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I installed Win8 on my (insert here)

Thought I would start a thread on what everyone has Win8 running on(as far as touch screen devices) and if you could, also post how it's running

I did not put it on a touch screen, but it's been working good on my 2(1/2)-3year old laptop.

i installed win8 my sony UX57(ssd 32G) and fujitsu P1510(ram 1G, hdd 60G)
it work well (have some probrem same as 7)

No touch, but i installed it on my HP Pavilion a6600f thats about 2.5 years old, runs great, but has some issues with metro (only in "Copper")

I installed Windows 8 on my MacBook Pro (2.4ghz Core2Duo). I enjoyed my experience but I needed something significantly more stable to flash ROMs. I did not feel very comfortable using Odin or RSD Lite on Windows 8. I switched back to Windows 7.
I am greatly excited for the first Public Beta and hopefully it brings more stability.

it's work great (no touch screen) on my laptop sony VAIO VGN-AW41JF
2,13Ghz cual core
ram: 4Gb

Whoareyou said:
No touch, but i installed it on my HP Pavilion a6600f thats about 2.5 years old, runs great, but has some issues with metro (only in "Copper")
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I wish I had internet like yours.

I installed it on Dell Latitude D630 and it works great. Just having driver issues with Nvidia video card that's built in. Other than that everything else works great.

Dell Dimension 3000 Desk-Top
About 10 years old
3Ghz Intel Dual Core
1GB RAM
Looking very Mango.

I installed Win8 on my Acer Predator G5900. And it works very good

Nothing
Nothing i realy dont like the interface at all

I installed Win8 on my PC via Virtual Box
In installed Win8 on my Laptop
Review : Running veryyy fast....
But could not install many apps... :-(

pokeman2727 said:
Nothing, I really don't like the interface at all
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I'm confused by you.

stepthehen said:
Dell Dimension 3000 Desk-Top
About 10 years old
3Ghz Intel Dual Core
1GB RAM
Looking very Mango.
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Umm 10 years old... dual core... i dont know

4ktvs said:
I wish I had internet like yours.
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lol, me too, thats my school internet, my home is 0.0kb/s (i dont haave home internet!)

Acer Aspire 5738
About 2.5 years old
4gb ram
Intel core2duo
Win 8 works fine.
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Sony Vaio VGN-TZ21VN great laptop for its age and w8 runs ok

Installed on 4 yo PC. Q6600 quad, 4gb ram.. Runs nice, no problems yet..

zainuintel said:
Umm 10 years old... dual core... i dont know
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Well apart from the obvious re-build LOL. The case is 10 Years old anyway...

Installed on Virtual PC and deleted it right after boot :/ dont like metro style

[Q] Asking for spec of tablet pc that can install Android

Hello all
I have the tablet pc which the local brand, currently there is having the window7 os install on the tablet, and I preferred to install android os on it, I don't know my spec are suitable for the install or not, below is my spec of my tablet.
Processor
CPU Intel Atom N450 (1.66 GHz)
Graphic system
Graphic Chip Intel GMA 3150
Display Type Multi-Touch Screen 11.6 inch (1366 ? 768)
Main Memory Memory 1 GB
Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk 64 GB
Web Camera Details 1.3 Pixel
Port & Interface USB 2
Card Reader SD Card
Audio Out 3.5
VDO Out Mini HDMI
Connection
Wireless Lan WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth yes
Battery Type
Lithium-ion 7.4V,5000mAh
Life -Size
Size
295 x 195 x 14
Please let me know if I can change OS to android and how I do
Thank you
Arty

Short answer, no.
Not only would you need all the correct drivers for wifi, bluetooth, touch, etc..., but if you did happen to have those, your processor works on the x86 platform, and android is made to be used on the ARM architecture. Sorry.

^ Not completely correct. There ARE versions of Android that run on x86 architecture; Acer do some netbooks with an Android/Windows dual install as do other PC manufacturers. OP will have to search for them though, and he WILL have driver issues.
Basically, if OP wanted an Android tablet, then OP should have bought an Android tablet.

Thank you for the answer, I just would like to know.

FloatingFatMan said:
^ Not completely correct. There ARE versions of Android that run on x86 architecture; Acer do some netbooks with an Android/Windows dual install as do other PC manufacturers. OP will have to search for them though, and he WILL have driver issues.
Basically, if OP wanted an Android tablet, then OP should have bought an Android tablet.
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+1 on the option to install android on a windows device. Although it's not common, it has been known to be accomplished, especially on an HTC device for example, as they have done this to 1 or 2 phones.
The big issue, is to find a dev that has managed to do this. And considering you have a "generic", no name tablet, I suspect there would not be a high interest in this. Especially now, when there are several low cost tablets to exploit, and the release of the source for ICS.
Shouldn't knock a person for buying a windows tab. At least it's a tab And... it ain't an Ipad
Heck, my wife yesterday, said she wanted a new ph for her birthday.... A Mozart 7!!!!!!!!

[Q] Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet

It is possible to run Android on Lenovo ThinkPad X220 (officialy running Win7) with Intel i5 chip and single pen input (no dualtouch)?

Probably but some heavly hacking will be needed but did you tried bluestack?

I would like to try bluestack, but for now, this app is not for public :/

AdamiX said:
It is possible to run Android on Lenovo ThinkPad X220 (officialy running Win7) with Intel i5 chip and single pen input (no dualtouch)?
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Yes you can. Google for android-x86-4.0-RC2-thinkpad.iso (sorry, can't post external links yet). It works great.
I'v tried both Android and Windows 8 on my Lenovo X220 convertable. Android wins easely.

windows 8 ultrabook or tablet.which to buy ?

friend,
iam looking for a portable windows 8 pro machine ,productivity is more important for me than apps so iam skipping ipad and android tabs.
iam confused whether to go for an ultrabook or tab. i already have a laptop with good specs.
i have a couple of questions to ask.
1.is ultrabook a good alternative to tablet?
2.a windows 8 tab with keyboard setup like dell venue pro 11 will be as comfortable to use/portable as an ultabook?
3.is the new Intel Atom quad-core Bay Trail processor powerful enough to run average legacy apps
thanks in advance

[Q] Dual-booting Dell Venue 8 Pro with Android

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
A_Str8 said:
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.

Anonymously_Unknown said:
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
SM N9005 Rocking Temasek CM11 With Temasek Kernel

xueyao said:
Atom x86 phones and tablets use libhoudini to be able to run arm apps, so android dual boot is theoretically possible
SM N9005 Rocking Temasek CM11 With Temasek Kernel
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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?

elixir_pr said:
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?

CL0SeY said:
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....