (Start>Run>CMD) and type:
cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools (Or whatever command you used in step 3)
To rip APKs from phone, connect phone to computer and put phone in USB Debugging mode Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging. Now go:
adb pull /data/app
Now in your android-sdk-windows\tools folder there should be a list of APKs. Now disconnect your phone and to install the APKs to the emulator, go:
adb install ______________.apk (Whatever the name is)
*NOTE* If you downloaded an APK from the internet, put it in the android-sdk-windows\tools folder first.
And there you have it. Enjoy!!!
Gary~~

TIPS
Will add tomorrow

Hi xGary,
i`ve done all the steps but when i type emualtor -avd Android -partition-size 500 tell me `emulator`is not recognized as an internal or esternal command, operable program or batch file.

rendeiro2005 said:
Hi xGary,
i`ve done all the steps but when i type emualtor -avd Android -partition-size 500 tell me `emulator`is not recognized as an internal or esternal command, operable program or batch file.
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Oh sorry, it was supposed to be emulator not emualtor. Typo

Thanks for the guide but how do you make the emulator landscape?

emulator does not show up
Hi,
I followed all the steps but after starting emulator from cmd no window came. Infact two or three times a black cmd window appeared and dissappeared instantly. was not able to read the text on the window.....
on other forums, somebody suggested to wait for a while....but i waited for about half n hour...nothing happened....
i can see a process "emulator.exe" in taskmanager which is consuming around 50% of cpu usage...and 18 MB ram......
My computer config: Pentium dual core with 4 GB of RAM
kindly guide....thanks in advance...

You may start the emulator by selecting the avd and press "Start" button. I did it today and works fine.
I just saw the guide here but luckily (I'm newbie to this) I did exactly the same steps except the start the emulator through CMD.

Btw if you go to se's dev website you can grab a preconfigured x10 avd.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Edit: heres the link
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/wportal/devworld/downloads/download/dw-102216-xperia-x10sdkadd-onr1?cc=gb&lc=en

gavriel18 said:
Btw if you go to se's dev website you can grab a preconfigured x10 avd.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Edit: heres the link
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/w...d/dw-102216-xperia-x10sdkadd-onr1?cc=gb&lc=en
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Thanks. Downloading now.

gavriel18 said:
Btw if you go to se's dev website you can grab a preconfigured x10 avd.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Edit: heres the link
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/w...d/dw-102216-xperia-x10sdkadd-onr1?cc=gb&lc=en
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Take a look at the description:
Dec 16, 2009
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 add-on for the Android SDK
The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 add-on for the Android SDK includes the complete Android system with additions customizing it for the X10 : Sony Ericsson splash screen; X10 colour backgrounds; A "skin" of the X10 which is a simple graphic of the front of the phone; A hardware.ini file to set the operating parameters for screen, camera, audio and so on.
According to date this "complete Android system with additions customizing it for the X10" is for Android 1.6. I didn't dig pretty deep, but search for a new version wasn't successful. It can be a base, but look like requires a lot of customization for current Android version.

@che
But what do you plan on doing with it? And can you not use the hardware profile while using 2.1 apis?
@ freco no prob
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problem was with android 2.1
Hi,
thnx for the replies..
yesterday i was trying to start the avd for version 2.1 and it was not running....today i downloaded other versions..(almost all from 1.5 to 2.2) and tried to run emulator of them again..
except 2.1 all other went fine...i think there is some problem with Android 2.1....by d way m happy now...and can start some work..

gavriel18 said:
@che
But what do you plan on doing with it? And can you not use the hardware profile while using 2.1 apis?
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I think to try to program for Android and this profile allows to see how the program will look like at specifically X10 platform.

kashifsiddique said:
Thanks for the guide but how do you make the emulator landscape?
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turn of Number-Lock and Click the #7 key to swap the screen from portrait - to landscape - and back #-)

Installing Linux Variants on Captivate

This week I worked with the developer of Linux Installer to make it work on our phones. We had some difficulties with distance and language. He is in France and I am in USA. we used DroidVNC, ADBWireless and putting my phone into the DMZ of my router to effectively turn my development phone into a virtual platform which he was able to use from around the world. We worked aproximately 16 hours this week on it and we both learned a lot.
Just letting you know, Linux Installer is now compatible with the captivate and runs in a chroot environment. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.galoula.LinuxInstall&feature=search_result This will install debian squeeze on your phone and give you the ability to apt-get install files from the Debian repositories.
The goal of linux installer is actually to boot your phone into linux, not install it side-by-side, however we were able to make it work in this way. Linux Installer now works side-by-side with the Captivate. To exit, the "linuxboot" command line app, just type "exit" and LinuxInstaller will shut down.
Ignore the pop-up about ext2. There is a kernel module which supports ext2 in Linux Installer.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Remember this was made by a geek. It's not really user friendly. go through each step and use the "liberate loop" button at the end
Get your money out of that unlimited data plan
Also, comming soon, Ubuntu on Captivate. http://code.google.com/p/andbuntu/ This is my own project and I've managed to work most of the kinks out of it. You can get the uboot script from the SVN repository on that page. It's still in development. It requires a kernel with EXT4 and loop capabilities. It needs a front-end which I am now working on.

Nice! I've been looking forward to something like this coming to the Captivate!

this is sweet but does it run inside android or does the phone boot into linux? also is it dual boot if that is the case? it sounds like you implied something in the wording but i guess i dont understand what you meant. so im sorry if i am asking questions that you have already answered just trying to understand.

Installed LinuxInstaller and get the following pop-up on opening it:
Sorry but your kernel does not have the necessary features for support Linux.
Please check kernel:
-LOOP features
-EXT2 or EXT3 support
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Thoughts?

It runs side-by side
Ignore the pop-up.

Dani897 said:
this is sweet but does it run inside android or does the phone boot into linux? also is it dual boot if that is the case? it sounds like you implied something in the wording but i guess i dont understand what you meant. so im sorry if i am asking questions that you have already answered just trying to understand.
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The development to dual boot has not been done. It is likely that it never will be done, unless someone wants to make a kernel for our phones to mount the loop, then boot from that.

AdamOutler said:
It runs side-by side
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ok so it is not in a virtual machine but is actually using the same kernel and running at the same time? im guessing that's the jist of it. sounds complicated. but very cool. i envy guys like you! will try it soon.

Please excuse my noobness, however Im always into trying new things but I dont fully understand what this will do with our phones?
Like what will this do differently than what my phone is on MIUI, and what are the benefits.
Again please excuse my noobness.

Ok.
I have been watching this app for a while....
I just had to try this again.
However, when I try it
It creates loop
Then formats loop
States successful format
And then.............................
Nothing.
Is it supposed to install???

AdamOutler said:
This week I worked with the developer of Linux Installer to make it work on our phones. We had some difficulties with distance and language. He is in France and I am in USA. we used DroidVNC, ADBWireless and putting my phone into the DMZ of my router to effectively turn my development phone into a virtual platform which he was able to use from around the world. We worked aproximately 16 hours this week on it and we both learned a lot.
Just letting you know, Linux Installer is now compatible with the captivate and runs in a chroot environment. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.galoula.LinuxInstall&feature=search_result This will install debian squeeze on your phone and give you the ability to apt-get install files from the Debian repositories.
The goal of linux installer is actually to boot your phone into linux, not install it side-by-side, however we were able to make it work in this way. Linux Installer now works side-by-side with the Captivate. To exit, the "linuxboot" command line app, just type "exit" and LinuxInstaller will shut down.
Ignore the pop-up about ext2. There is a kernel module which supports ext2 in Linux Installer.
Also, comming soon, Ubuntu on Captivate. http://code.google.com/p/andbuntu/ This is my own project and I've managed to work most of the kinks out of it. You can get the uboot script from the SVN repository on that page. It's still in development. It requires a kernel with EXT4 and loop capabilities. It needs a front-end which I am now working on.
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Where in Louisiana? I live in Hammond.

Dlev7 said:
Please excuse my noobness, however Im always into trying new things but I dont fully understand what this will do with our phones?
Like what will this do differently than what my phone is on MIUI, and what are the benefits.
Again please excuse my noobness.
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You can apt-get any application that runs in Debian, which is over 30,000 applications; Most of which are very useful.

You must go through all of the steps for it to work.
That's right.... Apache on a phone. Your own mobile web server.

AdamOutler said:
You must go through all of the steps for it to work.
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I only show 1&2.....
There are no other steps....just blank space

This probably isn't the bestest place for this but it could definitely be beneficial:
How about some clarification/explanation on the different settings/options in LinuxInstaller?

Each step must be performed sequentially. Do not unmount loop until the end.

AdamOutler said:
Each step must be performed sequentially. Do not unmount loop until the end.
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I figured that much....
Still nothing after #2

mnjm9b said:
I figured that much....
Still nothing after #2
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Same thing here.
I rebooted my phone and got the third option as well as "Install Linux boot script". The only problem is that it cannot mount LOOP.

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flxdms said:
Same thing here.
I rebooted my phone and got the third option as well as "Install Linux boot script". The only problem is that it cannot mount LOOP.
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Nope....
Still stuck at 2 after reboot.

Pardon my ignorance but if I am getting this, this wont replace my current OS just boot to linux? For example, I can do this with my current CM7 and then just reboot the phone and be back in CM7 or am I super lost?

Yes, you will boot your phone like normal. Our phones do not even have the camera button required by Linux Installer to dual boot.

[APP] Compiled lynx binary for android - Shell or ADB

I've searched the web, and found no lynx binaries for android, so I set out to compile it myself.
For the uninitiated, lynx is a text-based browser. No images, no javascript, no flash. Just pure content.
You can use it by connecting to your phone through adb, telnet, ssh or a shell on the phone itself.
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This is lynx version 2.8.8 with ncurses 5.9
I pretty much just followed the instructions at http://www.embedu.org/Column/Column294.htm, and added a flag to make the linking static. No code changes were required.
Installation instructions
Root is not required.
You need to unzip the file on the /sdcard folder. The following files must exist:
/sdcard/lynx/lynx.cfg
/sdcard/lynx/lynx.lss
/sdcard/lynx/cache/
Then you need to move the binary to /data/local (or /system/xbin if you want something more permanent. Then you'd need root)
and run this command:
chmod 755 /data/local/lynx
Then run :
/data/local/lynx
and enjoy!
Additional information
If you want to put these files somewhere else, you must redefine the following variables, respectively:
LYNX_CFG (eg: export LYNX_CFG=/system/etc/lynx.cfg)
LYNX_LSS (eg: export LYNX_LSS =/system/etc/lynx.lss)
TMPDIR (eg: export TMPDIR =/cache)
If you receive an error message about the terminal, you need to configure a terminal.
Here are some instruction (for nano, but it works the same)
Sources are at the following addresses:
http://lynx.browser.org/
http://www.gnu.org/s/ncurses/

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soon get the flash-able package

Thanks! I installed this on my ZTE Blade with 2.3.4 Gingerbread, but after setting everything in Terminal Emulator, I get these errors:
Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.
Looking up lynx.isc.org
Unable to locate remote host lynx.isc.org.
lynx: Can't access startfile http://lynx.isc.org
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As if there were no internet connection...

Awesome
Will be testing on my thunderbolt later today. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
However, would you mind reposting this on RW, or would you mind if I were to repost it and link back?
[EDIT] In having just configured everything, I also get the error from the post above. It seems as though lynx thinks it doesn't have internet access. This is the case on 3g and wireless networks. Let me know if you want me to test anything for you.[/EDIT]
All the best,
-HG

Looks great.
May I add that to my script ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191984

Well, I was able to install it from a chrooted ubuntu 10.10 distro on my device. It's already compiled for ARM on ports.ubuntu.com, so maybe it's not so exclusive.
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Sure
sebsch1991 said:
Looks great.
May I add that to my script ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191984
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Sure, go ahead. It's open-sourced after all, I just built it.

dangpzanco said:
Well, I was able to install it from a chrooted ubuntu 10.10 distro on my device. It's already compiled for ARM on ports.ubuntu.com, so maybe it's not so exclusive.
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Nice. Can you point me to the correct file? I got as far as http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/universe/l/lynx-cur/, but I don't know which one contains the binary.

While this is quite cool, why lynx? Why not elinks? It has much better layout capabilities. It has tabs! It even has javascript.

Code:
[email protected]:/# apt-get install lynx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
lynx
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/215kB of archives.
After this operation, 254kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package lynx.
(Reading database ... 66275 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking lynx (from .../lynx_2.8.8dev.2-1_all.deb) ...
I installed it that way.
Search for opkg (i think this is the name) if you are curious. It's a way of using deb packaging on Android (G1), but not in development anymore...
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I would be nice if someone could compile the HTTPS version of this so I could browse my banks mobile site

norti said:
Thanks! I installed this on my ZTE Blade with 2.3.4 Gingerbread, but after setting everything in Terminal Emulator, I get these errors:
As if there were no internet connection...
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any solution ? i got the same problem...

hawkeyexp said:
any solution ? i got the same problem...
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Can you ping any web address from the shell? What about wget, can you try that?

both pissble without problems

I am getting the following error
Looking up <url>.
Unable to locate remote host <url>
Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.

Everything on the Windows Phone 8 Emulator

The Windows Phone 8 Emulator is installed as a part of the Windows Phone 8 SDK. You can follow some steps below to begin hacking the emulator.
Things to do:
everything....
InteropUnlock
BCD Editing
Well, first thing is first. Getting the WP8 SDK to install.
PREREQUISITES:
A SLAT capable CPU and BIOS. Some OEMs have only enabled the virtualization feature, but missed the SLAT feature.
Your computer needs to support hardware DEP (No execute bit for AMD).
An OS that supports Hyper-V: Server 2008, 2008R2, 2010, 2012, 2012R2, or Windows 8 Pro.
Note: AFAIK, the only officially supported OS for this is Win8Pro-x64
Access to a user account that has Administrator rights.
Steps for "Getting Ready!"
Set the date to 10/5/13 - one day before expiration (thanks to mister2d.)
Install the SDK normally. (Note: the complete SDK should be installable on any 64bit OS that has the OS version at 6.1 or newer, just follow the tutorial in my signature.)
Install the Visual Studio Update 4.
Install the Windows Phone Emulator - Update 3
Now, most of you can launch the emulator by opening the Windows Phone Deployment Tool (or Windows Phone Power Tools) and deploy to the resolution of choice and to either RTM or GDR3.
I seemed to hit a bug where XDE (the emulator shell) can't create a Virtual Machine properly. It seems to be surrounding the disk being attached improperly.
So.... You can skip the entire part above if you have the Flash.vhd and the desired resolution vhd.
Using the WP8 emulator only using Hyper-V Manager
Open Hyper-V Manager
Click on New, then Virtual Machine
Name the VM what ever you like.
Set RAM at 512 or 1024. 2048 me be a little finicky.
Leave Networking on Not Connected unless you have fully configured Hyper-V.
Select "Attach a virtual hard disk later"
Click Finish.
Right click on the VM you have just created and go to settings.
Click on DVD Drive and press remove.
Click on Hard Drive and paste the location of the desired resolution vhd.
e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0GDR3\Emulation\Images\Flash.480x800.vhd
Double click on the VM to bring up the control interface and press the blue-green "start" button.
Controls for the VM:
Back - Escape/F1
Start - F2
Search - F3
Vol UP - F9
Vol Down - F10
Camera full-press? - F7
Mouse left & right click - tap
NOTE: THE CURSOR DISAPPEARS WHEN MOVED INTO THE VM SCREEN.
Things disable out of box.
Microsoft accounts
dialer (I can't seem to get any of the dialer codes to work yet.)
camera (kinda...just displays a colored box running around the edges.)
Steps to InteropUnlock:
Attach the vhd
type diskmgmt.msc at the start screen. click attach vhd. paste the location of the vhd and press ok.
e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0GDR3\Emulation\Images\Flash.480x800.vhd
right click on blue disk shown and click on detach vhd once done with working on it.
type regedit.exe at the start screen.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Click File, Load Hive.
Go to the main partition (the one that has all the links to the other drives...)
and go down to Windows\System32\config (it will ask for permission to enter...)
Hmm....Seems to be interopunlocked already...
More soon!

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Just saying this in case you didn't know this: You can mount the VHD file as a hardware and explore/edit emulator system files.

That's exactly what's in the op, but I'm not sure what persists and there's a few others too, but I ran out of time to mess with it. Just highlight the text and you'll see that the directions are there.
Essentially this should be able to operate like a real device, but it needs a few tweaks. Also its funny to see in settings for it to say i386 under the SoC.
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Convert VHD into vmdisk, then you can run the emulator in VMWare directly with CPU without SALT or VT and can also without win8

Saw this over on the winbeta site. Didn't really check it out but may be useful in backing up any work done on the emulators. As I said I didn't take much time checking it out but may be worth a look. http://go.altaro.com/?LP=WinBeta-30...tm_medium=banner-300x250&utm_campaign=winbeta

What would be really nice is to make it so you can connect your MS account from the emulator.

jordanmills said:
What would be really nice is to make it so you can connect your MS account from the emulator.
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Yeah it might just need an easy tweak, but then again I simply don't know.

Skin WP-Emulator
Skin WP-Emulator from MS Dev Center.
Maybe someone needs
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